When Meghan Markle attended an event, variety She teased her relationship with husband Prince Harry at the Power of Women event in Los Angeles last November. “We have a lot of exciting things coming up.”— and she wasn't kidding.
In addition to a new full-fledged lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard (scheduled for release this spring), Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's ongoing Netflix deal will also see a film adaptation of a Carly Fortune novel. see you at the lake, and even a cooking show hosted by Duchess Meghan. (Harry has his own Netflix project, and his show centers around polo.)
At Variety's Power of Women event, Meghan confirmed that she has all kinds of projects lined up for 2024.
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And lest we forget, Duchess Meghan new podcast deal With Lemonada Media. In February, Meghan announced that in addition to re-releasing episodes of her podcast Archetype on Spotify, she would be “making them accessible to a wider audience” and would also be “launching a dynamic new podcast.” Announced. “It's going well,” she said.
However, those expecting a new podcast from Meghan in the near future may be disappointed. daily mail's Richard Eden reports that Meghan's podcast will be frozen “until next year at the earliest” as she develops American Riviera Orchard. The launch of her new podcast has been “postponed to 2025,” a source told him, with Eden adding that the show is “struggling to get off the starting block.”
Duchess Meghan attended a panel discussion at SXSW in Austin, Texas last month.
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Eden added: “It is understood that Lemonada did not want the launch of the podcast to overshadow the former actress's television series, which began filming last week in a rented house in Montecito.” . He continued: “Lemonada is also said to be concerned about scheduling conflicts between the launch of the podcast and the launch of Meghan's lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.” Ta.
when it's a podcast To do bear fruitHowever, according to Eden's column, Meghan has a list of “very high-profile guests” who are expected to attend.
Meghan said in February that she was “so excited” to be working with Lemonada, which was founded in 2019 by Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wax. Although a smaller platform than, say, Spotify (with which Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan previously signed a $20 million deal), Lemonada is well-respected within the industry, and is popular with Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Wiser Than He has produced podcasts such as “Me'' and Samantha Bee's “Choice.'' Words” and Jennette McCurdy’s “Hard Feelings.”
“Being able to support women-founded businesses with a thought-provoking and highly entertaining podcast is a great way to kick off 2024,” Meghan said in February.
Meghan's last podcast, Archetypes, was listened to by millions of people.
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“Archetypes” was the only production from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's lucrative Spotify deal, signed in 2020. The 13-episode show was a hit, with each episode viewed approximately 1 million times. When the service launched in August 2022, it debuted as Spotify's No. 1 podcast in 47 countries. It went on to win the People's Choice Award, and Meghan won the Gracie Award for Best Entertainment Podcast Host.
As for her new show, it appears that at least some development of a new podcast has taken place, although the public has not yet been informed about the topic. Lemonada's co-founders said they were “honoured” and “delighted” to be working with Meghan, while Wittels-Waxes added: “We started development with the Duchess of Sussex and are proud of her collaborative spirit and clear vision. I'm surprised,” he added. “She brings her compassion and her deep desire to build community through this work,” she said. “Meghan's talent as a presenter, creator and conversationalist is unparalleled, and we are thrilled to be collaborating with her on a new series that furthers her approach to creating important art,” said Cordova-Kramer. “I'm working on it,” he said.
In addition to the launch date of the new podcast not being announced, the topic is also not yet available to the public.
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In a statement in February about the new venture, Meghan said the Lemonada podcast was “very exciting to share soon,” but it wasn't as long as those who had been looking forward to the show expected. It might not go quickly.
