Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle has released her podcast “Archetypes” on Spotify. The first guest was her friend, legendary tennis player Serena Williams, who recently announced her retirement. Immediately after the first episode aired, many British publications published reviews. Critics were brutal: They called the broadcast “almost completely ridiculous”, and Megan’s main complaint was that she “found another way to talk about her boyfriend.”

Times columnist James Mariott described the podcast as “a parade of stereotypical lyrics and Californian arrogance, despite a well-chosen soundtrack.”

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Celia Walden of The Daily Telegraph compares Markle to “an annoying girlfriend everyone should have” – ​​someone who puts herself at the center of any story:

The podcast host Spectator blames the same thing:

Hilary Rose of The Times was even more outspoken:

Writing for Mail Online, Angela Levin believes that Megan cannot be considered a star when compared to the protagonists of her first issues, Serena and Mariah:

According to Daily Mail columnist Bel Muni, the podcast showed the difference between the UK and the US because “no British publisher would have allowed incomprehensible giggles on the air.” The journalist herself describes the podcast as “Meghan’s attempt to do something scandalous that will hit the headlines and give Spotify management a sigh of relief as their investment in the Duchess has paid off.”

Recall that Meghan and Harry signed a $24.2 million contract with Spotify to stream regular podcasts in 2020, but they only released one for a long time. The management of the service was clearly dissatisfied and even decided to take over the couple’s project. Earlier this year, Meghan and Prince Harry made the announcement: They said they were worried about Spotify material containing misinformation about the coronavirus and tried to distance themselves from the story.