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The Fashion Central
The Fashion Central
George Hughes

‘They almost kissed’: Meghan Markle's Awkward Moment with Balenciaga's Creative Director at Fashion Week

Meghan Markle has an awkward encounter with Balenciaga director Pierpaolo Piccioli. @saintleon/TikTok

Meghan Markle experienced an uncomfortable moment with Balenciaga’s new creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, during her first-ever Paris Fashion Week appearance. The awkward interaction was captured in a TikTok video shared by a fan, showing Markle, 44, greeting Piccioli, 58, at the fashion show.

As they attempted to kiss each other on both cheeks, the two nearly bumped heads and almost kissed on the mouth instead. Following the near-miss, the pair posed for pictures and shared a hug, but the exchange quickly went viral. The TikTok user who posted the clip wrote in the caption, “They almost kissed,” which prompted a range of reactions from viewers.

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