One of the setbacks was Meghan's highly lucrative deal with Spotify, which got called off recently. However, the grapevine has it that Meghan is on the brink of locking in a contract with the famous fashion powerhouse, Dior.
From The Daily Mail:
If the rumours swirling around LA are true, she may be on the brink of signing a major deal with French couture house Dior to make her a face of the company, alongside global stars such as Rihanna and Jennifer Lawrence.
'Meghan is all anyone is talking about,' a prominent Beverly Hills socialite said last night.
'There have been rumours for weeks that she's about to sign a deal with Dior which has put the gossip mill into overdrive. If she pulls that off, then no one will remember that her silly little podcast got cancelled after one season.'
The Duchess, 41, has been immersed in meetings since signing with Emanuel, seemingly oblivious to an even bigger storm cloud which may be gathering, as streaming giant Netflix conducts an 'ongoing review' of its £80 million deal with the Sussexes.
'We knew the Spotify announcement was coming,' a source at WME told me.
'It might be a shock to everyone else but we've been working on the rebranding of Meghan for weeks.
'Ari is the best in the business when it comes to corporate deals and making money. He's excited to be representing Meghan and has thrown all his energy into it. The offers have been pouring in, including from other podcast platforms.'
The Sussexes' £15 million Spotify deal was signed in 2020 but delivered just 13 hours of programming in two and a half years: 12 episodes of Meghan's Archetypes podcast and a one-off holiday special.
The blow of the deal ending was exacerbated by Spotify executive Bill Simmons, its head of podcast innovation and monetisation, describing the couple as petty swindlers – or 'f***ing grifters' in his exact words.
If Meghan really does seal the deal, the big question is: what's in store for Harry?
Both of them have managed to milk their ex-royal status long after its expiration date, and if Meghan lands that Dior deal, she'll reach a whole new level of fame.
In the meantime, Harry has been completely cut off from his family and seems to have nothing much to say anymore.
Their dynamic isn't looking too promising at the moment...
