Why Meghan's podcast has hit a snag before it even begins: Duchess's much
Time:2024-05-22 00:28:47 Source:businessViews(143)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were damningly described as 'f*****g grifters' by a Spotify executive hours after the parting of the ways was announced between them and the audio giant last year.
So I'm sorry to hear that Meghan's new deal with a much smaller podcast company is struggling to get off the starting blocks.
Prince Harry's wife announced amid great fanfare in February that she had signed a deal with Lemonada Media, a female-founded company that wants to 'make life suck less'.
The Duchess, who produced only one series of her podcast Archetypes for Spotify before parting ways with the company, had signed with Lemonada to develop and host a new series.
However, a source tells me that there is not expected to be any work broadcast this year. 'The relaunch of Meghan's Archetypes podcast got pushed back to 2025,' the California-based source says.
The Duchess of Sussex (pictured) announced amid great fanfare in February that she had signed a deal with Lemonada Media, a female-founded company that wants to 'make life suck less', writes Richard Eden
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (pictured, in May 2023) were damningly described as 'f*****g grifters' by a Spotify executive hours after the parting of the ways was announced between them and the audio giant last year
The Duchess, who produced only one series of her podcast Archetypes for Spotify before parting ways with the company, had signed with Lemonada to develop and host a new series
However, a source tells me that there is not expected to be any work broadcast this year. 'The relaunch of Meghan's Archetypes podcast got pushed back to 2025,' the California-based source says (pictured: the Sussexes in April)
A spokesman for Meghan declined to comment, but sources claim she had a list of 'very high-profile guests' scheduled to participate in her new podcasts
It is understood that Lemonada did not want the podcast's launch to be overshadowed by the former actress's television series, which she began filming at a rented house in Montecito last week. Netflix said the show would 'celebrate the joys of cooking and gardening, entertaining and friendship'.
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AdvertisementLemonada is said to be concerned that there would also be 'scheduling conflicts' between the launch of its podcasts and that of Meghan's lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
A spokesman for Meghan declined to comment, but sources claim she had a list of 'very high-profile guests' scheduled to participate in her new podcasts.
Guests on her series of 12 podcasts for Spotify included Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, pop star Mariah Carey, and Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell.
Bill Simmons, Spotify's head of podcast innovation and monetisation, blasted the Duke and Duchess as 'f
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