The news cycle surrounding celebrity relationships and milestone moments has a peculiar habit of bringing up long-forgotten stories. This strange phenomenon is once again at play, as a peculiar casting remark, made years ago about Meghan Markle, returns to the public consciousness. This resurfacing occurs amid the recent flurry of excitement surrounding Selena Gomez's wedding, a modern celebrity event now sharing space with a nearly decade-old royal anecdote.
A Look Back at the Initial Remark, Amid Meghan Markle's Impending Wedding
To understand why this old news has returned, one must travel back to late 2017. At the time, Meghan Markle, a successful actress from the hit show Suits, was preparing for her royal wedding to Prince Harry. The media frenzy was intense, a new chapter beginning for both Harry and Meghan Markle, a time of immense change. It was amid this royal wedding buzz that The Crown actor Matt Smith made a joking suggestion on a talk show: that Selena Gomez should play Meghan Markle in future seasons of the Netflix series.
The comment was quickly noted by royal watchers, and it was a source of amusement and, for some, mild controversy, given the ethnic differences. Smith's co-star, Claire Foy, was quick to push back on the idea, suggesting it was problematic.
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