Meghan Markle Reveals She Was An ‘Ugly Duckling’ As A Teenager

Meghan Markle said she was an “ugly duckling” as a teenager.

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On her podcast “Archetypes,” she spoke to Mindy Kaling about how society treated single women.

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Markle called herself a “loner” in high school and struggled to fit in.

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Meghan Markle recently gave a speech at the One Young World Summit in Manchester City.

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She was nervous during her speech at the One Young World Summit.

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Markle said the term “singleton” had a double entendre.

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She revealed that while dating Harry, she was constantly told she was lucky.

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According to Markle, Harry stated that he was the lucky one in the relationship.

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Markle said calling a woman lucky because she was dating was “gendered, archetyped, and stereotyped.”

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