Pregnant Meghan Markle Was Called A 'Fat Lady' And She Loved It
Meghan Markle stopped by one of her new patronages, Mayhew, an international animal welfare charity, on Wednesday and got paid an interesting compliment.
“You’re a fat lady!” one of the women said, motioning to the Duchess of Sussex’s stomach. Others on Twitter heard “fat baby.”
“I’ll take it!” the former “Suits” star said, laughing along with the rest of the people in the room.
"You're a fat lady!"
Meghan has a great response to one bold woman's comment on her growing baby bump on a visit to an animal welfare charity
Read more: https://t.co/7yHYYFndgz pic.twitter.com/JFQhQpk0Y5— ITV News (@itvnews) January 16, 2019
Do my ears deceive me? Quite possibly the first time the Duchess of Sussex has been called a "fat lady" and loved it pic.twitter.com/xR2NelQyAW
— Hannah Furness (@Hannah_Furness) January 16, 2019
While some might perceive “fat” as a confusing comment for the duchess, the woman’s tone of voice and Markle’s cheerful response made it clear it was meant as a kind, friendly comment.
And though it’s not totally clear from the clip where the woman is from, people on Twitter noted that in many cultures “fat” is often meant as a compliment.
Don't know where the speaker is from, but "fat" is among the highest compliments in many African cultures.
— Alex Morey (@1AMorey) January 16, 2019
I tweeted on another thread just now. I am a jamaican. This is a jamaican lady. This is how we jamaican say "You are very pregnant "
— queenbhuie (@queenbhuie) January 16, 2019
She has a bajan accent from Barbados where my mom is also from, Alex. It was not given as an insult
— KIRA (@MariaKB722) January 16, 2019
Exactly!! It was meant to be a little tease. In Jamaica the older ladies will ask a pregnant woman" Are you sure that it is a baby or did you eat too much???
— queenbhuie (@queenbhuie) January 16, 2019
It’s a complement amongst African and Caribbean people
— Klue (@klue247) January 16, 2019
Markle recently revealed that she is pretty far along in her pregnancy during a visit to Birkenhead with her husband, Prince Harry, on Monday.
“We asked her how her pregnancy was going and she said she was six months and she tapped her tummy,” Carla Gandy told People magazine.
Previously, Kensington Palace said the duchess was expecting her first child sometime in the spring.
Already, bookies are betting that the baby will be a girl, which has prompted a lot of speculation that the duke and duchess would name the little one Diana.
“Harry and Meghan have a lot more flexibility in terms of feeling that they need to be deferential to tradition and follow a strict protocol,” Arianne Chernock, an associate professor of modern British history at Boston University, told HuffPost in October.
Depending on the baby’s gender, “we might see names like Alice, Arthur or Diana; certainly, they have a lot of resonance,” Chernock said. “But we might also see names like Jeanette. That was Meghan’s maternal grandmother, who she apparently had a close relationship with. Or Alvin, her mother’s father, who she was also very close to.”
We only have a few more months until royal fans find out for sure!
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