Ulrika Jonsson says Meghan Markle 'ditched her principles' for career

Ulrika Jonsson claims Meghan Markle ‘ditched her feminist principles’ to further her career – after Duchess says she was ‘reduced to a bimbo’ on Deal or No Deal

Ulrika Jonsson has claimed that Meghan Markle ‘ditched her feminist principles’ to further her career in showbiz on Friday. 

The presenter’s comments come after the Duchess said she was ‘reduced to a bimbo’ on Deal or No Deal because she was valued for ‘beauty and not brains.’

Writing in her column for The Sun, Ulrika, 55, argued that Meghan’s ‘ambition burnt a hole in her principles’ and that starting out in such a role ‘isn’t selling yourself short.’

Thoughts: Ulrika Jonsson, 55, has claimed that Meghan Markle ‘ditched her feminist principles’ to further her career in showbiz on Friday

Meghan appeared on the game show between 2006 and 2007 as a briefcase girl, and quit because she was ‘objectified’, saying she wants her daughter Lilibet to be valued first for her mind. 

Ulrika questioned why the actress didn’t object to how she was being represented at the time, as it was not in line with her feminist views. 

The television personality penned: ‘She didn’t [object] because she had ambition burning a hole in her principles and she was quite willing to use that role as a steppingstone to bigger and better things.’

On screen: The comments come after the Duchess said she was ‘reduced to a bimbo’ on Deal or No Deal because she was valued for ‘beauty not brains’ (pictured on the show in 2006)

Ulrika continued: ‘She was quite willing to forgo any of the strongly held fundamentals she had at the time for the sake of furthering her career.’

She went on to explain that in her first job as a weather girl people thought of her as a ‘blonde bimbo’ but argued that such roles are created for women who wish to ‘grab the opportunity.’

‘I wish she would stop talking as if it’s a feminist issue… saying starting out in a role that isn’t testing your IQ means you’re selling yourself short,’ she concluded. 

Why? Ulrika questioned why the actress didn’t object to how she was being represented at the time, as it was not in line with her feminist views

It comes after Meghan revealed she quit as a Deal or No Deal briefcase girl because she was forced to have spray tans and wear a padded bra that left her reduced to a ‘bimbo’, as she appeared on latest Spotify podcast with Paris Hilton.

The Duchess of Sussex said she was grateful for the work and money as she tried to succeed as an actress – but disliked ‘how it made me feel, which was not smart’ because ‘I didn’t like feeling forced to be all looks’.

Speaking on her new Archetypes podcast with Paris, called Breaking Down the Bimbo, Meghan said she wants her daughter Lilibet to be valued first for her mind, rather than ‘beauty not brains’ as she was on the TV gameshow.

Throwback: She explained that in her first job as a weather girl people thought of her as a ‘blonde bimbo’ but argued the roles are created for women who wish to ‘grab the opportunity’ (pictured on TV-am in 1990)

The Duchess, who appeared in Deal or No Deal between 2006 and 2007, calling it ‘a short stint’ to pay the bills, added: ‘I want our daughter to aspire to be slightly higher. 

‘Yeah, I want my Lili to want to be educated and want to be smart and to pride herself on those things.’

She continued: ‘I ended up quitting the show. I was so much more than what was being objectified on the stage. I didn’t like feeling forced to be all looks. And little substance.’

Objectified: It comes after Meghan revealed she quit as a briefcase girl on the show because she was forced to have spray tans and wear a padded bra that left her reduced to a ‘bimbo’

‘And that’s how it felt for me at the time being reduced to this specific archetype, the word bimbo.’

The California-based royal revealed that she and the other women on the show were forced to ‘line up’ for various beauty treatments including ‘padding in your bra’, to attach fake eyelashes and ‘put in’ hair extensions. 

She said: ‘We were even given spray-tan vouchers each week because there was a very cookie cutter idea, of precisely what we should look like. It was solely about our beauty’. 

Views: Speaking on her podcast she said: ‘I ended up quitting the show. I was so much more than what was being objectified on the stage. I didn’t like feeling forced to be all looks’

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