In the first episode of the Duchess of Sussex’s new podcast “Archetypes,” she discussed misleading media reports with her guest, the real Serena Williams. Markle, 41, recently got engaged to Prince Harry, 37, in 2017, at which point reports surfaced that the royal family would be walking down the aisle with a bride “straight out of Compton, California.” Meghan Markle joked that she was once mistaken for Serena Williams. Getty Images Meghan Markle and Prince Harry met on a blind date in 2016, got engaged in 2017 and married in 2018. Kevin C. Downs for the NY Post “This morning, I was saying to Harry, ‘Remember when they said, ‘Harry’s girl is straight out of Compton?’ I was like, “are they talking about Serena?” Markle joked. “I mean, I’m not from Compton, I’ve never lived in Compton, my mom doesn’t live in Compton, but by the way, what’s up with Compton? My girl Serena is from there,” he continued. After recently announcing her retirement, the 40-year-old tennis star laughed off the mix-up, saying she’s “so proud” to be from Compton and shared that there are other well-known Compton celebrities, including Kevin Costner. “Oh my god, that’s wild,” the “Suits” star replied. “He’s even talking about it—isn’t that exciting?” Williams said. Markle interviewed Serena Williams on her new podcast “Archetypes.”Spotify Markle clarified that she did grow up in the Los Angeles area, but “I can’t claim Compton,” she said. The two mostly discussed their thoughts around ambition – particularly being ambitious women, which was the main theme of the episode. Markle also shared a wild story about how her son Archie’s bedroom caught fire while they were in the middle of a royal engagement during their tour of South Africa in 2019.
