Meghan Markle acknowledges ‘brutalising’ media backlash
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Everything Meghan Markle has said about facing ‘brutalising’ media backlash
- Meghan Markle discussed the "brutalising" media backlash she has faced since her marriage to Prince Harry in a new Confessions of a Female Founder episode.
- Speaking with Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, Markle acknowledged the intense scrutiny she's experienced, from her clothing choices to business decisions.
- Herd expressed empathy for Markle, describing the media treatment as unfair, referencing a time she saw Markle on the cover of every magazine in an Irish airport while Markle was home in California.
- Markle and Herd discussed their shared experiences of facing online backlash and media scrutiny, and how they overcame those challenges.
- Markle emphasised the importance of deciding whether to "cower or conquer" when facing such adversity.