The Mail on Sunday

Actress, single WLTM* prince of her dreams

(Don’t worry Harry, it’s NOT Meghan!)

- By Ben Ellery

SHE’S bagged a Prince, so Meghan Markle clearly knows a thing or two about dating. Which surely makes her an ideal choice to star in a TV advertisem­ent for the online matchmakin­g firm eHarmony. Millions of viewers glued to last week’s gripping Broadchurc­h finale may have been astonished to see the beauty expected to become Prince Harry’s bride feature in the commercial, sipping a glass of wine… opposite a large pig. But appearance­s can be deceptive and the pretty brunette in the ad was not Meghan, after all, but British actress Genevieve Capovilla, who happens to bear a remarkable likeness to Ms Markle. And given the current fascinatio­n for the woman who has won young Harry’s heart, it’s not surprising eHarmony chose to screen the romantic advert in front of a massive audience on Easter Monday. In the advertisem­ent – seen n by 8.7 million ITV viewers – Ms Capovilla’s character Jenny is seen enjoying a glass of wine with a date who is far from Prince Charming. She seems unimpresse­d with the portly pig wearing a smart collar in the upmarket bar. But as a voiceover extols eHarmony’s matchmakin­g skills, the boar is transforme­d into a handsome young man wearing a bow tie and a beard – a young man who doesn’t look too dissimilar to Harry. Like Meghan, 35, Ms Capovilla has mixed roots – her father is Italian and her mother is from Jamaica. Ms Markle’s mother, Doria Radlan, is African- American while her father is white, and Meghan has spoken about being ‘biracial’.

A biography for Ms Capovilla on the Internet Movie Database website says she was raised in England and is fluent in Italian and French.

Meanwhile, life’s not all been rosy for Ms Markle when it comes to romance – in 2013, the Suits actress divorced her movie producer husband Trevor Engelson.

It is rumoured that Harry, who began dating Ms Markle l ast year, will pop the question in the near future.

*WLTM – would like to meet

 ??  ?? REAL DEAL: Meghan Markle
REAL DEAL: Meghan Markle
 ??  ?? WHAT A BOAR! Meghan lookalike Genevieve Capovilla in the TV advert, above, and breaking into a smile as her date morphs into a handsome man, left
WHAT A BOAR! Meghan lookalike Genevieve Capovilla in the TV advert, above, and breaking into a smile as her date morphs into a handsome man, left
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