Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were tied to a Hollywood conversation after a royal podcast revisited their Netflix troubles. The Sussexes were framed less as power players and more as demanding partners in the industry. The discussion centered on why major creatives kept their distance. It suggested the obstacle was not only scrutiny. It was also the sense that working with them meant more process and less payoff.
Insider reveals why top talent won’t sign with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry came under fresh scrutiny in “The Royalist” podcast. Host Tom Sykes interviewed Variety reporter Matt Donnelly about their standing in Hollywood. As per the discussion, Donnelly said, “top talent doesn’t have a huge interest in working with them. This was a reference to their Netflix run, which he said had “a lot of false starts.” He also argued that they “can’t seem to find any top line creatives.” Those people, he suggested, were not eager to invest in projects with them.
According to Donnelly, the problem was not just the image. He said Netflix staff had reached “an exhaustion” with the pair. He said, “they need a lot of hand-holding.” He added, “There’s a lot of FaceTime,” and “there’s a lot of feedback.” He suggested that it went beyond a normal partnership. He also said talent might not want “the added layer of headache.” Markle and Harry, he argued, remained highly scrutinized figures. Their projects could bring bad press before the cameras rolled.
Donnelly also suggested that their lack of proven scripted success made matters harder. He asked why major creatives would want heavy feedback from people “who aren’t really proven in the space.” That, he implied, helped explain why their Hollywood ambitions had stalled. Later, he offered a blunt summary. He said “the ultimate verdict” was that they were “a bit tiresome.”
Donnelly also stated “the yield” from the partnership “has not quite been meaningful.” In short, the podcast presented a simple industry view. In the industry, talent may tolerate difficult partners when the return is obvious. Here, insiders suggested the return had not been strong enough.
Originally reported by Santanu Das on Reality Tea.
