There was a time – not so long ago – when Meghan Markle and Victoria Beckham seemed to be pretty close friends.
Now it is safe to say that those days are gone.
For months now we have been hearing reports of a feud between Meghan and Victoria.
The cause of the rift is unclear, but some inflammatory comments from a renowned royal expert have led to a new theory.
Is Meghan Markle jealous of Victoria Beckham?
Kinsey Scofield is a royal reporter and host of the “To Di for Daily” podcast.
In a recent interview, she offered the theory that Meghan is jealous of Victoria’s recent media successes.
“Ultimately, I believe it was jealousy that led to the conflict,” Scofield told Fox News.
“We’ve certainly had examples of Meghan accusing Victoria of leaking stories to the press when she was really just a salon receptionist with loose lips, but I think today it’s all being driven by jealousy.”
He also repeated claims that Meghan was upset when she found out about Victoria’s upcoming Netflix show. VB’s house,
streaming war
Meghan and her husband Prince Harry have their own Netflix deal. But so far, his projects haven’t generated that much buzz for the streaming giant beckham The documentary series, which focused on the life of Victoria’s husband, football icon David Beckham,
Now, the trailer for Harry and Meghan’s upcoming movie polo The series has raised fears that the duo will release another flop.
So it’s not hard to see why Meghan might be feeling a little jealous of her former friend right now.
“Victoria Beckham is the opposite of Meghan Markle,” Scofield argued.
“Victoria is creative, visionary, hard-working, she executes, she works quietly. [She] She takes advice from people whom she considers more intelligent than her and implements it.
Scofield said Meghan and Harry are less popular than ever these days, a fact that has complicated the relationship between Posh and the duchess.
different paths
“Victoria and her husband are wealthy and their star continues to rise while Harry and Meghan’s star is falling,” he said.
“David and Victoria didn’t sign the contract with Netflix because they were desperate for money… which Prince Harry mentioned in his Oprah interview. They signed a deal with Netflix to strategically control the narrative and continue to develop a marketable brand.
Scofield added, “More than half of the projects Meghan announced this year did not come to fruition.”
“When Meghan manages to build something… people become critical because they have lost trust in the Harry and Meghan brand because of their negativity and dishonesty.”
Royal expert Ingrid Seward echoed those comments, speculating that Meghan is “furious” over the fact that Victoria is winning the Netflix game.
“I’m sure [Meghan] “She would have been angry because she likes to be in control,” Seward told Fabulous. mirror,
“I think she would be angry that Victoria put her in this position. He has to be open to it from within. She may be angry, but she can’t show it, and you know her well enough as an actress to know that she can’t possibly show it.
We will never know the true reason for the rift between Meghan and Victoria. But the “Netflix jealousy” theory seems just as plausible.