- I've never had a green juice before.
Mm.
(upbeat music)
Hi, my name is Ada.
My life is boring.
So to try and fix that,
I'm going to steal somebody else's life,
hold the Nigerian jokes,
but I'm going to live like a different celebrity each week.
And hopefully it will shake up my life a bit.
The pandemic has kind of just slowed things down.
I'm out of a routine.
I can't do it anymore.
I'm tired. I'm tired. It's too hard.
I need to take somebody else's life and do it instead.
So this week, I'm going to live like
the one, the only, the black princess,
Meghan Markle.
I've always wanted to be a princess,
particularly the princess married to Prince Harry
and I didn't get the chance.
I'm going to go through her whole routine,
eating, working out, all that good stuff she does,
and hopefully it will shake up my life a bit.
So, what is Meghan's schedule?
I'm going to tell you,
'cause I've done my research.
So unfortunately, Meghan wakes up every day at 4:30 AM
to do yoga.
And then around 5:00 AM, she starts doing emails.
I'm going to start working at 5:00 AM.
Buzzfeed isn't paying me enough to do that,
but I'm going to do it enough for you guys.
She then listens to the music to pump up her life,
and this is at like 5:00 AM,
so my boyfriend's going to hate me
because I'm going to be shouting around the house.
What her diet consists of is like oatmeal,
acai bowls, and then a green juice.
and then a taco for dinner.
I'm going to be hungry, guys.
I'm doing it for you.
I'm just doing it for all of us.
And she also does a full body workout.
or she does Pilates, or she runs.
It's raining outside, I ain't going to run.
And she loves to indulge in some wine.
That is something I can do.
I've been doing that.
I do it every day.
Some may say I do it too much.
Some may say it's a problem.
But I can do the wine bit.
But yeah, I'm going to take you through a week,
and when I say week, I say a working week guys,
'cause a girl likes to party.
And then maybe I'll learn something,
maybe I'll be a better person.
Maybe a royal will see this and call me up.
Maybe Piers Morgan will talk about me on the news.
Who knows?
But, I'm going to take you on the journey with me.
Oh my god.
It's so early, I'm crying.
The sun is barely out.
It's really just me and the foxes.
Oh my God, my voice hasn't actively started working yet.
It's 4:45.
I'm going to do some yoga.
I've never done yoga before.
I am not flexible.
But I'm ready.
I put my full outfit on
because I feel like Meghan is the type
to wear a full outfit at four in the morning.
And I'm trying to feel close to her.
This might be the first and last time I do this.
I might just do a big tee-shirt next time.
(invigorating music)
I think I fell asleep while doing that yoga a few times,
but forgive me.
It's 5:00 AM right now.
I'm not happy, I'm not having fun,
but we're off to good start,
so that's the main thing.
It is about half five in the morning.
And Meghan now, allegedly, from the research I've done,
starts sending emails.
I personally don't even believe this.
I believe that she probably schedules emails the day before
and they just go out half five,
but this is the information I have.
So I'm going to start working.
And I guess I'll ask for a raise after
because why am I working so hard?
(upbeat music)
According to The Every Girl,
after she's done a couple of emails,
after working out at 5 AM,
she puts on some music to pump herself up.
So I'm going to listen to Doja's new album
and have a little boogie.
(upbeat music)
I might not be able to know how to dance,
but I'ma dance on beat.
Anyway, breakfast time.
This is going to be the earliest
I had breakfast in a long time.
I don't even think I've been eating breakfast.
Insider, shout out to the Insider,
has shown loads of Meghan's food routine
and I'm going to take you through it.
So apparently Meghan has oats.
(objects clatter)
Ooh.
This is giving me like...
Oh my God, I want to go home.
This just made me so homesick
'cause it makes me think of like
when my mom would make us oats in the morning
and like force us the eat before primary school.
I'm just chop us some strawberries.
I heard she did all of her food shopping at Whole Foods.
So what did I do?
I went to Whole Foods because apparently I have money.
A shout out to Cause bah Made It,
like literally the cutest chopping board of all time.
(bowls clank)
Oh my god, it's honestly taking me back.
(gentle music)
Yo, I'm going to fall asleep.
I'm going to fall asleep.
I think I just have to remember why I wanted to do this
and I want to change up my routine.
So I think I need to be more positive.
But this whole lockdown mentality,
of like waking up just as work starts,
had to stop anyway.
You, man, might be thinking,
"Why don't you drink coffee? Why don't you drink a coffee?"
She doesn't drink any.
But according to the sources, she has lemon water
and that helps wake her up.
I don't know what that's supposed to do for anybody,
but I guess I could attempt it
because I don't know how some lemons
is going to wake me up right now.
(water splashes)
Eh, nasty.
Hopefully that's going to fuel me on
for another couple hours.
That lemon water helped me for a whole 10 seconds.
But I'm just having a five minute lie down
and then I'll be back onto Meghan's schedule.
