Jessica Mulroney’s estranged husband, Ben Mulroney, has shared a uncommon replace on Jessica’s friendship with Meghan Markle.
Ben, 49, mentioned the standing of his ex-wife’s friendship with the Duchess of Sussex, 44, throughout a Wednesday, January 28, look on the “Can’t Be Censored” podcast.
“There’s a lot curiosity in that interval, that friendship, all that stuff. Do you wish to say something about the place issues are?” host Travis Dhanraj requested after they chatted about Meghan’s marriage ceremony to Prince Harry in 2018.
Ben responded, “It’s Jess’ story to inform. I wouldn’t communicate for her, so if she ever needs to speak about it, however from what I perceive, they’re on constructive phrases.”
Ben’s feedback come six months after a supply confirmed to Us Weekly that he and Jessica, 45, had break up following 16 years of marriage. The pair tied the knot in October 2008 and share twin sons Brian and John, 15, in addition to daughter Ivy, 12.
In the meantime, Meghan and Jessica had been shut mates for years earlier than Meghan met Harry, 41. The pair met whereas Meghan was filming Fits in Toronto and rapidly hit it off, bonding over their shared love of trend, health and different pursuits. Jessica, a stylist, even chosen appears for Meghan to put on on Fits, together with the marriage costume that her character, Rachel Zane, wore on the present.
“They went to the identical yoga and Pilates and have become agency mates,” royal knowledgeable Kate Nicholl instructed Cosmopolitan in Might 2018.
Jessica and her household notably performed a serious position in Meghan and Harry’s royal marriage ceremony. The Canada native wore an all-blue outfit to the ceremony in an obvious nod to Meghan’s “one thing blue.” In the meantime, Ben and Jessica’s sons served as web page boys within the nuptials, whereas their daughter was a flower woman alongside Princess Kate Middleton and Prince William’s daughter, Charlotte, now 10.
In June 2020, it was broadly reported that Meghan and Jessica had a falling out after influencer Sasha Exeter known as out Jessica for alleged “problematic conduct and antics” within the trend neighborhood. Jessica apologized and referenced Meghan, which reportedly fractured their friendship.
“As I instructed you privately, I’ve lived a really public and private expertise with my closest good friend the place race was entrance and heart,” she instructed Exeter, seemingly referring to Meghan’s personal battle with racism. “It was deeply instructional. I discovered lots from that. I promise to proceed to study and hear on how I can use my privilege to raise and help Black voices.”
Jessica addressed their friendship standing in September 2020, writing through her Instagram Tales, “I’m going to inform this as soon as and for all. Meghan and I are household. She is the kindest good friend and has checked up on me day by day. Tabloid tradition is atrocious. It creates lies and hurtful storyline. Cease feeding into it. Carried out.”
Meghan Markle’s former BFF Jessica Mulroney stayed quiet within the years following their falling out — however her latest break up put her again within the headlines. Us Weekly confirmed in July 2025 that Jessica and husband Ben Mulroney break up after 16 years of marriage. The previous couple share three youngsters, twin sons Brian and John […]
Regardless of her declaration, Jessica and Meghan’s friendship appeared to halt. A supply solely instructed Us Weekly after the drama with Exeter that Meghan “couldn’t recover from” Jessica involving her within the scenario.
“That was vastly offensive to Meghan and the deciding issue for her,” the insider stated in June 2020. “Meghan considers the connection to be executed.”
