“Don't act like you don't,” Mariah Carey said when Meghan Markle sought to talk about the weight of the word 'diva'.
Meghan Markle continues the success of the new podcast 'Archetypes', where in the first episode she recalled when her son Archie almost died. But, this week her second episode was released and as her special guest was Mariah Carey who caused a moment of discomfort after calling the Duchess of Sussex a 'diva'.
Throughout this second chapter, the two celebrities talked about various topics about their past and the obstacles they have had to face in order to get ahead in their careers, even Meghan Markle revealed that, until she started dating Prince Harry, She was treated like a “black woman.”
But, the duality of the word 'diva' was also another of the topics that they touched on in their deep conversation, since it is common for the interpreter of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' to be related to it due to the success she has achieved. had as a singer and businesswoman. '
Under that line, Carey said that the word 'diva' had a negative and positive presentation, but that she had embraced the term with glamour, since she considered herself an empowered and triumphant woman thanks to everything she had achieved.
Prince Harry's wife commented that, for her part, she did not feel connected to that word, to which the 53-year-old singer interrupted to make it clear that she did not agree with that statement. “We can play with the ‘diva’ thing. I mean, it's not something I connect with. But, for you it’s…” Markle said, unable to finish her sentence.
“Sometimes you give us diva moments, Meghan. Don't act like [you don't],” Carey said, interrupting the Duchess of Sussex, who after hearing that, let out a nervous laugh and asked, “What kind of diva moments did I give you?”
Given this, Mariah Carey noticed that the conversation had become somewhat uncomfortable and, immediately, she corrected her comment by explaining that she was not referring to Markle's personality, but to the way she dresses and looks in front of the cameras. .
At the end of this second episode, Meghan Markle chose to explain what happened at that moment to avoid future controversies. “She must have sensed my nervous laughter and intervened immediately to make sure she was very clear that when she said ‘diva,’ she was referring to the way I dress, the posture, the clothes,” the duchess stated.
“She meant ‘diva’ as a compliment, but I heard it as a hint. She explained that moment to me, she said it as 'chic', as inspiring," continued the American ex-trix. “My mind was genuinely spinning about what nonsense she could have read or done to make her say that,” he concluded the new chapter of the podcast.
