Suits You! The Law According To Katherine

She Missed Out on Working With Meghan, but Katherine Is Having a Royally Good Time Anyway

- Jenny Cooney Carrillo

As a fan of the long-running TV series Suits, Katherine Heigl was disappointed she missed out on working with departing cast members Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle when she joined the show this season.

“I never met Meghan, but don’t we all feel a little like we know her, watching her for seven years as Rachel on Suits? It’s crazy to now see her in this new role as royalty,” the 39-year-old former Grey’s Anatomy star says.

Like the rest of the world, the actress and her musician husband, Josh Kelley, watched the royal wedding on TV. “Some of the cast and crew got five days off to attend, so I felt weirdly like I had something to do with it,” she says. “It was fun to witness this historical moment, but also to see the photos when the crew came back to work and told all their stories.”

The actress, whose film credits include Knocked Up, 27 Dresses and One for the Money had originally reached out to Suits creator Aaron Korsh about another show. “Then he told me Suits was returning for an eighth season and I said, ‘Maybe you are looking for a new cast member?’” she laughs. “I didn’t know when I was talking to him that Meghan and Patrick were both leaving, but I guess I should have assumed Meghan wasn’t coming back. I don’t know the ‘princess’ rules, but she’s probably not allowed to continue kissing other men!”