Meghan Markle labeled 'enormously shallow' by ex-Vanity Fair editor for trying to be next Michelle Obama

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Meghan Markle's entrepreneurial spirit is undeniable, but royal biographer and former Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Tina Brown has labeled her "inadvisable" and "enormously shallow."

The Duchess of Sussex's newest podcast, 'Confessions of a Female Founder', is already under scrutiny, with critics accusing her of trying to be the next Michelle Obama, the New York Post reported.

Tina Brown says Meghan Markle is always trying to be a sort of 'instant Beyonce or instant Michelle Obama'

Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand 'As Ever' made its debut not long ago, and some of its products were cleverly spotlighted on her Netflix series 'With Love, Meghan'. The show is part of the $100 million deal she and Prince Harry inked with the streaming giant.

In light of that fact, Tina Brown didn't hold back. On the 'Mixed Signals for Semafor Media' podcast, the 71-year-old royal biographer voiced concern over Meghan's scattergun strategy.

"Her problem is just that she is so ADD. She just never stops making announcements and never really follows through," Brown, who served as the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair from 1986 to 1992, said.

"It’s like, I’m gonna do a cooking show! Nah ... I’m going to be a podcaster. And hello, hello, I’ve got a beauty line!” she added.

Brown’s message was simple: Focus, then flourish.

“It’s like, just do one of those things, do it really well, and then do something else,” she advised, before adding, “She’s weirdly panic-stricken in her business model.”

Brown didn’t stop at business critiques. She questioned the duchess’s deeper motivations. 

“Maybe she’s just so devoid of self-confidence that she’s always trying to be a sort of instant Beyonce or instant Michelle Obama without the background that has built those people — you know, those very, very strong structures on which they stand. So that’s really been her problem,” Brown expressed. 

Tina Brown says the palace has moved on from Meghan Markle

While Tina Brown criticized Meghan Markle as being enormously shallow in her approach to the work she does, she acknowledged that the duchess isn’t without talent or influence.

She admitted, “She has a huge influencer following. When she puts on a shirt or carries a handbag, it sells out, which means that she clearly has a following of people who really like what she stands for in some ways.”

Perhaps the most cutting remark came when the award-winning journalist noted that the palace barely gives Meghan a thought anymore.

She said, “Obviously, there are Meghan lovers and Meghan haters. The palace just doesn’t really think about Meghan anymore. It’s almost like she’s gone. And I think the tragic aspect is Harry.”