Meghan Markle is said to be weighing up a return to Hollywood acting roles after her latest television venture failed to find an audience and her lifestyle brand encountered early setbacks, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, launched her Netflix series With Love, Meghan, last year, promising a glossy take on home cooking and family life in Montecito. But the recently released second season did not enter the streamer’s Top 10 in the UK, the US, or globally.

Is Meghan Markle Returning To Acting?

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Source: MEGAMarkle launched her Netflix series ‘With Love, Meghan’ last year.

Viewership reportedly fell by around 500,000 from the first series, sparking speculation that a planned third season may be abandoned after a Christmas special.

A source close to the project claimed: “Meghan put her heart into this show, but the ratings are not what she hoped for. That leaves her at a crossroads. People in the industry still see her as an actress first and foremost, not a lifestyle guru, and she’s being urged to go back to her roots.”

“But going back to acting is going to be a humiliating journey. The truth is, she was a terrible actress, and no one in Hollywood is going to want to cast her in big projects, as she is also seen as toxic.

“She is doomed to chase something that will not succeed, like everything else she touches.”

Meghan Markle’s Money Woes May Push A Return

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Source: MEGAMarkle left ‘Suits’ in 2018 ahead of her marriage to Prince Harry.

Markle, who found international fame playing paralegal Rachel Zane in the legal drama Suits, left the show in 2018 ahead of her marriage to Prince Harry.

She told Vanity Fair in 2022 she had no intention of resuming her acting career, declaring: “I’m done. I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not (go back to acting.)”

Yet industry observers believe finances may play a part in her reconsideration. Markle and Harry, 41, signed a renewed but much-reduced deal with Netflix in July.

Another insider clamed: “Everyone knows money is a real factor here. Meghan has been determined to carve her own identity beyond the royals, but if the lifestyle projects stall, acting remains a strong option.”