Meghan Markle and Mariah Carey discuss biracial identity on ‘Archetypes’ podcast

The two women discussed their biracial identities.

Carrie opened up to Meghan about moving frequently as a girl and feeling caught between the black and white sides of the city.

“I didn’t fit anywhere,” Carey said.

Meghan referred to an interview she read in which actress Halle Berry said she was treated as a black woman rather than as a biracial woman because of her dark complexion.

“And for us, I think it’s very different because we have white skin,” Meghan said. “You’re not treated as a black woman. You’re not treated as a white woman.” You are in the middle.”

Meghan told Carey that when she started dating Prince Harry, she was just beginning to be treated like a black woman.

“I always thought it was okay to say I was mixed,” Carrie said.

Meghan’s chat with Carrie is the second episode of her Spotify podcast, which debuted last week with an interview with Serena Williams. Next week’s episode will feature comedian and showrunner Mindy Kaling.

After its debut, “Archetypes” surpassed “The Joe Rogan Experience” to reach number one on Spotify’s podcast chart. Its release comes two years after Spotify announced an exclusive deal with Archewell Audio, the audio-first production company founded by Prince Harry and Meghan. Back in 2020, the two released their holiday podcast on Spotify, their first podcast under the deal.

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