Meghan Markle Gets Real About Pregnancy Struggles and Motherhood Pressures
Meghan Markle has revealed the physical challenges she faced during her pregnancies, including the difficulty of wearing high heels while heavily pregnant, leaving her leaning on Prince Harry for support. The candid admission came in the final episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, released on Tuesday.
In the episode, the Duchess of Sussex welcomed Sara Blakely, founder of shapewear brand Spanx and a mother of four. Their conversation focused on the realities of building a business while raising children—something both women know firsthand.
Meghan reflected on her journey, saying: “People forget that Lili is three, and Archie is five. So you look at the past five, six years of my life, it’s yes, with being pregnant or with a newborn or with a toddler, and then another one.”
She praised Blakely’s accomplishments, noting: “The amount of what you have created, evolved through the level of what you have done while having this many children, all at that age. It’s something that I think people often forget.”
As the episode came to a close, the two discussed Blakely’s latest venture, Sneex—a hybrid of heels and sneakers designed for comfort. This prompted Meghan to make a humorous but heartfelt confession about wearing stilettos while pregnant.
“A friend just said to me the other day, ‘I just saw this picture I had forgotten about when you were so pregnant with Archie,’” she recalled. “I mean I gained 65 pounds with both pregnancies, ‘and you’re in these five-inch’—I always wear my five-inch pointy-toed stilettos—they’re like ‘You have the most enormous bump, and your tiny little ankles are bracing themselves in these high heels.’”
The Duchess added with a laugh: “But all of my weight was in the front, so you’re just going ‘How on earth am I not just tipping, you know, face-planting?’ I’m always clinging very closely to my husband like ‘Please don’t let me fall!’”
Beyond fashion challenges, Meghan also addressed the broader struggles faced by female entrepreneurs, such as financial guilt and the pressure of societal expectations. “So many women, especially, were taught not to even talk about money,” she said, highlighting how it wasn’t until the 1970s that women could have a credit card in their name.
She also emphasized the need for self-care: “It all starts with us. Good Lord, we have to take care of ourselves first.”
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