• Meghan Markle and Gwyneth Paltrow faced rumours of a rift
  • They shot them down after much speculation
  • Social media has weighed in on the drama
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Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t know Meghan Markle before Credit: Imago

Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle’s beef has been squashed. Mainly, this is because it doesn’t exist at all.

The two lifestyle gurus are not feuding at despite speculation they avoided each other in their Montecito neighbourhoods. Addressing the rumour head-on, the pair took to social media.

In an Instagram video, she responded to it, saying, “I genuinely do not understand this at all whatsoever.”

To really the set the record straight, the Academy Award winner spanned the camera to show that the Duchess was sat at her kitchen table.

Read more: Gwyneth Paltrow denies Meghan Markle beef

The story’s origin seems to have stemmed from a Daily Mail front page.

After leaving senior royal duties in 2019, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did a sit-down tell-all interview with Oprah in 2021. Among other explosive admissions, Markle revealed how she felt suicidal due to the level of press about her pregnancy.

What was social media’s response to Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle beef?

Most were in disbelief the story even grew any legs over on social media.

Someone posted on X, “Why would they have ‘beef’, that’s so random.”

“People talking about this beef gotta be on a different internet than me lmao,” someone wrote.

Another dubbed the whole story “random” and quite out of nowhere.

Others enjoyed how Markle – who has since debuted her Netflix lifestyle series Love, Meghan – was laughing in her new California life.

Read more: Meghan Markle fans delighted with new show 

“Love this new era of Meghan,” a person wrote.

Is it teasing a potential collaboration?

There was even a suggestion that the pair – who both have different lifestyle businesses – were getting together to debut a candle. Paltrow used to drum up of interest in her

“Plot twist: they’re launching a candle together,” someone wrote.

No word confirming if this is true, but we will keep you updated.

If in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. For those in the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor.

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