Meghan Markle has once again found an ally in New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who in an interview published Wednesday said that she empathizes with the former American actress amid her sudden rise to prominence.
Wednesday wasn’t the first time that the 30-year-old congresswoman had empathized with the mother to Archie. Last week, Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to share an emotional clip from an interview with Markle, in which the former Suits star answers questions about her own physical and mental health following the intense scrutiny she has been under since becoming a member of the British royal family.
In the tweet, Ocasio-Cortez said that a sudden rise to prominence could be “dehumanizing” and that there is a point when an individual realizes they will never get their sense of privacy back. Ocasio-Cortez echoed the sentiments in the interview Wednesday, explaining that although others might not empathize with Markle, that she understands what she’s been going through.