It pays to be royalty. Before landing a spot on Suits and tying the knot with Prince Harry in 2018, Meghan Markle was reportedly so poor that she could not afford to fix her car door. Meghan is now worth millions of dollars, not to mention all the wealth she has access to as a member of the royal family. Here’s a quick look at Meghan’s struggles in the early days of her Hollywood career.
How much is Meghan Markle worth?
The best estimates put Meghan’s fortune at a little over $4
million. Most of her wealth comes from her days starring on the hit legal drama
Suits, for which she
pulled down close to $40,000 an episode.
Meghan Markle also earned a good salary for her part in the movie
Remember Me, which she worked on with her ex-husband, Trevor Engelson.
When you account for Harry’s wealth, however, the couple is worth well over $30 million – and that will likely increase now that they have struck out on their own. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning on becoming independently wealthy now that they have stepped down as senior members of the royal family.
Although Meghan will clearly never worry about money again, the
former actress struggled in the financial department when she trying to get her
first big break in Hollywood.
When the Duchess of Sussex was broke
As hard as it is to imagine, there once was a time when Meghan
was so poor that she had to do outrageous things just to save a few bucks here
and there.
According to Express,
this includes not being able to fix her car door when it broke. In a book from
2018 titled Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, author Andrew Morton claimed
that Meghan had to climb in and out of her car through the trunk because she
couldn’t get the door repaired.