Mariah Carey called out Meghan Markle for "diva" behavior, despite the British royal claiming it's not something she can connect to.
While Markle isn’t acting right now, fans can check out [some of her more forgotten roles](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2562602/meghan-markle-roles-you-probably-forgot-about) before she became British royalty. Lover of music (US and international). [her signature Christmas song “All I Want For Christmas is You” will hit number once again this year](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/mariah-carey-responds-after-her-christmas-classic-hits-1-on-the-charts-again-more-than-25-years-after-its-release). Mariah Carey was dealing with image and self-esteem issues during that relatively quick rise to stardom, and hiding away her glamorous true ambitions didn’t help. Luckily, Carey was able to take control of her career and showed off her glamorous side to the masses, even when it meant getting quite feisty. A lot of it’s the visual. As the conversation turned to her infamous 2002 MTV Cribs episode, Markle recalled people taking the episode far too seriously concerning the “My All” singer playing into the mega-diva persona. - Carey: It’s also the visual. When thinking of the term “diva,” pop superstar Mariah Carey is likely an automatic thought for many. Her hair plight extended back to her childhood as her white mother didn’t know how to properly care for Carey’s hair. The “All I Want for Christmas is You” vocalist spilled neither white nor Black hairstylists knew how to work her naturally curly tresses, and recalled white hairdressers trying things that flat out didn’t work, while ethnic hairdressers used too much product. Someone needing to put that much effort into excelling at hairstyles certain deserves a place on the diva mantle, and the pair of entertainers later returned to the topic, with Carey saying she has long leaned into her high-maintenance persona as both a tribute to her opera-singing mother and for a bit for laugh.
Global Citizen Festival: NYC artist Mariah Carey joined Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, on her podcast “Archetypes” to discuss the power of the word “diva.”
Wherever you are in the world, you can join the campaign and take action right now by [ downloading the Global Citizen app](https://www.globalcitizen.org/app/download/). Most of this violence is intimate partner violence, with almost [one-third of women aged 15 to 49](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women) reporting being in a relationship in which they have been subjected to some form of physical or sexual violence by their partner. [gender-based violence](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/gender-based-violence-everything-to-know/) hold back gender equality for women and girls, it also impedes income inequality and significantly holds back the global fight to reduce poverty and achieve the UN’s Global Goals. “I was reading this article about Halle Berry, and they were asking her how she felt being treated as a mixed-race woman in the world, and her response was [that] your experience through the world is how people view you. “Yet when your ethnicity is Black and white, the dichotomy is not that clear. Additionally, in partnership with Global Citizen, Meghan and Harry marked their son Archie’s second birthday last year by leading a [global fundraising effort](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/prince-harry-meghan-gavi-covax-donations/) to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the world’s most vulnerable people. And then the revelatory moment she first saw Mariah: “I was like ‘Oh my gosh. "Because I know the origin of the word. How did the word “diva” devolve from meaning high class to high maintenance? The campaign [helped mobilize](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/vax-live-impact-report/) $302 million to help fight COVID-19 and secured more than 26 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for those in need. [VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/media/vaxlive/) in May 2021 to galvanize the private sector into helping end the pandemic for everyone, everywhere. Each week sees a different woman interviewed to discuss a different word that has been used to denigrate women and their accomplishments.
Mariah Carey explained the significance of her 1997 album Butterfly on Meghan Markle's new Spotify podcast, Archetypes.According to Independent, the singer ...
She further mentioned, “In my first marriage, I was very much what’s the word? “Writing and producing and living in the studio and leaving the past life that I had with my first ex-husband behind was extremely difficult,” said Always Be My Baby crooner. According to Independent, the singer revealed to Duchess of Sussex how her album was written at the “pivotal moment” in her life.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was "stopped in [her] tracks" when Mariah Carey labelled her a "diva" during a chat on her 'Archetypes' podcast.
She meant diva as a compliment, but I heard it as a dig,” Markle explained after the interview.
