So much for the “Duchess of Dior.”
While the Mail on Sunday reported yesterday that Meghan Markle “may be on the brink of signing a major deal with French couture house Dior to make her a face of the company,” Style has learned there’s no such “mega-bucks” contract in the works.
A spokesperson for the Sussexes similarly told the Telegraph the claims were untrue, with a Dior source adding that the house’s team was “nonplussed as to how the story came about.”
The Daily Mail’s column came days after Markle and husband Prince Harry parted ways with Spotify after signing a $20 million deal with the audio streamer in 2020.
“There have been rumors for weeks that [Markle’s] about to sign a deal with Dior which has put the gossip mill into overdrive,” a “prominent Beverly Hills socialite” told the Mail.
“If she pulls that off, then no one will remember that her silly little podcast got cancelled after one season.”
It’s true that partnerships with major design houses come with massive paydays; Johnny’s Depp’s latest Dior deal netted the actor “upwards of $20 million,” per Variety, while Jennifer Lawrence extended her contract with the brand for “between $15 and $20 million” in 2014, as reported at the time.
But while royal watchers shouldn’t expect to see Markle fronting Dior campaigns or rubbing elbows with house ambassadors like Rihanna, Jennifer Lawrence and Natalie Portman anytime soon, she’s long been a fan of the luxury label’s makeup and designs.
She’s rumored have worn a full face of Dior Beauty products on her wedding day in 2018,…
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