The Duchess of Sussex is returning to Hollywood, and she’s joining a number of famous friends as she steps back on set.
New photos show Meghan waving to the crew as she arrived on a Los Angeles set this week – marking her return to acting after announcing her retirement eight years ago.
The mother of two is joining the cast of Close Personal Friends, an upcoming romantic comedy starring Lily Collins, Brie Larson, Henry Golding, and Jack Quaid.
“He’s really happy about it,” a source tells Woman’s Day about how Prince Harry feels about his wife’s new move. “She was an actress when they met, so it’s like going back to what it used to be. This way, she can step back from constantly sharing every intimate detail of her life on a podcast.”
“It also gives them more control over her image, their privacy, and their schedule,” they add. “She’s excited to focus on acting again — her goal has always been to win an Oscar one day.”
Meghan, who announced her retirement from acting eight years ago, is set to play herself in the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios production.
“This is a massive moment for Meghan and signifies a return to doing what she truly loves,” a source told The Sun. “She has been swamped with offers but this one felt right.”
“Everyone involved is super-excited, and have been sworn to secrecy about her involvement,” they continued.
“Prince Harry is, of course, really supportive and quite simply wants Meghan to do whatever brings her joy.”
Meghan’s return to the screen comes after the 44-year-old admitted she “sometimes” missed acting in a podcast interview earlier this year.
“But you know what, actually, having a large team, being back on set with With Love, Meghan was great, because I realised how much I missed my crew. I love being around a crew,” she explained on the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast.
“I think for me, having the series, even though it wasn’t scripted, was really great to get that piece back,” she explained of her passion for creativity. “But then also building my own business, you have a team, and that’s really what I was craving.”
Best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the long-running legal drama Suits, the LA-born actress also had roles in Horrible Bosses and Remember Me.
She initially announced her retirement from acting in 2017, shortly before her engagement to Prince Harry.
In his 2023 autobiography Spare, Harry admitted he had watched his wife’s acting.
“I’d witnessed her and a cast mate mauling each other in some sort of office conference room,” he wrote.
“It would take electric shock therapy to get those images out of my head.”
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