{"id":68691,"date":"2023-08-30T15:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T15:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=68691"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:05:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T15:05:54","slug":"why-did-meghan-markle-leave-suits-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/why-did-meghan-markle-leave-suits-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Meghan Markle leave Suits? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG before Meghan Markle became the Duchess of Sussex, she was known for US legal drama, Suits. <\/p>\n

The hit show was her big break, but was also her last role as an actress before marrying Prince Harry.<\/p>\n

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Who did Meghan Markle play in Suits?<\/h2>\n

Meghan Markle played paralegal Rachel Zane on Suits for seven seasons.<\/p>\n

Her character eventually worked her way up the legal ladder to become an attorney.<\/p>\n

Throughout her time on the show, Meghan\u2019s character Rachel grew close to attorney Mike Ross, played by Patrick J Adams. <\/p>\n

The legal drama revolved around Mike Ross, who managed to gain a position at a swanky lawyer's office in New York city.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the show, the on-screen couple became romantically involved and then went on to marry and set up their own legal firm in Seattle.<\/p>\n

The on-screen couples exit in the show coincided with Meghan's real-life departure from the world of acting.<\/p>\n

How many series of Suits was Meghan Markle in?<\/h2>\n

Meghan hit the big time when she starred in Suits and was on the show for seven seasons.<\/p>\n

Before that, she only had small parts on TV and in films.<\/p>\n

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Meghan was on Suits right from the beginning and was in the show's pilot which aired on June 23, 2011.<\/p>\n

However, she waved goodbye to the show in season 7, after she became engaged to Prince Harry.<\/p>\n

In total she was in 108 episodes from 2011 until 2018.<\/p>\n

Why did Meghan Markle quit Suits?<\/h2>\n

Whilst the exact reason for Meghan Markle leaving Suits has never been confirmed, her final season did coincide with her getting married to Prince Harry. <\/p>\n

Meghan\u2019s last ever Suits episode aired in April 2018 – just a few weeks later on May 19, 2018, she became Duchess of Sussex.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Showrunner Aaron Korsh revealed to Radio 4 in 2017 that he had actually begun writing her character out after she began dating Harry.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI sort of had a decision to make because I didn\u2019t want to intrude and ask her, \u2018Hey, what\u2019s going on? What are you going to do?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, collectively the writers, we decided to take a gamble that these two people are in love and it\u2019s going to work out."<\/p>\n

Aaron then claimed in August 2023, that the Royal Family "asked him to edit Meghan Markle\u2019s script" so she wouldn\u2019t use a "sensitive" word.<\/p>\n

Who were Meghan Markle's co-stars?<\/h2>\n

Meghan worked alongside Patrick J Adams, who played her love interest Mike Ross.<\/p>\n

They were joined in the cast by:<\/p>\n