In 2014, before Meghan Markle met Prince Harry, Page six reported that then-Irish actor and professional golfer Rory McIlroy was sparking romance rumors. The outlet came across Meghan’s Twitter account where she posted something revealing. At the time, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was on everyone’s social media. The challenge, which consisted of tossing a bucket of ice water on the head and nominating someone else to do the same, was used to promote awareness of Lou Gehrig’s disease and encourage donations for research.
Needless to say, countless celebrities participated in the charitable activity, with Meghan being one of them. Page six noted that for Meghan’s challenge, she posted a video of herself, with Rory being the one who threw the ice cube on her head. She captioned the post, “#ALSicebucketchallenge Accepted!” He added: «I nominate @serenawilliams (you better do it!) – Special thanks to @McIlroyrory . » Page six He then pointed to the smiling face at the end of his caption, hinting that it was flirtatious behavior.
At the time, Sports Casting also linked the two romantically, reporting, ‘Although the Irish mirror reported that “they were never more than friends,” McIlroy and Markle were spotted around town together several times before he started dating. [Erica] Stoll «. Stoll and McIlroy ended up getting married in 2017, just a year before Meghan and Harry walked down the aisle.
Given that Meghan and McIlroy never publicly addressed the romance rumors, it seems like fans will never really know if there was a spark. However, you never know, it could have been the ALS Ice Cube Challenge that cooled things off.
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