Whoopi Goldberg does not mince words against Meghan Markle.
In the latest episode of her Spotify podcast
Archetypes with Meghan
, titled
Breaking Down the Bimbo
, the Duchess of Sussex sat down with Paris Hilton to deconstruct the clichés about 'bimbos' and 'dumb blondes'.
Prince Harry's wife notably declared that she felt "objectified" on the show
Deal Or No Dea
l, the American equivalent of
A take it or leave
it, in which she played the role of mute and little hostess. dressed between 2006 and 2007.
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Meghan Markle denounced the message that the game show then sent to young girls: “I was surrounded by intelligent women on this stage with me.
But that was not the reason we were there.
I ended up leaving with this hole in my stomach knowing that I was much more than what was objectified on stage.
Before concluding: "That's what I felt at the time: the fact of being reduced to this archetype".
The day after the Duchess of Sussex's statements, Whoopi Goldberg, who co-hosts the show
The View
on American television, returned to the Duchess's words in a rather clear-cut way: "In this show, you were just carrying this suitcase. and people wanted to know: am I doing this deal or not?
I don't know if people at that time see you as you say.
They just think 'I want the money'”.
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And Whoopi Goldberg added, carried by the laughter on the set: “It's TV, baby.
But what did you think you were going to do?
You knew what the show was.
“The 66-year-old actress, known for her outspokenness, then concluded:” When you are an artist, you take the concert.
Sometimes you're in a bozo costume, sometimes you have a big nose, and that's how it is.
We are not journalists, we are actors, we take assignments and we do the work”.