Whoopi Goldberg has accused Meghan Markle of making “other women feel horrible” by stating that appearing on Deal or No Deal as a briefcase girl made her feel like a “bimbo.”
Yesterday on her talk show The View, Whoopi Goldberg stated that the Duchess of Sussex’s opinions could be hurtful to women in the entertainment industry who are “just trying to make a livelihood.”
In the most recent episode of her podcast, Meghan stated that her time on the show between 2006 and 2007 left her feeling objectified and not like a genuine person.
The program was released on Tuesday, and the next day Variety published a bombshell interview with her that had been re-recorded after the Queen’s death so that she could pay tribute to Her Majesty.
The former actress and mother of two stated on the show that while she was ‘grateful’ the work helped pay the bills, she felt she was only valued for her ‘beauty’ and not her ‘brains’
This prompted one of her former co-stars to claim that the program had provided them with “so many chances” and that the models who opened briefcases on the show were not selected based solely on their appearance.
Now Goldberg has spoken in, stating that she did not believe viewers would have viewed the briefcase girls as objects.
Meghan Markle disclosed that she quit as a Deal or No Deal briefcase lady because she felt ‘objectified’ and like a ‘bimbo’
Meghan discussed the topic on her Spotify podcast. She and Prince Harry struck a three-year podcast agreement worth an estimated $15 million to $18 million with the streaming giant.
Meghan was perfectly within her rights to resign from her post on Deal or No Deal, according to the panel on The View.
“I have no idea what those individuals sitting there are thinking about you. She stated that they are thinking, “I want the money.”
‘The objectification may stem from your feelings about how these women were portrayed in the media.
“You must modify this because we are entertainers.” When you’re a performer, you take the gig… sometimes you’re in a bozo suit, sometimes you have a large nose, and that’s the way it is.
As the conversation continued on the talk program, the panel stated that while Meghan was responsible for accepting the position in the first place, she had every right to quit if it made her feel uncomfortable.
Goldberg stated, “My point is, if you see that and feel that way, maybe you don’t want to make the other ladies feel horrible because they’re also trying to make a living.”
The television personality’s intervention occurred on the same day that it was announced Meghan re-recorded her tell-all interview with Variety after the Queen’s death in order to pay respect.
The Duchess of Sussex’s interview and photograph with the American journal were initially completed eight days before to September 8’s passing of Her Majesty.
But it was remade after she returned from the UK after the Queen’s funeral, with Variety writer Matt Donnelly revealing: ‘She concerns that any comments about the Queen or her in-laws will be a “distraction” from her sadness, but she goes on to honor the icon’
In the extensive interview, she stated that she was “done” with acting but would not prevent her children from pursuing it. She also appeared to distance herself from the upcoming Netflix documentary about her and Prince Harry, and was candid about her family’s home life, including her wind-down routine with her husband and her son’s love for the British children’s television show Octonauts.
On contrast, she discusses her time on Deal or No Deal in the most recent episode of her Spotify podcast rather than in the Variety interview.
Meghan, who appeared in 34 episodes of the second season of the show between 2006 and 2007, stated that she quit because she felt ‘objectified’. The duchess disclosed that she was had to receive regular spray tans and wear padded bras.
She claimed that her experience on the show made her feel “not intelligent” because it was all about “beauty.”
In the most recent episode of Meghan’s podcast, which was released on Tuesday and featured Paris Hilton as a guest, the royal said she was grateful for the money she earned on Deal or No Deal while she was pursuing a career as an actress – calling it a “short stint” to pay the bills – but disliked “how it made her feel, which was not smart.”
She added, “There were times when I was on the set of Deal or No Deal when I was reminded of my time as an intern at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and being respected for my intelligence while riding in the motorcade with the secretary of the treasury.”
Here, I was valued for something very different. I ultimately left the show. I was far more than what was objectified on stage.
Meghan, who participated in 34 episodes of the second season of the NBC series between 2006 and 2007, stated on her podcast that she felt “objectified” on the show.
