{"id":141571,"date":"2025-01-02T17:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-embarrassing-detail-in-new-years-day-video\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T17:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:46:58","slug":"meghan-markle-slammed-for-embarrassing-detail-in-new-years-day-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-embarrassing-detail-in-new-years-day-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Slammed For &#8216;Embarrassing&#8217; Detail in New Year&#8217;s Day Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/meghan-markle-returns-to-instagram-rings-in-2025-with-stunning-video-shot-by-prince-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meghan Markle unexpectedly returned to Instagram<\/a> on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex posted a video in which she could be seen exuberantly running on a beach and scrawling \u201c2025\u201d in the sand with her finger.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan then shot a quick smile at the camera before frolicking away, presumably in the direction of her next carefree adventure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala at L.A. Live Event Deck Top Floor Of The West Lot on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-515823 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016326-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala at L.A. Live Event Deck Top Floor Of The West Lot on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was Meghan\u2019s first social media post since 2020, and it was clearly intended to convey that she\u2019s living her best life, with no concern for what the haters have to say.<\/p>\n<p>But as a handful of eagle-eyed haters have noted, the moment might not have been as fun and spontaneous as it initially appeared.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-meghan-markle-s-second-take\">Meghan Markle\u2019s Second Take<\/h2>\n<p>Meghan didn\u2019t allow comments on the post (which was probably the right decision), but elsewhere on social media, countless users pointed out what appears to be evidence of multiple takes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DESeJO5vFSN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/02\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-filmed-instagram-video-multiple-times-fans-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six <\/a>points out, \u201c2025\u201d appeared to have already been written in the sand before Meghan made her gleeful approach to the water\u2019s edge. The numbers can be seen written in the sand in the bottom left corner.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s possible that this was a group outing, and one of Meghan\u2019s kids also decided to celebrate the new year by leaving a temporary mark near the shoreline.<\/p>\n<p>But that possibility didn\u2019t stop critics from bashing Meghan\u2019s video as \u201clame\u201d and \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala at L.A. Live Event Deck Top Floor Of The West Lot on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-515822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala at L.A. Live Event Deck Top Floor Of The West Lot on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-515822 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2177016324-4-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala at L.A. Live Event Deck Top Floor Of The West Lot on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was a time when the Duchess of Sussex likely would have just shrugged off such criticism.<\/p>\n<p>But these days, Meghan is in the midst of a PR crisis, and she\u2019d probably prefer to avoid any further setbacks.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-meghan-s-rebranding-effort\">Meghan\u2019s Rebranding Effort<\/h2>\n<p>In 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/meghan-markle-prince-harrys-professional-separation-has-backfired-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meghan and Harry embarked on a \u201cprofessional separation\u201d <\/a>by going solo at far more public events than in previous years.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to change course may have been prompted by a string of failed projects and polls that showed the couple\u2019s popularity declining rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s too soon to say if the gambit paid off. Now, as we enter 2025, Meghan will face several more PR hurdles, including the long-awaited launch of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/meghan-markle-appoints-herself-ceo-of-american-riviera-orchard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Riviera Orchard<\/a> lifestyle brand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-515824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-2048x1580.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-960x741.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1080x833.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1200x926.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-515824 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-2048x1580.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-960x741.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1080x833.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-1200x926.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1447264260-1-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images for\u00a02022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And according to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, the duchess\u2019 Instagram return is part of a calculated effort to boost her brand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeghan\u2019s intention in the video is to look relaxed, confident and, above all, symbolize the freedom they claim they have found. At the moment, interest in the Sussex brand remains enormous,\u201d he recently told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14242595\/PR-Meghan-Markle-lucrative-Instagram-relaunch-Hollywood-Duchess-Netflix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf their multimillion-dollar Netflix deal is not extended this year, it would be a disaster for them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speak on stage at the \" friends=\"\" home=\"\" event=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" station=\"\" airport=\"\" during=\"\" day=\"\" three=\"\" of=\"\" invictus=\"\" games=\"\" d=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" duesseldorf=\"\" germany.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speak on stage at the \" friends=\"\" home=\"\" event=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" station=\"\" airport=\"\" during=\"\" day=\"\" three=\"\" of=\"\" invictus=\"\" games=\"\" d=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" duesseldorf=\"\" germany.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515830 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1676592478-11-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speak on stage at the \u201cFriends @ Home Event\u201d at the Station Airport during day three of the Invictus Games D\u00c3\u00bcsseldorf 2023 on September 12, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chris Jackson\/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PR expert Nick Ede took a less cynical view of Meghan\u2019s latest venture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeghan has returned to social media, and this is a great way of authoring her truth,\u201d Ede told the <em>Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe will be looking at 2025 as the year she reinvents herself and owns who she is. Using social media as a platform to express her personality and own her narrative is a positive step for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan was a social media star before she and Harry stepped away from Instagram in 2020. And if the early success of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meghan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new account<\/a> is any indication (she\u2019s already racked up nearly 900,000 followers), she\u2019ll have no trouble recapturing her former glory.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-embarrassing-detail-in-new-years-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we previously reported, Meghan Markle unexpectedly returned to Instagram on New Year\u2019s Day. The Duchess of Sussex posted a video in which she could be seen exuberantly running on a beach and scrawling \u201c2025\u201d in the sand with her finger. Meghan then shot a quick smile at the camera before frolicking away, presumably in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-141571","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}