So I'm sat on my balcony
because I thought that maybe if I work outside
the cold will help wake me up
because I do feel like I'm flagging like massively.
And at least it's a change of scenery.
But I am also getting really hungry.
So I might have a snack soon.
But I'm going to work outside for an hour or so
and then just see how it goes.
So I would say working outside definitely works.
It definitely woke me up.
I feel like I've got my second wind,
but I am really hungry now.
So I think I'm going to try one of Meghan's snacks.
When did they have that porridge, like at six.
It's 11 now, it's like past 11.
Apparently Meghan likes to have a green juice as a snack.
So I'm going to try to do a green juice.
I've never had a green juice before.
I've always looked them and been like,
"Ew, gross forget that."
I need to clean and cut my veggies.
It doesn't actually say how much I'll need of all.
So I'm just going to eyeball it.
And then juice or blend and then basically just drink.
It smells like grass, man.
Bottoms up.
Mm.
I did not blend this well.
It's not exactly a juice 'cause I can't really drink it.
I have to chew it.
Jesus.
And it's two PM, so that means my day's over.
I kind of like that.
So I don't like that I have to start work at five,
had to wake up at four.
But I do like that it's 2:00 PM
and I have the rest of the day to myself.
And what a blessing, this life.
Next on the agenda is Meghan's work out.
Word on the street is that
Meghan loves a Tracy Anderson full body workout,
so that's what I'm going to do.
I found a 15 minute one because I'm not going to lie,
I am flagging, but I did want to finish the day.
I did want to make sure I did everything
that Meghan was doing and finished the day on a high.
So let's get into it.
(gentle music)
That was kind of weird for me.
I wasn't enjoying it,
'cause I didn't know what was going on.
But anyway, Sha, I tried, and I'm honestly very tired.
So I'm going to settle now and probably get some food.
(gentle music)
It is a little after 4:40 an I can't do it all.
Yesterday I made a mistake.
I think I already failed the first day
because England is playing
so I went to watch them at a bar.
I started the night
saying I wasn't going to have any drinks,
and we all know how that goes.
You can't throw it out.
I have to sleep at like 8:00 PM if this is going to work.
I'm just going to yoga in this, have a shower,
jump on some work and then get to breakfast.
Powering through.
(gentle music)
I actually have co-working in my building.
And I thought if I remove myself from my apartment
this early in the morning,
then it might help focus the brain a bit more.
Famous last words,
but it is like half six and I feel pretty good.
I think coming to a different environment to work
was actually a shout.
And also not eating too early.
I'm gonna to try and have breakfast a little bit later
because I think I had it too early
and that's what made me hungry really early.
I think I've got a good plan in place.
Guys, I think that was the most productive I've ever been.
The juices are really flowing in the morning.
I was getting it done.
But yeah, time for breakfast 'cause I'm starving.
(milk splashes)
So while this is cooking,
I'm going to have my dance party
that Meghan swears by to pump up.
He can join me if he wants to
and I guess I'll listen to Jackson Five.
(disco music)
Got my porridge, can you see it?
And then I've got a little bowl of fruits.
It is literally 8:24.
And I don't feel like I look
way more weight than I did yesterday.
(knife thumps)
Ah.
Usually working from home, at this time,
I am kind of like, you know, what I could do with a nap,
but I'm super energized.
We'll see how the next couple of days go,
but right now, even walking to the shop,
I feel like I could go on like a couple hours walk.
So I think that's a good thing.
(plastic rustles)
So I've come back from the shops
and I was like, "Look, I've got all this new found energy,
why don't I use it and just work out?"
And that's best way forward
so I'm going to do some Pilates.
I heard Meg loves some Pilates and
I also love some Pilates
so this will actually be a workout I'm used to.
(gentle music)
That was grand. I feel great.
I'm starting to think like, am I a morning person?
So let's make a green juice.
Bit full, but there we go.
I'm getting used to it. I quite like it to be honest.
I was just about to jump in the shower,
but I just got a delivery of my favorite part
of living like Meghan Markle, wine.
It's probably no surprise,
but I'm actually really hungry.
So I am going to make a Meghan Markle dinner.
And according to the Insider, she loves a taco.
I don't like tacos that I make myself,
I always like to just buy them.
So I'm just going to make fajitas
and have a glass of red wine.
And then go to bed 'cause I'm absolutely shattered.
But I'm going to have a really good sleep
because I feel like I had a really productive day.
Here's to being Meghan.
(gentle music)
Have you fallen asleep on the toilet? No?
Well that just happened to me.
Good morning.
I found it so much harder to wake up today,
I thought I was getting used to everything.
But I do want to show you something really pretty.
Oh my God.
Maybe I've been missing out on the true joy
because I've not been seeing the sunrise.
Hello, sunlight lighting.
Like, get into it.
I'm ready, I'm still tired.
But the yoga was lush, as you saw.
But I've decided I'm going to work outside, because why not?
If this is what Meghan was talking about
then I can definitely get used to this.
