Meghan Markle admits how she dealt with backlash from viral twerking video

Meghan Markle has addressed the backlash she received after uploading a video of her and Prince Harry dancing and twerking on Instagram. The video, which was posted in June, was taken in 2021 just before the birth of the couple's daughter Princess Lilibet, now four.

In the clip, Meghan, who was nine-months pregnant at the time, can be seen dancing in a labour room with her husband Prince Harry. While many found the video amusing and sweet, others were quick to criticise, with the couple receiving plenty of backlash on social media.

Meghan has now addressed the controversy caused by the video on The Circuit podcast with host Emily Chang.

During a chat about Meghan's return to Instagram this year, the duchess said she can be hesitant before posting, and felt this way before uploading the famous "twerking" video.

As reported by GB News, the duchess, 44, said: "I waffle with some of my choices before I make them.

"I'm generally very decisive, but social media is a great barometer for me, because putting out a video of myself, nine months pregnant, was a really big choice.

"But I also wanted people to see themselves in my story and our story. And to be able to show that with all the noise that might happen in the world on a day-to-day basis, real life is still happening behind the scenes, really real life."

When Chang mentioned how some people criticised the video, Meghan admitted that she protects herself from seeing such criticism.

When told by Change that some people "tear" it (the video) apart, Meghan said: "I'm sure they did. I don't know. But I also protect myself from seeing that."

Meghan has suggested before that she avoids looking or listening to any criticism about herself.