Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryhaven’t revealed who set them up on a blind date in 2016 (they only said it was a mutual friend), but the royal had a little fun with the story of their set-up with one of the cover stars on herguest-edited issue of BritishVogue.
Jameela Jamil, an activist and star of NBC’sThe Good Place, says she didn’t realize Meghan was guest editing the issue until she received a call from the royal herself. The royal mom told her she is a fan of the actress’sI Weigh movement, an online community that aims to promote body positivity and change the narrative when it comes to how women’s bodies are discussed.
“She explained that she’d guest-edited the issue, and apologized that the whole thing had been shrouded in so much secrecy,” Jamil, 33, toldGrazia. “She said she had chosen to feature me because she’d seen what I had been doing and was a fan. To know that she had followed my work with I Weigh meant a lot.”
Jamil, who said Meghan was “warm, kind and actually very LOLs,” admitted that she instantly felt embarrassed because her character onThe Good Place, Tahani, claimed in an episode that she was the one who set Meghan and Harry up on a blind date.
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“She said she lovedThe Good Place,’ Jamil said. ‘I then felt immediately embarrassed that she had seen me joke about her on the show.”
But Meghan proved she’s in on the fictional joke during their phone call!
“She said she’s grateful to Tahani for introducing her to Harry. I just replied, ‘You’re welcome,’ ” Jamil said.
Meghan was a hands-on collaboratorfor the September issue of BritishVogue, which features 15 trailblazing women on the cover. Among the group are actors and models, politicians and authors, and advocates for everything from diversity and mental health to climate change and voting rights.
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source: people.com
