Meghan Markle is opening up about her life before Suits — and becoming the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan, 43, was joined on the Tuesday, May 20, episode of her “Confessions of a Female Founder” podcast by her former stylist-turned-CEO of hair and beauty brand Kitsch, Cassandra Morales Thurswell, and the two reminisced about the former actress’ past career.
At the time, Meghan recalled, she was constantly “auditioning” for acting roles and turned to Thurswell to help spruce up her wardrobe as she went out for various roles.
“I said, ‘Cassie, can you help make this stylish and give me a vibe?’ To which you said, ‘Yes,’” Meghan said.
Thurswell remembered, “I had no idea what I was doing, but I really enjoyed our time together — it was so fun.”
“This is pre-Suits for me,” Meghan explained. “This is really early days when I was auditioning. And I just remember literally going through things, and you think, ‘OK, here are a couple staples that you need.’ This is important because it speaks to … you talk about not having a strategy, but always hustling. And being able to say, ‘OK, well, I don’t necessarily know how to do this, but I’m gonna figure out a way to be good at it.’”
As luck would have it, Thurswell’s styling choices paid dividends for Meghan, who booked her breakout role as Rachel Zane with help from a pair of shoes recommended by her pal.
“You called me and said, ‘I just found the best pair of black patent leather Louboutin wedge flats and they are $200,’” Meghan shared. “I remember going, ‘I cannot,’ and you were like, ‘I promise you, you are going to wear them.’ And of course, I wore those shoes until the red wore out. I wore those shoes on my final audition for Suits when I booked the part.”
Meghan’s wardrobe only became more iconic after she landed the part of pencil skirt-wearing paralegal Rachel on Suits. In March, the royal revealed that she still has the skirt she wore in the first episode of the legal drama.
“It’s a time capsule for me,” she told People of her time on Suits. “I still have the pencil skirt from the first episode! That’s the one thing I kept.”
Suits, which originally aired on USA Network, has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years after being made available on Netflix.
“I’m not surprised that people are rediscovering Suits, because it was so well written and so well produced,” Meghan added of the show’s continued popularity.