After interviewing [her longtime friend ](https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-08-11-serena-williams-reminisces-about-meghan-markles-iconic-royal-wedding/) [Serena Williams](https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-08-11-serena-williams-reminisces-about-meghan-markles-iconic-royal-wedding/) on the debut episode, the Duchess of Sussex followed up with legendary singer [Mariah Carey](https://www.iheart.com/artist/mariah-carey-31885/?autoplay=true). “She meant diva as a compliment, but I heard it as a dig,” Markle told listeners and herself. “That moment, as she explained to me, she meant it as chic, as inspirational.” Mariah then clarified that she meant Markle's "visual[s]" come off as "diva" and not her personality. "She must have felt my nervous laughter, and … "What kind of diva moments did I give you?”
Mariah Carey opened up to Meghan Markle about her first marriage with ex-husband Tommy Mottola, in which she felt locked away and governed by rules.
"I started working hard at six years old, having to be the saviour when somebody would knock somebody else out in my house. They welcomed twins Monroe and Moroccan, now 11, before divorcing in 2018. Mariah went on to marry her second husband Nick Cannon on 30 April 2008 after a whirlwind six-week relationship. "You could argue this was Mariah's moment of transformation. Reportedly inspired by Princess Diana and Prince Charles's wedding, Mariah said 'I do' in front of the likes of Barbra Streisand and Ozzy Osbourne wearing an off-the-shoulder puff-sleeve Vera Wang gown, with a ten-foot veil and a 27-foot train. [the Duchess of Sussex](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/meghan-markle/) on her Archetypes podcast, the Hero hitmaker discussed key moments in her childhood, her personal life and her career that led her to have the "diva" label.
Meghan Markle unpacks the term diva with ultimate diva, Mariah Carey in second episode of Archetypes podcast and I wish she'd held back on the edits ...
Connection is secure Checking if the site connection is secure Occasionally, you may see this page while the site ensures that the connection is secure.
The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle revealed the moment she was treated as a mixed woman and then things started changing.
[Oprah Winfrey](/topic/oprah-winfrey)conducted last year, that the royal family had racist concerns regarding Archie's skin tone prior to his birth. India's core sector growth slowed to a six-month low of 4.5% in July, pulled down by crude oil, natural gas, cement, and electricity. Then, the former "Suits" actor remarked that she began to comprehend what it felt like to be considered to a Black lady. Because she had been regarded like a mixed woman up to that point. Meghan Markle had replied that the experience depends on how people treat and regard you. The newest episode of Meghan Markle's Spotify podcast released on Tuesday.
MEGHAN Markle's podcast chat with singer Mariah Carey was savaged as the pair were branded as 'disconnected from reality' in a furious review of the ...
William told to 'board plane to California' and 'intervene' in Meghan row](/news/royal/1662046/prince-william-kate-middleton-news-meghan-markle-interview-prince-harry-latest) [‘Called me a diva!' Meghan squirms as Mariah Carey scrambles to defend Duchess 'dig'](/news/royal/1662479/Meghan-Markle-Mariah-Carey-diva-dig-archetypes-podcast-Spotify-vn) [Meghan Markle](/latest/meghan-markle) was joined by Mariah Carey for the second episode of her new podcast Archetypes to discuss the term 'diva' and the positive and negative connotations behind it. No official date for the memoir has been revealed.
Meghan Markle and Mariah Carey opened up on the podcast 'Archetypes' about how hairstylist rarely knew how to style their bi-racial hair in their early ...
Meghan Markle raved about interviewing Mariah Carey for the latest episode of her Archetypes podcast.
"She was so glamorous and fabulous and talented. Then I started to understand what it was like to be treated like a Black woman," Meghan said, referencing her relationship with "As mixed woman, because I always thought it should be okay to say I'm mixed. "Because up until then, I had been treated like a mixed woman. And things really shifted." "You're not treated as a Black woman.