Meghan Markle may be mostly known as the Duchess of Sussex these days but, all the while, many TV viewers still remember her for her role as Rachel Zane on Suits. (That’s arguably in part because the show has become a hit with Netflix subscribers as of late.) The long-running USA legal drama – which Markle left after getting engaged to Prince Harry – essentially put her on the map as an actress. While she’s moved on to other endeavors, she still seems to keep in touch with a number of her castmates. That includes her TV dad, Wendell Pierce, who recently touched on the status of his relationship with Markle. The veteran actor also weighed in on the trolling the royal gets online.
On the USA series, Wendell Pierce played the recurring role of Robert Zane, with whom Rachel has a complex and sometimes complicated relationship. The bond that Pierce has with Meghan Markle in real life, however, seems to be quite different. Page Six caught up with the 60-year-old actor at the National Board of Review Annual Gala, where they spoke to him about his on-screen daughter. During the chat, Pierce revealed the last time he saw her and it wasn’t as long ago as you might think:
