On the latest episode of her Archetypes podcast, Meghan Markle shares her genetic ties to Nigeria. In a conversation with Nigerian-American comedian Ziwe Fumudoh, Markle highlights her Nigerian genetic ancestry. The Duchess of Sussex says genealogical testing has revealed that she is "43% Nigerian". In the latest episode of her Spotify original podcast, Archetypes, Meghan told Nigerian-American talk show host Ziwe Fumudoh that she
Markle: “I just had my genealogy done a couple years ago.”
Fumudoh: “What? What are you?”
Markle: “43% Nigerian.”
Fumudoh: “No way! Na wa o! Oh my gosh! Are you really serious?”
Markle: “Yea!”
Fumudoh: “This is huge. Igbo, Yoruba… do we know?”
Markle: “So, I mean, I’m going to start to dig deeper into all this because anyone that I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, are just like – *gasps* – what?!”
Fumudoh: “This is huge for our community. No honestly, you do look like a Nigerian-, you look like my aunt Uzo, so this is great.”
Meghan Markle x Ziwe Fumudoh
