Jack Quaid gave a short but powerful verdict on what it was like working with Meghan Markle in her new movie Close Personal Friends.
“It was insane,” he admitted on Entertainment Tonight last week, before quickly bypassing Markle and praising his fellow castmates.
“The main cast is myself, Brie Larson, Henry Golding, and Lily Collins, and it’s a great group of people to be a part of,” exclaimed the son of legendary actors Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan.
“We went to the set every day and did our best to make each other laugh.”
Although Jack didn’t say much about the Duchess of Sussex, her role in the comedy marked her big return to acting eight years after ending her Hollywood career.
She plays herself in the film and was spotted on the set of Amazon MGM Studios in Pasadena, California, last November.
“This is a big moment for Meghan and marks a return to what she really loves,” an Amazon/MGM Studios production source told The Sun at the time.
The source added that Markle, 44, was “inundated with offers and this felt like the right one.”
“This is Meghan’s way of dipping her toe back into the water and seeing how much she enjoys being back on set,” the source continued. “Everyone involved is very excited and has been sworn to secrecy about her involvement.”
A production member also said that her husband, Prince Harry, is “really supportive” of her decision to return to acting.
Markle decided to step back from her Hollywood career in 2017 during her engagement to the Duke of Sussex.
Her most notable role was playing Rachel Zane on Suits from 2011 to 2018. The royal family reportedly expressed concern when she started dating Prince Harry, saying they had “never seen her in a role like that.”
“It’s a new chapter, right?” she said of stepping down from the legal drama role as she looks to a new life.
“I’ve ticked that box and I’m very proud of the work we’ve done there. Now it’s time to work together[with Harry]as a team,” she added.
In 2020, Markle and Prince Harry quit their duties as members of the royal family and have since moved to Southern California, where they are raising two children, sons Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.