It's amazing how the sun can just change your mood.
Ah! Jesus.
(upbeat music)
So, it's time for breakfast.
I read, again with the Insider, Meghan loves acai bowls.
I think acai is like a super fruit
with bare vitamins, bare health things.
And then I'm going to sprinkle some fruit on top.
So fruit on top of fruit to make it even more healthy.
So I defrosted it and like blended it like it said,
but it' actually like this thick.
That is nothing.
What am I going to do with that?
I was going to make it look pretty with the fruit and stuff,
but like barely anything to decorate.
See.
It definitely tastes healthy.
I want to keep on my Meghan timetables,
I'm going to quickly make green juice
because I am hungry, but I don't actually have time to eat.
Which is probably why she makes green juices,
'cause she's always on the run.
And then I need to head out.
I am going to put the green juice in my little
Love Island bottle and take it with me on the go,
which will keep me fueled throughout the day.
So you're probably like, Ada, why are you rushing?
You have no life, where exactly are you going?
Well, actually I record a podcast every Thursday.
Make sure you go out and check out "Season Sessions."
And I thought, "If I rush over now or if I take the tube,
I'm not going to have any time to do like
my workout for the day."
And I read that Meghan really likes to run,
but I don't like to run.
So I was like, "You know what,
why don't I walk to my recording session?"
And it's an hour walk.
And that's my workout for the day.
(gentle music)
So back at home, the walk was really nice.
It was refreshing.
It's just nice to get a little bit of walks in sometimes.
And I'm actually going out for dinner.
So I'm concerned
if I will be able to do Meghan's dinner routine.
But maybe I'll order something
that's close to what she likes.
I know she likes a bit sushi sometimes.
She likes fries.
I can definitely order fries.
Waking up this glow morning makes everything better.
It's actually five O'clock, my alarm didn't go off.
So it's not my fault.
I'm off an hour late, it's not going to kill somebody.
So I'm just going to drive straight in
because I actually have my sister coming 'round
to do my hair at like mid day.
But luckily, because I wake up at five, by mid day,
I'm basically done with my working day.
And I'm sure Meghan has the same thing.
Meghan is a black woman and that hair is laid.
She's getting her hair done regularly.
No breaks, just push through.
(beep)
(gentle music)
Good morning.
Yeah.
So yesterday I started the day super confident
as you all saw.
And then I sat down and I don't know what happened
but I fell asleep all the way to to midday.
And so my sister came to do my hair
and I have messed up my whole challenge.
I think my tiredness had just really caught up with me
and my body just was like, "No."
Anyway, it's the last day of the challenge,
I've actually got up a little bit early,
my body clock is just like threw me up a little bit earlier.
I'm just going to plow through,
'cause this is actually my busiest day.
So on the day early with this lemon.
This is one thing I definitely will not miss.
I'm gonna have breakfast now, 'cause I'm actually starving.
Today's probably going to be the hardest day for me.
I have a lot to do in my normal working schedule
that I couldn't shift around.
And then with Meghan's schedule I'm going to end up doing
a 14 hour workday.
And I'm already very tired.
Early bird gets the worm.
Welcome to the Buzzfeed office.
I have two shoots today.
I have a press screening today,
which kind of just like loops you out your schedule
for two hours.
It's not going to be easy,
but we're going to push through and then just keep ticking.
So I forgot to do my blended green juice.
So Chloe, thank you,
has brought me a Pret green juice
so I can still do my Meghan challenge.
It's not as good as the one I've been making at home-
- [Woman] It's enough?
- But it'll have to do.
(Ada laughs)
I'm back home after a long workday.
I've just showered and trying to relax,
but I have successfully failed that day.
You know, can't all be winners,
but it's the trying that counts.
I'm not here for a medal.
So what a week.
I lived like Meghan Markle for a week
and it was an experience.
To be perfectly honest,
I don't think I'm going to do that again.
Waking up at 4:00 AM every day takes its toll.
At the beginning of the week, I was very optimistic.
I was so young, so naive.
Coming to the end of the week,
my body just couldn't keep up with it.
I was actually shattered.
The day where I fell asleep, look, guys,
that sleep was hittin'
because I didn't realize how tired my body was.
It really is an adjustment.
I think doing something like this just for five days,
it's probably not long enough for your body to adjust.
It was just way too much for me.
The things I will take from this challenge
is I did really enjoy waking up
and doing yoga in the morning.
The sunrise at 4:00 AM is beautiful,
but it's not beautiful enough for me to do that every day.
I really did enjoy eating oatmeal.
And even though I was very, very skeptical about it,
I will probably take on the green juice.
I really enjoyed that.
Gave me so much energy.
I was pumping through the day
with just that little juice alone.
But everything else, sorry Meg,
it's a no for me, but we tried.
So onto the next one.
Next week watch me live like someone I truly admire,
someone we all love.
Someone I hope to be best friends with one day.
Next week I'll be living like.