The reality celebrity (shown carrying briefcase number one) participated on Deal or No Deal from 2005 to 2009, while Meghan (seen holding briefcase number 24) appeared from 2006 to 2007.
Meghan (right) stated that she loathed ‘how it made me feel, which was foolish,’ since ‘I didn’t appreciate being forced to be all about my appearance.’
Meghan’s Spotify podcast has returned after a brief hiatus caused by the passing of the Queen, Prince Harry’s grandmother.
I disliked feeling compelled to be superficial and superficially attractive. That is how it felt to be reduced to a specific archetype, the word ‘bimbo,’ at the time.
She said that she desired for her one-year-old daughter, Lilibet, to be respected more for her intelligence than for her “beauty,” as she was on the show.
She remarked, “I want our daughter to aspire to greater heights.” Yes, I want my daughter Lili to desire education and intelligence and take pride in these qualities.
The actress claimed that she and the other women on the show were forced to “queue up” for different aesthetic treatments, such as “bra padding,” “false eyelashes,” and “hair extensions.”
“Each week, we were even given coupons for a spray tan since there was a really rigid notion of how we should look,” she added. It was simply about our attractiveness.
The wife of Prince Harry also stated that a woman “in control” of the show would instruct her to “suck it in” prior to filming, presumably a command to hold her stomach in while on camera.
Real Housewives of Atlanta actress Claudia, 49, who appeared alongside Meghan, 41, on the program in the mid-2000s, slammed the Duchess in an Instagram outburst on Tuesday.
Meghan Markle’s former Deal or No Deal co-star Claudia Jordan (right) has responded to the Duchess of Sussex’s claims that she was “reduced to a bimbo” on the NBC game show.
But Claudia Jordan, who appeared with Meghan, 41, on the NBC game show, aired an angry rant against the duchess on Instagram on Tuesday, attacking allegations she made about the show in the most recent edition of her podcast, Archetypes.
Claudia, who starred on Deal or No Deal for four seasons from 2005 to 2009, criticized Meghan for her remarks, noting that the show ‘never treated them like bimbos’ and helped provide them with’so many possibilities’
‘For clarity – getting a modeling gig on a game show isn’t necessarily about your intelligence, but every show the executive producers chose five models with the most outgoing and fun personalities to place microphones on, who they knew would interact with the contestants,’ she wrote in an Instagram post.
And Deal or No Deal never treated us as if we were girls. We received so many opportunities as a result of that show.
The reality star noted that ‘opportunity’ is ‘what you make of it.’ She said, “If you just turn up and don’t participate, you’ll receive your check but not much else.”
Meghan (circled in the show’s background) and her former co-star Claudia held opposing views over the treatment of briefcase girls (seen circled in the front)
But if you show up and grab the moment, there are no boundaries to what you may accomplish.
Claudia revealed that she ‘enjoyed’ working on Deal or No Deal and felt that it was important in launching her successful career.
Variety reports that Meghan gave the explosive interview TWICE after the death of the Queen.
Matt Donnelly of Variety stated that Meghan Markle agreed to two interviews in response to the passing of the Queen.
Prior to participating in the September 1 shooting, he said Meghan “shook the hand of every crew member, stylist, and photographer’s assistant” during their initial meeting.
But he wrote: ‘Nearly three weeks before press time, though — eight days after she stopped the birthday celebrations at San Ysidro Ranch in their tracks — the prince’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away at her Scottish residence Balmoral. The world mourned as the longest-reigning queen in British history was laid to rest and honored her as a “shining example” of female leadership, according to Meghan.
Meghan agrees to sit again for a lengthy discussion about her path to the present after the official period of mourning has concluded. She fears that any remarks about the queen or her in-laws will “distract” from the ongoing mourning, but she continues to honor the icon.
