In the most recent episode of her podcast, Archetypes, Meghan Markle dug deep into her African roots discovering that she is 43% Nigerian.
Markle verified taking a genealogy test several years ago, and on this special episode of her podcast, she publicly shared the news with Nigerian-American comedian/actress/writer, Ziwe.
Meghan shares the details!
I’m 43% Nigerian, Meghan Markle reveals after genealogy test
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian after taking a genealogy test.
Markle made this known in the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, where she expressed her desire to ..1 pic.twitter.com/bFKllBJVi3
— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) October 25, 2022
Ziwe was stunned and excited to learn this revelation.
“Are you serious? This is huge. Igbo, Yoruba, do we know?” she asked.
Meghan shared how important it was for her to learn more about where she really comes from.
“I’m going to start to dig deeper into all this because anybody that I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, are like what?” continued Markle.
Nigerians were elated and took their excitement straight to Twitter. One very excited user immediately claimed The Duchess as family.
Aaahhh…that explains it. The tenacity, work ethic… Lemme add her to the family tree 😄. But that's interesting; I'm fascinated by genealogy and wondered if it was drilled down to ethnic group. Still…claimed😄
— Kemi | Musings & Adventures (@NYCapricorn) October 25, 2022
Another person shared that all Nigerians are now required to defend Markle through all bullying.
Now that we know Meghan Markle is 43% Nigerian,all Nigerians have a family duty to ensure that she is defended against bullying by those stereotype media.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) October 25, 2022
Of course, you have the usual hate from, racist royalists, as shared by another user. They aren’t letting it slide though!
Why Meghan Markle revealing she is 43% Nigerian is upsetting racist Royalists ? 😂 And they keep repeating the lie that she listed as Caucasian when she played a Biracial character with a Black father on Suits for 7 seasons and never hid her Black mother pic.twitter.com/kUbL4Fffum
— NoChillMood (@ritaag) October 26, 2022
The hate is said to be primarily coming from British media, posted another user to Twitter.
Trolls & the British media feigning surprise & shock that Meghan Markle is 43% Nigerian, when her beautiful black mother sat in the front pew of her wedding that was broadcast in front of billions of people around the world, is wild. 🤣🤣🤣
— Anne Boleyn (“Brazen Hussy”) (@TudorChick1501) October 26, 2022
As you can see, she is PROTECTED! So the trolls’ best bet is to fall back!
We are pulling up on anyone that chats shit about Meghan Markle now. She’s Nigerian, We gotta protect our Queen. All opps kindly take note
— Big Cousin (@ImohUmoren) October 25, 2022
Markle is loved by many, and this is positive news despite the folks who may disapprove.
I love Meghan Markle & her podcast! A weekly reminder to be your authentic self & happy regardless of what ANYONE says about it. We have ONE life, don't waste it listening to haters or naysayers. Meghan being 43% Nigerian is trippy!! This explains my deep love & support for her🥰 pic.twitter.com/vHq4FYagWu
— Minky (@kdrama_newbie) October 25, 2022
Be sure to check out Markle’s podcast episode seven, and get into the conversation. She also has Issa Rae as a guest along with Professor Emily Bernard.
