Andy Cohen slams ‘insane rumour’ Meghan Markle faked podcast interviews

TV king Andy Cohen, who appeared on the final episode of Meghan Markle’s podcast, has weighed in on a controversial claim about her.

Andy Cohen appeared on Meghan Markle’s final podcast episode.

Andy Cohen jumped to Meghan Markle’s defence after it was claimed that she didn’t conduct her own interviews on her newly-axed podcast, Archetypes.

The Watch What Happens Live host, 55, who appeared as a guest on the Duchess of Sussex’s Spotify project in 2022, called the rumour “insane,” reports Page Six.

“Of course, I [spoke with Markle], And she definitely [interviewed me]. That’s an insane rumour,” the Bravo boss told Us Weekly on Wednesday.

“Her podcast is conversations with people. How would she not have, of course she did.”

While he didn’t mention the publication by name, PodNews this week claimed that some of the exiled royal’s sit-down interviews were actually conducted by her staffers.

The baseless claim added that Meghan’s voice was edited into the episode at a later time.

Brushing the rumour off, Cohen said the former Suits actress, 41, was “quite well-researched,” “well-informed,” and “thoughtful” during their 2022 conversation.

Meghan Markle’s podcast deal was cancelled last week.

During their chat, the pair discussed Bravo’s triumphant Housewives franchise, especially after Meghan admitted she was interested in appearing on the show during her appearance on WWHL over a decade ago.

“Everyone is like: ‘Oh, she should join the Beverly Hills housewives,’” Cohen said on Archetypes. “And I’m like: ‘She ain’t joining the Beverly Hills housewives, everybody. That’s not happening. She’s Meghan Markle.’”

Andy Cohen has weighed in to claims Meghan “faked” an aspect of her podcast. Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP

In the early 2010s, Bravo passed on having Meghan appear in the show — a decision that had left Cohen kicking himself, calling it “the biggest blunder in the 13 years of the show.”

In response, the mum of two said that she had “never heard” this rumour.

Last week, Spotify announced that it has parted ways with Meghan’s podcast.

In a joint statement to The Post, Spotify and the royals’ Archewell Audio said they have “mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.”

The Sussexes signed a $30 million-plus deal between their Archewell Audio and the streaming giant in 2020.

There were just 12 episodes of Archetypes, which featured guests like Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Paris Hilton.

Cohen, Trevor Noah and Judd Apatow appeared in the final Archetypes episode, “Man-ifesting A Cultural Shift,” which dropped on November 29.

Spotify announced this month it will cut 200 jobs as it reimagines its approach to podcasting.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission