{"id":128838,"date":"2024-10-03T01:34:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T01:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/patrick-j-adams-says-it-was-clear-meghan-markle-would-land-suits\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T01:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T01:34:55","slug":"patrick-j-adams-says-it-was-clear-meghan-markle-would-land-suits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/patrick-j-adams-says-it-was-clear-meghan-markle-would-land-suits\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick J. Adams Says It Was ‘Clear’ Meghan Markle Would Land ‘Suits’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle.<\/span> (Photo by Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She may have married a prince, but Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a> once also had a sizzling (on screen) romance with a high-profile lawyer: Suits<\/em><\/a> costar Patrick J. Adams<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adams, 43, played Markle\u2019s love interest Mike Ross on the USA Network series <\/i>from 2011 to 2018. While appearing on the Tuesday, October 1, episode of the \u201cSidebar: A Suits Watch\u201d<\/a> podcast, the actor revealed the pair had chemistry from the get-go.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty clear, if I remember correctly, that she was going to get the part [of Rachel Zane] from the minute we did the chemistry read,\u201d Adams shared on the SiriusXm podcast. \u201cIt was just so much easier than it was with anybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor recalled that he and Markle, 43, previously worked together on a failed pilot, Good Behavior<\/i>, and chalked their spark in the Suits <\/i>audition to having previously met on set.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Inside Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams\u2018 Friendship Through the Years<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tMeghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams sparked a close bond after costarring as love interests \u2014 twice. Some fans may not realize that the actors were originally paired for a 2008 pilot titled Good Behavior. \u201cI think when we worked together the first time [on Good Behavior], there was this uncomfortable, getting to know each [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWhen I went in to do the chemistry reads with [potential actresses for] Rachel, [Meghan] was right there and she said, \u2018Hi,\u2019\u201d the Take Me Out<\/i> actor recalled of the audition. \u201cAnd I went, \u2018Oh my God, so good to see you!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Adams said that familiarity helped ease the pressure of trying to find a rapport quickly with a potential on-screen love interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust knowing each other and getting to calm down and not have those nerves of just getting to know one another really helped,\u201d Adams continued. \u201cIt was just clear that we had an easygoing thing when we went into that room.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Patrick J. Adams.<\/span> (Photo by Mat Hayward\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During their run on the popular drama, Adams and Markle\u2019s characters<\/a> Mike and Rachel struck up a romance while working together at a legal firm.<\/p>\n

Their story arc culminated in a wedding at the end of season 7\u00a0 \u2014 after which both Adams and Markle exited the show in real life. (Suits<\/i> ultimately ran for 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019. A spinoff series, <\/a>Suits: L.A.,<\/i> is currently in the works starring Stephen Amell<\/strong>, and is speculated to debut in early 2025.)<\/p>\n

In parallel, Markle tied the knot with Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a>, 40, the same year, in a Royal Wedding watched by an estimated 1.9 billion viewers all over the world, according to media reports. The pair have since welcomed two children together: Archie, born in May 2019, and Lilibet, born in June 2021.<\/p>\n

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