Meghan Markle’s Suits co-star didn’t mention the duchess by name when discussing the group of young actors he “loved” working on set and “playing” with in Toronto, despite being the same age as her.
Patrick J. Adams, who played the show’s lead, Michael Ross, 43, talked about the “fun behind the scenes” with Sarah Rafferty, 51, who played Donna Paulsen, on her rerun podcast. Sidebar.
The duo, who released the first episode today, discussed the first half of the pilot episode, which included a scene with Patrick, Vanessa Ray, 43, and Tom Lipinski, 42.
“I love this scene because I love these two actors so much,” she revealed. “I also love being able to see Mike in his old life because this is Suits, he becomes his new family and it’s so much fun to see these two actors that I loved working with and remember this version of Mike’s life.”
“You guys had a lot of fun behind the scenes,” Sarah added. “You guys had a lot of fun in Toronto.”
Meghan Markle’s Suits co-star Patrick J. Adams (pictured in January) did not mention the Duchess by name when discussing the group of young actors he “loved” working on set and “playing” with in Toronto, despite being the same age as her.
Patrick replied: ‘These were people my age at the time… There’s something that happens when everyone is the same age and they’re in that zone of competition for jobs and you’re like, “Am I going to be an actor?”
“So once Vanessa, Tom and I started working on scenes together, it was just kind of a fun realization of how lucky we were to see how good this material was and how fun it was to play.”
Sarah then highlighted the “very special connection” that exists between the trio.
The episode barely mentions Meghan’s role on the show beyond mentioning her as a co-star; though it’s possible that more information will be revealed in next week’s episode, as the Duchess’ character doesn’t appear until the end of episode one.
Patrick, who also attended the royal wedding in 2018, also did not name Abigail Spencer, who in addition to being the same age as him and Meghan, was known as the duchess’s best friend on set.
This comes as Patrick, who years ago supported Meghan as an “enthusiastic, kind, cooperative, generous, cheerful and supportive member of her television family” when she was accused of “bullying” royal staff, recently revealed that he has had “z‘ero’ communication with his former on-screen love interest.
In February, and The show’s co-star Gabriel Macht confirmed that they have not kept in touch with the Duchess following the streaming success of the legal drama.
Talking with The Hollywood Reporter On the set of T-Mobile’s Super Bowl commercial, which features the duo, the couple were asked, “Have you talked to Meghan Markle recently?”
Patrick J. Adams, who played the show’s lead Michael Ross, 43, spoke about the “fun behind the scenes” with Sarah Rafferty, 51, who played Donna Paulsen, on her Sidebar rerun podcast. Pictured on the show with Meghan
Patrick, who also attended the royal wedding in 2018, also made no mention of Abigail Spencer, who in addition to being the same age as him and Meghan was known as the duchess’s best friend on set. Meghan at a Suits script reading
The episode barely mentions Meghan’s role on the show, other than mentioning her as a co-star. Meghan and Harry in August
Patrick recently revealed that he has had “no communication” with his former on-screen love interest. Pictured with wife Troian at Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry
“I haven’t communicated with her beyond seeing her outpouring of support for the revival, and that’s been really nice,” said American actor Gabriel, who played Harvey Specter in the series.
Patrick added: ‘Zero. No, there is no communication.
The actor then jokingly pretended he was receiving a call and said, “Oh, wait. There it is. Oh, I have to go.”
At the Golden Globes in January, Patrick and Gabriel presented the award for best television drama before being joined by fellow stars Gina Torres and Sarah Rafferty.
Gina, who played lawyer Jessica Pearson in the US legal drama, revealed at the Los Angeles ceremony that the former castmates simply “don’t have Meghan’s number” when asked if anyone had reached out to the former actress.
A source said Page six that the Duchess of Sussex was invited to the event, but “unfortunately” was unable to attend due to a “prior commitment.”
Speaking to Variety on the red carpet, Gina was She asked: ‘Who texted Meghan and said “you have to come to the Golden Globes, Meghan Markle”?’
“We don’t have her number. We just don’t know. She’ll see it. She’ll watch. She’ll be happy that we’re here,” said the 54-year-old American actress, who attended the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan in 2018.
The interviewer also asked: ‘Did you plan this? Are you texting each other? She explained: “When everything came together, we were all texting each other. Yeah, our text thread is crazy right now. So it’s very exciting.”
Suits originally aired on USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019 and saw college dropout Mike Ross join a high-profile law firm. Patrick and Meghan in 2012
The Duchess played Rachel Zane, a paralegal who becomes a formidable lawyer and eventually marries Mike Ross. Both appear on the show
Speaking about Meghan’s absence, a source close to the Globes said: Page six‘We asked the Duchess, but we were told that, unfortunately, she had a prior commitment.’
Suits originally aired on USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019, and saw college dropout Mike Ross join a high-profile law firm alongside Harvey Specter, Jessica Pearson and Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), while Rafferty played Harvey’s no-nonsense assistant Donna Paulsen.
The Duchess played Rachel Zane, a paralegal who becomes a formidable lawyer and eventually marries Mike Ross.
Earlier in the evening, while walking the red carpet, Gabriel spoke about the show’s renewed popularity.
Suits was added to Netflix in June of last year and quickly drew viewers in with its 134-episode catalog spanning nine seasons and allowing for binge-watching.
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