Meghan Markle 'irritated' as she's pushed along the red carpet in awkward moment
Meghan Markle had an "awkward" moment whilst at an event last week as she was ushered along the red carpet.
A body language expert has explained that the Duchess of Sussex "managed to style it out" but the former royal was at risk of showing "irritation" as she was pushed along like any other celebrity. The former actress, 42, made her return to the red carpet for Variety's Power of Women event on Thursday. She was among the celebrity guests who posed for photos at the occasion, which was hosted in Los Angeles by the magazine.
Footage from the event attracted attention over Meghan being ushered along the red carpet by an assistant. Meghan briefly continued to pose, before engaging with the individual and then moving along.
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Meghan Markle attended Variety's Power of Women event in Los Angeles last week (Matt Baron/BEI/REX/Shutterstock)
She posed for photos whilst on the red carpet at the special occasion just a few days ago (Variety via Getty Images)Body language expert Judi James shared her thoughts with GB News. She said that Meghan is becoming "pretty adept" at "recovery," with her having suggested that this is when she turns a "slip-up" and potential "loss of dignity" into a "face-saving change of movement to rescue" her brand.
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After mentioning apparent previous instances, Judi said: "Here though the risk actually looks greater in terms of either diminishing her status as a duchess or allowing an expression of impatience or irritation to leak out."
Judi said that publicists can be "quite firm" in the way that they "usher" celebrities along at events to ensure that the biggest names in the queue get adequate attention. She said Meghan seemed "too much in the zone" to notice the hand reaching out to her that "gate-crashed" her photos.
She was seemingly ushered along by an assistant at one point during the occasion (Variety via Getty Images)The body language expert said that it implied that Meghan can be "pushed along" just like other celebrities. She said that gesture itself typically implies that a guest has gone "beyond their time limit" and that there are bigger names "waiting".
Judi said that whilst it's fine to be "led or pulled along," as it implies the celebrity needs to ensure they speak to all of the media, being "pushed or shoved along," even without direct physical contact, is "not a good look" for a celebrity.
She suggested the outlet recently that Meghan didn't seem to initially see the "outstretched hand" that was directed towards her. Judi said that when the former actor did she seemingly "ignores it, backing away" and continuing to pose.
The event marked former actor Meghan's return to a red carpet (FilmMagic)Judi said there is a moment of "potential conflict" as the assistant continues to move forward with an "ushering gesture". She added that it's at this moment that Meghan "performs her 'recovery'," before further sharing her thoughts.
The body language expert said that she was seen holding out her own hand as she connected with the assistant's as though being approached by a "lifelong fan or old friend". Judi added: "She keeps hold of it, shaking it slightly as though signalling affection, before going back for a few more shots."
Further discussing the situation on the red carpet, Judi said that Meghan's moment in the spotlight was "sullied" by the hand reaching out into photos of her and the "implied low status of being ushered along" at such an event.
Judi suggested that the Royal Family "don't get ushered". She said that the incident appeared to be a "small clash of status behaviours" for the Duchess of Sussex, "versus" Meghan as a former actor. She added: "Her return in triumph looked compromised but she managed to style it out without looking annoyed."
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