Meghan Markle Emotionally Admits She's Not Really Okay in New Interview

From Oprah Magazine

• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have a new documentary called Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, airing on U.K.'s ITV on October 18.

• Filmed during their recent South African tour, both royals open up about the pressures of fame.

• In Meghan Markle's interview, she reveals her time in the public eye as a new mother has been "really challenging" and when a reporter asks if it's fair to say she's really not okay, her answer is "yes."

Meghan Markle is opening up to the the public in a rare interview set to premiere on Sunday, October 18.

Markle, along with her husband Prince Harry, will appear in a new documentary called Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, airing on the U.K.'s ITV October 18. And while U.S. viewers will have to wait to watch it for themselves on ABC Wednesday, October 23 on ABC, brief sneak-peaks are already being released. One clip in particular shows the Duchess of Sussex revealing to interviewer Tom Bradby how she's handled the pressures of being in the pubic eye amidst relentless media attention and being a new mother to 5-month-old Archie.

“Any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable, and so that was made really challenging," she said. "And then when you have a newborn, you know. And especially as a woman...it’s a lot. So you add this on top of just trying to be a new mom or trying to be a newlywed. It’s um…yeah. I guess, also thank you for asking, because not many people have asked if I’m okay, but it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes.”

Bradby continued on, asking if it's fair to say the Duchess is "not really OK." Markle responds—clearly emotional—with a succinct "yes."

The documentary was filmed during the couple's recent South African tour, and while there were plenty of happy moments (an adorable red-headed baby Archie for example), it was in the latter half of the tour that Harry announced he and the duchess would be suing the Daily Mail. In 2018, the tabloid published a private letter from Markle to her estranged father.

The prince also wrote an unprecedented statement about what he called a "ruthless campaign" against his wife.

"I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditized to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person," he wrote. "I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces."

Harry's also seen speaking up in the documentary, again referencing his mother Princess Diana's death.

"I think being part of this family—in this role, in this job—every single time I see a camera, every single time I hear a click, every single time I see a flash, it takes me straight back. In that respect, it’s the worst reminder of her life as oppose to the best... with the role, with the job and sort of the pressures that come with that — I get reminded of the bad stuff.”

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