She continued, “It was a rung on the ladder I’ve been climbing for the past 25 years that paid all my bills, put me in front of 13 million people a night, and led to me getting on Celebrity Apprentice, Celebrity Apprentice All Stars, a breast cancer awareness campaign, guest hosting Extra, and being named one of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful.”
“As a result, I co-hosted the 2009 Miss Universe pageant with @BillyBush in front of a half-billion people.” Not bad for a so-called “bimbo.”
While the 49-year-old wanted her followers to know that she was not ‘attacking’ Meghan, she stated that she felt compelled to defend the show and all of the individuals who worked so hard to make it a success.
She explained, “Lord knows I’ve been defending this woman in the media for years.” “And I still will, but I didn’t want any confusion on the Deal or No Deal set regarding the climate and environment.
‘And I’m especially protective of [host] Howie Mandel, who was nothing but kind and respectful to all 26 of us.’
It comes as it was revealed the duchess decided to re-record her bombshell interview with Variety because it was first done before the Queen died and she wanted to give a tribute to her.
Meghan praised Her Majesty’s ‘warmth’ and ‘leadership’ after she passed away on September 8 but did not speak about other members of the Royal Family including her ‘in-laws’ to avoid any ‘distraction’ from mourning her death, Variety magazine said.
The feature headlined ‘Meghan Markle Lets Her Guard Down’, published this afternoon, says the Duchess of Sussex agreed to ‘sit again’ when she returned to California after Her Majesty’s funeral because the glitzy photoshoot and video chat was actually first completed eight days before she passed away.
The interview revealed that Meghan ‘stopped birthday revellers in their tracks’ when she arrived at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara just before she flew to London with Harry for their pseudo-royal tour visiting pet projects in the UK and launching the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf.
But within 24 hours of the Germany trip Her Majesty had died and Variety writer Matt Donnelly revealed that the Duchess of Sussex then agreed to ‘sit again for a lengthy discussion about her road to the present’. He wrote: ‘She fears that any comments about the Queen or her in-laws will “distract” from her continued mourning, but she continues to honor the icon.’
After praising the Queen as “the matriarch of the family,” she became “animated talking about the warmth and support she received from thousands of citizens she interacted with during her time in the UK,” as well as her two children and deals with Spotify and Netflix, according to the article.
The Duchess of Sussex has given another extensive interview to US media outlets and is pictured on the cover of Variety magazine. It has emerged that it was first done before the Queen so Meghan agreed to ‘sit again’ so she could give her tribute
The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle lays on the ground in a £4,657 Jason Wu dress
The Duchess of Sussex also describes what life was like after that explosive Oprah interview, Harry’s love for In-N-Out Burger, her podcast ‘Archetypes,’ and the Netflix documentary they are making as part of their $100million contract with the streaming giant.
But Meghan did still get in a perceived dig at the royals by hinting that her death and its fallout had been ‘complicated’ for Prince Harry, but added he remains ‘ever-optimistic’ and preferred to remember that she was now reunited with her beloved husband Prince Philip.
Variety does not go into detail about what, if anything, Meghan said about the Royal Family before the Queen died – but her decision to sit down again will lead to speculation about what the first interview contains, especially as it was around the time when she told The Cut magazine that Harry had said he had ‘lost his dad’.
The Duchess of Sussex spoke to Variety about a wide-range of issues including ‘misconceptions’ about her since she married her royal husband in 2018 – especially after the Oprah interview – and claiming their ‘love story’ had inspired the world because ‘people love love’.
And opening up for the first time about how she felt after the Oprah interview where the Sussexes accused the Royal Family of racism, she said her California friends had gathered around her to support her.
She said: ‘It’s like they knew exactly what I needed to feel in that moment. It meant, and still means, so very much to me. The power of sisterhood and female support can never be underestimated.’
She stated, however, that the public has “misconceptions” about her, adding, “I believe that when there is so much noise from the outside, you become dehumanized.” She expressed optimism that her Archetypes podcast will help others perceive her as a “genuine person.”