Meghan Markle mocked for 'Zoolander' walk at PFW, boasting about 'return to shows after 10 years’

PARIS, FRANCE: Meghan Markle was mocked for her  'Zoolander' walk and for saying it was her “first time back to fashion shows in over ten years”, even though she was last seen hanging out with Z-list celebrities.

The Duchess of Sussex spent the weekend excitedly sharing behind-the-scenes moments from her front row spot at Paris Fashion Week, chatting with industry giants, practicing her French, and snacking on fries with her team. 

Meghan Markle returns to Paris Fashion Week after a decade

Her team proudly stated it “marks her first time back to the shows in over a decade”. But her time at the shows back in 2015 was in Toronto and not in Paris. Back then, she was only a ‘Suits’ actress who posed alongside DJs and content creators.        

The first video she posted on her Instagram story was on Saturday evening, October 4, sharing a glimpse of her $1,000 Balenciaga 'knife' heels, as she walked out of the $2,500-per-night Plaza Athenee hotel. 

Critics compare Meghan Markle to 'Zoolander'

But critics compared the duchess to Zoolander, the dim-witted character made famous by Ben Stiller in the 2001 hit comedy of the same name.

"Meghan Markle is trying to give Zoolander a run for his supermodel walk," one said, according to The Daily Mail which cited from a comment section that has now been disabled.

Other commentators ridiculed her for being self-obsessed and appearing to make the show all about herself. 

“Meghan, you're not a model; they're simply just walking you to your seat! Meghan walking with her cape like she's the second coming of the Messiah,” one wrote. 

Another said, “This marks her first time back to the shows in over a decade? What a load of rubbish! She has never been to Paris Fashion Week!”

Meghan Markle criticized for limo clip mirroring Princess Diana's route 

Meanwhile, the duchess also faced backlash for attending the Balenciaga fashion show, even though the brand was cancelled for a controversial ad depicting children. 

She was also criticized for an 'utterly bewildering' clip that she posted on her Instagram story, which showed her feet resting on the leather seats of a limo as she drove away from the event in Paris. 

The clip, which appears to have been taken by herself, showed her taking the same route once travelled by her mother-in-law, Princess Diana, whose journey ended in tragedy as her driver smashed into a pillar in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in 1997.

Commentators were quick to slam her for the “disrespectful” video, branding it as “beyond stupid and insensitive beyond belief”. 

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