An exciting benefit of dating a member of the royal family is rubbing shoulders with some of the most famous people on the planet. But Meghan Markle didn't need Prince Harry to add well-known names to her social circles as she already boasted a pretty impressive address book.
Her role on legal drama Suits and her dedicated charity work meant Meghan already knew a lot of brilliant and talented people, including tennis ace Serena Williams and Canada's Justin Trudeau.
But perhaps one of her most surprising friendships came in the form of chat show legend Ellen Degeneres. And while you might expect their first meeting to have been on an interview set or at some fancy Hollywood party, it was actually somewhere far less glamorous but far more special - an animal rescue centre.
