Meghan Markle was once asked out by former ESPN host Ryen Russillo who says he thought she was “obtainable”.
Speaking on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” last week, he talked about his encounter with the Duchess of Sussex during a celebrity flag football game in February 2014.
He said.“It was all of the [Sports Illustrated] swimsuit models. So, nobody was really paying any attention to Markle.”
“I was like, ‘That’s my lane. She’s probably doubting herself a little bit right now,’” the 49-year-old Russillo added. “She’s never been more obtainable.”
Russillo approached the “Suits” actress’ trough DMs to ask her to appear on his sports program, “The Ryan Russillo Show,” to promote Season 4 of her popular show which was about to premiere.
“It was a very soft sell,” he further explained. “It was, ‘Hey, I know the new season … is coming out if you ever want to come on the show to promote it.’ It was really professional.”
Although Russillo admitted his message had an ulterior motive, Markle didn’t take the bait.
“It was ice cold,” the sports personality said of her response. “It was, ‘Oh, I don’t know anything about sports, but thanks for the offer.”
