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I never watched Suits, but as it filmed in Canada she was apparently well known there and did local ads, etc. Plus she was apparently involved in. UN issues at the same time. Those who watched the show or knew her from Canada probably followed her blog.

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I don't know, I live in New York where a few dozen TV shows film and, sure, I think I've seen Keri Russel buying a cup of coffee before, Ray from Girl used to frequent a bar near my house back when it was on the air, Tony Shalub was at my barber shop one time, etc. etc. But it would never occur to me to follow them on Twitter or whatever because they live nearby? They're just people living their lives, not a paparazzo to be seen anywhere in the vicinity. And some of them actually headlined TV shows! The idea that the person halfway down the call sheet on the most recent season of Law and Order would be ready for the kind of scrutiny that comes from marrying one of the most famous people in the world--on an extremely short list of people who can barely even go outside because of the public reaction--even if they have a network assigned publicist that they can call is very, very strange to me.

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Meghan was very ambitious and had a fairly popular blog. Plus she was a spokesperson for major Canadian brands, such as Reitmans. IтАЩm not saying she was тАЬchase me down the streetтАЭ famous, but she was working hard at her PR and getting her brand to take hold.

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I remember getting a marketing email from Reitmans where she was promoting a collection. I really had no idea who she was, but it wasn't long after that when she was linked with Harry & I remembered her name from that.

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No offense, but are you the тАШfollow a celebrity on social mediaтАЩ type? If you are questioning why people follow celebrities, I donтАЩt know what to tell you. I donтАЩt follow Meghan nor did I watch Suits, but I have no problem understanding that some people did.

If youтАЩre asking why Meghan thought she would be able to handle the PR pressure, IтАЩd probably suggest that you watch the Oprah interview where she explains it. The best I can guess is that she thought she had a тАШleg upтАЩ on understanding what goes on behind the scenes from being in Hollywood and found out she was wrong.

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