Could Meghan Markle reunite with her Suits co-stars soon? That’s probably the question on most fans’ lips after actress Sarah Rafferty revealed that the Duchess of Sussex is welcome on her new podcast.
Sarah, 51, who played Donna Paulsen, has collaborated with Patrick J. Adams, who played US legal drama lead Michael Ross, to launch her own encore project, Sidebar, on SiriusXM.
talking to Entertainment WeeklyThe actress explained how she and Patrick are getting the group back together, with co-stars appearing as guests on the podcast, which has already released its first episodes.
It comes after Patrick recently revealed he had had ‘zero’ communication with his former on-screen love interest, Meghan.
Asked if the Duchess, 43, had been invited to the show, Sarah said: “Everyone is invited and everyone has been very supportive of us.” It’s amazing.
Sarah (pictured on Suits with Meghan), 51, who played Donna Paulsen, has collaborated with Patrick J. Adams, who played the US legal drama’s lead Michael Ross, to launch her own encore project, Sidebar , on SiriusXM.
“Just texted one of our directors, Mike Smith, Rachael Harris had some comments on our Instagram Live this morning, I can’t wait for Sheila Sazs to be featured on the show. I can’t wait to talk to Max Beesley and all the British actors we had.”
The podcast is “dedicated to re-watching and analyzing” the hit legal drama, with “special guests who played a role both in front of and behind the camera,” as well as friends and fans of the show.
Suits originally aired on USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019 and saw genius college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick) join a high-profile Manhattan law firm with Sarah taking on the role of no-nonsense assistant Donna Paulsen.
The Duchess played Rachel Zane, a paralegal who becomes a formidable lawyer and eventually marries Ross.
Suits was added to Netflix in June last year and quickly attracted viewers with its 134-episode catalog, which skyrocketed to become the most streamed show of 2023.
Earlier this year, it was reported that a spin-off series titled Suits: LA was in the works, four years after the original show that propelled Meghan into the spotlight ended.
It comes after Patrick recently revealed he had had ‘zero communication’ with his former on-screen love interest.
In February, the actor and The show’s star, Gabriel Macht, confirmed that they have not kept in touch with the duchess following the legal drama’s streaming success.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actress explained how she and Patrick are getting the group back together, with their co-stars appearing as guests on the podcast, which has already released its first episodes. In the photo, Meghan on October 5, 2024.
Asked if the Duchess (pictured with co-star Patrick), 43, had been invited to the show, Sarah said: “Everyone is invited and everyone has been very supportive of us.” It’s amazing’
talking to 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?’
“I haven’t communicated with her other than to see her great 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 she 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.
Gina, who played lawyer Jessica Pearson in the US legal drama, revealed at the Los Angeles ceremony that the former co-stars simply “don’t have (Meghan’s) number” when asked if anyone had contacted the former actress
An informant said Page six that the Duchess of Sussex was invited to the event, but ‘unfortunately’ was unable to appear due to a ‘prior commitment’.
Speaking with Variety on the red carpet, Gina was asked: ‘Who texted Meghan and said, “you have to come to the Golden Globes, Meghan Markle?”‘?
‘We don’t have his number. We just don’t do it. She will see it. She will look. He will be happy that we are 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? Is everyone texting each other? She explained: ‘When everything happened, we were all texting each other. Yeah, our text thread is crazy right now. So it’s very exciting.”
Speaking about Meghan’s absence, a Globes source said Page six: ‘We asked the Duchess, but they told us that, unfortunately, she had a prior engagement.’