Howie Mandel served as host of “Deal or No Deal” for its entire 14-year run, and, during that time, many young women were hired to hold and open the contestants’ briefcases.
Meghan Markle was one of those women. She was starting off in her acting career at the time and appeared in 30 episodes of “Deal or No Deal” in 2006 and 2007, per Hollywood Life.
She later left the game show to pursue acting roles and was even cast on the television series “Suits,” in which she portrayed Rachel Zane (via Newsweek). However, Markle left the series after she began dating Prince Harry, whom she married in 2018.
While “Deal or No Deal” was something of a big break for Markle, Mandel recently admitted during an interview with Piers Morgan that he doesn’t remember her time on the game show.
“I’m going to be totally honest with you,” he said. “I have absolutely no memory of her. I did not remember until she was dating Harry and people started saying, ‘What can you tell us about Meghan?’ and I would say, ‘Who’s Meghan?’ I didn’t know — I didn’t remember.”
Mandel added: “I did not know her and I don’t remember her to this day. But maybe that’s the beauty of it.”
While Markle might not have made a huge impression on Mandel, she is now one of the most famous people in the world.
