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Meghan Markle and Constance Wu’s mental health revelations: in the latest episode of the duchess’ Archetypes podcast on Spotify, she spoke about how Prince Harry found her help at her ‘worst point’

Constance Wu and Meghan Markle recently spoke about mental health issues on Markle’s Archetypes podcast. Photos: Getty Images
Constance Wu and Meghan Markle recently spoke about mental health issues on Markle’s Archetypes podcast. Photos: Getty Images

  • The Duchess of Sussex just spoke to Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu and Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone in her podcast’s ‘heaviest and most hopeful episode’
  • Markle confessed she had suicidal thoughts during her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, but Wu had similar struggles due to backlash after she vented about Fresh of the Boat on Twitter …

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has opened up about her experience finding a mental health specialist in the latest episode of her Archetypes podcast on Spotify.
Meghan Markle hosts the podcast Archetypes, where she discusses women’s issues with guests – sometimes famous friends. Photo: Archetypes
Meghan Markle hosts the podcast Archetypes, where she discusses women’s issues with guests – sometimes famous friends. Photo: Archetypes

The episode, titled, “The Decoding of Crazy with Deepika Padukone, Jenny Slate and Constance Wu,” aired on Tuesday, October 11, and is the “heaviest and most hopeful episode” of the series to date, according to a Spotify press release.

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The episode contains a trigger warning, as Markle and her guests speak about mental health and how sharing their experiences publicly may help others with similar struggles.

So what exactly was discussed in the episode?

Constance Wu spoke about her suicide attempt

Constance Wu attends the premiere of The Terminal List at the DGA in Los Angeles, California, US, on June 22. Photo: EPA-EFE
Constance Wu attends the premiere of The Terminal List at the DGA in Los Angeles, California, US, on June 22. Photo: EPA-EFE

Constance Wu, an actress and author who most may recognise from Crazy Rich Asians, spoke with Markle about her personal experiences with mental health, including her suicide attempt three years ago after receiving backlash for since-deleted tweets where she expressed frustration about her Fresh Off the Boat TV series being renewed.

Randall Park, left, and Constance Wu appear in a scene from Fresh Off the Boat. Photo: ABC via AP
Randall Park, left, and Constance Wu appear in a scene from Fresh Off the Boat. Photo: ABC via AP

She previously opened up about the backlash in a statement shared on Twitter in July, where she wrote that the “scary moment” made her reassess a lot in her life, and put her career aside for the last three years to focus on her mental health.