Meghan really wanted everyone to believe she was having a great time being a guest on the
Ellen show.
But in the skit where Ellen tells her to behave in the most ridiculous way possible, Meghan
couldn't help but REVEAL her anger.
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I don't know about you, but I had the hardest time watching this skit.
It was cringe to say the least, because...
I mean, who would agree to this?
How in the world you think it's a good idea to go and ridicule yourself under Ellen's
commands?
Meghan squatting, drinking from a baby bottle, eating like a chipmunk...
This is attention of the lowest class.
And just imagine that in some office of a Public Relations firm, someone thought it
was a good idea for Meghan to appear on Ellen.
That idea was approved, they talked to Ellen's producers, they scripted the whole thing and
even so, Meghan agreed to do this.
But not because someone agrees to do something, they would be glad to do it.
And the first signal that proves that Meghan did not want to do this, is the gesture she
does right after squatting:
Yeah, you can see that she is apparently fixing her hair, but in fact she's hiding her facial
expression.
She's trying to smile but the smile is absolutely fake.
Also, did you spot her right hand? it's tense.
You just have to put your fingers in the same position to notice it immediately.
But what about Ellen?
Well, she was really enjoying every second.
But we are already used to Ellen being mean to her guests, like that time she forced Mariah
Carey into revealing that she was pregnant.
At the same time you'll agree with me that it depends on the guest.
Because, I'm sure that if you tell Rihanna to eat like a chipmunk, she's going to tell
you, go f*c yourself.
Then, why did Meghan agree to this?
Why did she agree to do such an artificial show? and you know how badly scripted it is
just for the way everyone else acts.
I mean, the assistant is almost ashamed when she says 'the Duchess of Sussex':
- ...and I'm the executive assistant to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex
And, at the same time, the vendors are absolutely not impressed.
To be fair, the vendors' reaction to 'the Duchess of Sussex' is the most realistic part
of all the skit, as in "I don't know who the hell are you talking about", which must be
the normal reaction when someone mentions Meghan's title.
But Meghan went all in and said, well, let's do this, and tried to go with the flow.
I mean, making a fool of herself is no big deal, it's almost part of her résumé.
But just one minute in and despite her best intentions to go with Ellen's orders, this
happens:
At first I thought that she was trying to listen to what Ellen was saying, but we should
remember that all of this had been scripted, rehearsed and absolutely controlled.
That's why you don't see anyone else shopping at that moment.
And for that first minute of Ellen talking into her earpiece, Meghan hasn't had any trouble
repeating her words almost instantly.
That's why I discarded this gesture as Meghan trying to listen to what Ellen was about to
say.
She already knew.
What happened at that moment is that she went absolutely serious for an instant and turned
her face away, right to the path that she was coming from.
And she also swallowed hard.
That was Meghan, again, wondering if all this foolishness was a good idea and had serious
doubts about this.
What's more, if you're talking to someone on the telephone, and that person smiles,
you will notice.
We have the ability to notice the mood of the person on the other side of the phone
just by listening.
So, Meghan was listening to Ellen's voice and noticing that mocking inflection.
That enjoying mocking her.
And you can imagine a woman with Meghan's personality and Ego having to obey someone
that is openly mocking her.
Well, it was uncomfortable even for the assintant, who was really evaluating her life decisions
here.
Then, why did Meghan agree to this? before we find out, first watch the next clip and
try to decipher her expression:
Yes... that's a classic chin jut right there.
A chin jut is one of the easiest signals of covert anger.
It displays for just a split second, and Meghan really tried to hide it with her hair.
Her face is absolutely serious.
She is not enjoying this one bit, and to try to disguise it, she does that hair parting
with both hands that cover her face and of course, cover her facial emotions.
Again, at the same time listening to Ellen through the earpiece, and Ellen was really
enjoying this sadistic game.
Now, watch the next attempt to a full smile:
Meghan knows how to put on a full smile.
She's done it in other videos and we have already confirmed that.
But if you zoom in in this one you'll notice that the lip corners are not pulling upwards
but to the sides, and the cheeks are not fully compressing the eyes.
And yes, she's looking straight at the camera, something that we already know is her superpower.
Her special ability.
Looking at the camera must be her way of releasing stress.
I'm sure she wanted to punch someone in the face at that moment.
And she showed it with her expression on the following clip:
That was really creepy.
She's trying to show a smile, something like following the joke she just said, and her
cheeks are trying to press the eyes like it was a genuine smile... but her chin juts sideways.
This is an expression of a lot of tension.
She was really angry at the moment with Ellen's pranks and had a really hard time trying to
conceal that.
And we got another clue when Ellen appears and Meghan gives her a hug.
Watch closely and let's see what can you spot:
There's absolutely no reason for Meghan clenching her hand like this behind Ellen's back.
Her right hand was absolutely free and when she reached out for the hug, it was clenched,
almost in a fist.
Meghan was not comfortable at all, giving that hug.
You can imagine that at this moment she was really resentful of everything Ellen had made
her do, literally, a fool of herself and for what? and then hug her like it was nothing?
This was so artificial that you can even see the lighting and camera operators walking
away in the background when everything finished.
The producers just didn't even care to hide them.
And yes, it's a little concerning the assistant walking so far from them and of course, making
sure to NOT make eye contact with Ellen.
You know what would happen if she does.
As I told you, it was really hard for me to watch this.
One thing is being able to make a fool of yourself, to laugh at yourself, to not take
yourself too seriously.
That's actual mental health.
That's a very healthy attitude.
But a totally different thing is let yourself be played by someone else in a way that is
not fun.
In a way that is uncomfortable to watch.
Especially Meghan, who has claimed so many times 'being disrespected by the media'.
That's beyond ironic.
The message that Meghan is sending with this kind of attitudes is not being relatable,
or being down to earth, or someone who can laugh about themselves.
The real message is of someone who is desperate for attention.
And sadly, when you're desperate for attention, that's something that almost anyone can smell
from a mile away.
People notice it.
And whatever impact you want to have with this kind of strategy, well...
You're gonna have the opposite effect.
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