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For Mariah Carey, being a diva isn't a atrocious thing.
The "We Belong Together" vocalist precocious joined Meghan Markle for the 2nd occurrence of her podcast Archetypes, wherever they discussed what it means to beryllium a diva. During their conversation, Mariah called Meghan a "diva," which took the Duchess of Sussex by surprise. In a caller tweet, however, Mariah is clarifying what she actually meant when she referred to Meghan arsenic a diva.
"Really enjoyed talking to Duchess and Diva Meghan Markle astir 'The Duality of Diva,'" she tweeted connected Sept. 2. "Yes! I called her a diva, successful the astir fabulous, gorgeous, and empowering meaning of the word!!! #Archetypes."
In the episode, Meghan initially denied being a diva.
"I deliberation that's truly important for radical to remember," Meghan said during the Aug. 30 episode, "that determination mightiness beryllium this persona, and yes, the ‘diva' happening we tin play into."
While she noted that the word is "not thing I link to," Mariah interjected, saying, "You springiness america diva moments sometimes, Meghan."
Expressing surprise, Meghan responded, "I do? What benignant of diva moments bash I springiness you?" And arsenic the Grammy victor explained, "The visual, a batch of it's the visual."
"Well, I know," Mariah continued. "But let's unreal that you weren't truthful beauteous and didn't person the full happening and didn't often person gorgeous ensembles—you wouldn't possibly get arsenic overmuch ‘diva' stuff."
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Reflecting connected her speech with the "Emotions" vocalist astatine the extremity of the episode, Meghan explained however she felt being called a diva.
"It was each going swimmingly—I mean, truly well—until that infinitesimal happened," she said. "I don't cognize astir you, but it stopped maine successful my tracks erstwhile she called maine a diva."
She continued, "You couldn't spot me, obviously, but I started to sweat a small bit. I started squirming successful my seat successful this quiescent revolt...My caput genuinely was conscionable spinning with what nonsense [Mariah] indispensable person work oregon clicked connected to marque her accidental that."
But examining the multitudes down the word, Meghan didn't instrumentality discourtesy to her remark aft all, adding, "She meant it arsenic ‘chic,' arsenic ‘aspirational.' She meant ‘diva' arsenic a compliment, but I heard it arsenic a dig."
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