Meghan Markle’sSuitsCostar Says It Was 'Clear' She Had the Part 'The Minute We Did the Table Read'

Mar. 15, 2025

Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle.Photo:Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images

Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images

Patrick J. Adamsknew his former costarMeghan Marklewas a star from the beginning!

In the second episode of hisSidebar: A Suits Watchpodcast, released on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the actor, 43, said it was “pretty clear” his formerSuitscostar Meghan, 43, would get a part on the show as he discussed their first chemistry read together for the hit legal drama.

Adams shared that he and the former actress “had done a pilot before” which didn’t get picked up, and that they “never saw each other again” until they were later called in for a chemistry read together forSuits.

“I think just knowing each other and getting to calm down and not have those nerves of just getting to know one another really helped that chemistry read,” recalled Adams. He added, “We had an easygoing thing when we went into that room. And it was pretty clear that she was gonna get the part from the minute we did the chemistry read.”

“It was just so much easier than it was with anybody else — she crushed it and she crushes it in the show,” he added of the Duchess of Sussex.

Adams and Markle in ‘Suits’.Shane Mahood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Shane Mahood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Meghan did, of course, end up getting the part inSuits, playing attorney Rachel Zane opposite AdamsGabriel Macht,Rick Hoffman,Sarah Rafferty,Dulé Hill,Abigail Spencerand Amanda Schull in the show, which ran from 2011 to 2019. (Meghan left the show ahead of her wedding toPrince Harryin May 2018.)

Adams previously opened up about howSuitschanged his life as an actor in the first episode of his new rewatch podcast, which he co-hosts with former costar Rafferty, 51, in its Sept. 24 episode.

“It’s weird to have a moment on camera where you could see your life change, you know? Because this is where my life changed,” he told Rafferty. “The show changed my whole life. It’s changed my career. It’s changed the way that I work. It’s changed the people in my life.”

“So many things wouldn’t have happened were it not for the show,” he added.

‘Suit’s’ costars Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Adams, Markle and Sarah Rafferty pictured in 2012.George Pimentel/WireImage

George Pimentel/WireImage

In February, NBC announced a spinoff series of the hit show titledSuits: L.A.featuring a new cast and following the series’ resurgence in popularity after airing on Netflix in June 2023.

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The first eight seasons ofSuitsare available to stream on Netflix, andthe ninth and final seasonis on Peacock.

source: people.com