Meghan Markle Makes Surprise Appearance on ‘Ellen’

Meghan Markle is set to make her first daytime talk show appearance in years, on Thursday’s episode of The Ellen Show.

While Markle did regular daytime and late night talk show rounds as an actress, most notably to promote USA Network’s legal drama Suits, that ceased after she joined the royal family and became the Duchess of Sussex. Thursday’s sit-down with DeGeneres not only marks her first major TV talk show interview in years, but her first major TV appearance since her and husband Prince Harry’s March sit-down with Oprah Winfrey.

In a clip of Markle’s surprise appearance, she reminisced about her early days as an actress, which included having to drive to auditions in a car that “had a life of its own.”

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“I had this very old Ford Explorer Sport and, at a certain point, the key stopped working on the driver’s side, so you couldn’t get yourself in through the door. So after auditions, I would park at the back of the parking lot and I would open the trunk and climb in, pull the door shut behind me and crawl all over my seats to get out,” she explains. “That’s how I would come to and fro.'”

When asked by DeGeneres if anyone ever caught her unusual entry, Markle replied, “No, I would play it off. I’d go, ‘Oh, I’m just looking for my résumé, highlighters for my script. Maybe it’s back there,’ and then crawl in and close it.”

In a tweet teasing Markle’s appearance, Ellen wrote, “A lot has changed since the last time Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, was on the Warner Brothers lot. Don’t miss the rest of our interview tomorrow.”

Noting herself in the clip how much has changed, Markle told DeGeneres, “I would park on Gate 3 and I would scoot on over and the security guards here would always say, ‘Break a leg, I hope you get it.’ So, driving today was very different.”

A lot has changed since the last time Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, was on the Warner Brothers lot. Don’t miss the rest of our interview tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/pBihJLf0um

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) November 17, 2021

Markle’s full Ellen Show interview will air 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET on Thursday.