Ally Langdon rips into Meghan Markle
Ally Langdon has torn into Meghan Markle in the wake of her new podcast hitting Spotify, admitting she "tries to like" the exiled royal, but "there's just something" about her.
The Today Show host was joined by Australia's minister for sport and aged care, Anika Wells, on Wednesday morning, as the pair discussed the launch episode of Archetypes: Meghan's new Spotify exclusive podcast.
Together the women dissected Meghan's chat with tennis champion Serena Williams, and the story in which Meghan confirmed a fire in baby Archie's nursery during a royal engagement in Africa in 2019.
In the podcast, Meghan explained how their family had only been in the township of Nyanga for a few hours before the incident took place.
She detailed how then four-month-old Archie narrowly avoided a fire in his nursery as his nanny took him to another part of the residence when the heater burst into flames.
The Duchess then shared how she was required to attend another formal engagement, rather than stay home with her child.
While discussing the clip, Langdon pointed out that Meghan often "divided opinion".
She said, "I really try to like Meghan Markle... but there's just something, you know?"
Ms Wells agreed and said Meghan "should have pushed harder" to be with her child and taken him to the second public engagement.
"Ultimately I think, she should have pushed on, she should have fought harder," the minister said.
"She should have just brought the baby, made the point and said something."
"Because I think ultimately what everyone wants is authenticity in people in public life, and if that means being honest about caring responsibilities that ultimately creates better public policy."
Channel Nine's entertainment reporter Peter Ford also weighed in on the Duchess of Sussex's new project in a tweet, writing that it was "just another way she can talk about herself".
The first episode of Archetypes is available now on Spotify, and will feature a new guest each week, with next week's guest being music legend Mariah Carey.
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