Early discussions between Meghan Markle and Guy Ritchie about a role in The Gentlemen were leaked to improve her acting credentials, TV insiders believe.
The Duchess of Sussex was reported by a Hollywood website last Friday to be in preliminary talks over a possible role in a third series of the Netflix gangster series.
The claim was made hours after an Australian journalist said she was eyeing a return to acting as part of her move back to Britain with Prince Harry and their two children.
But prominent royal author Tina Brown then claimed on Saturday that the offer had already been withdrawn
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