Duchess of Dior? Meghan Markle set to sign a multimillion deal with fashion giant

Following the cancellation of her podcast after just one season, Meghan Markle is set to take on a new starring role - as the face of Dior.

Rumours are abound all over Hollywood that the Duchess of Sussex’s next step is to sign a contract with the French fashion giant, which could net her a staggering $20million (or some €18.2m) over three years.

Back in April, Markle signed up with talent agency WME and it appears their latest mission is to 're-invent' the royal in the wake of negative publicity surrounding Markle and her husband's apparently strained relationship with his family, especially with regard to the publication of his ‘tell-all’ book ‘Spare’.

With their popularity dented in the US as well as across the pond, Meghan joining global stars including Rihanna and Jennifer Lawrence as the public face of the brand will likely go some way to rehabilitate their image.

The rumours about Meghan potentially becoming the 'Duchess of Dior' come after a Spotify executive dubbed she and Harry "f***ing grifters" following the abrupt end to their $25 million (approx. €22.8 million) deal with the streaming giant.

Bill Simmons, the head of podcast innovation and monetization at Spotify, speaking on his self-titled podcast, said, “‘The F***ing Grifters’. That’s the podcast we should’ve launched with them”, adding, “I gotta get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea. It’s one of my best stories”.

Last Friday (16 June), Spotify cancelled its contract with Meghan and Harry after they failed to produce enough content on Meghan’s podcast, Archetypes.

Focusing on stereotypes against women, their media company Archewell managed to deliver just 13 hours of the podcast in three