A former model who worked on Deal or No Deal for 30 episodes has denied Meghan Markle’s claims that women were objectified on the show. Recently, the Duchess of Sussex came out in an interview saying that she was “objectified” while working as a briefcase girl on the show. Now, former model Claudia Jordan, who has also been seen on Real Housewives of Atlanta, says that working on the show opened up tons of career opportunities for her.
“For clarity — yes, getting a modeling gig on a game show isn’t necessarily about your intellect, but for every show, the executive producers picked five models with the most outgoing and fun personalities to place mics on who they knew would engage with the contestants,” Jordan says on her Instagram Stories.
Claudia Jordan doubles down on Meghan Markle’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ claims
In a second post, she said, “And Deal or No Deal never treated us like bimbos. We got so many opportunities because of that show.” She continues, “If you just show up and don’t engage — then you’ll check and not get much out of it — but if you show up and seize your moments, then there’s no limits to what you can do with the opportunity.”
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“It was a step on the ladder I’ve been ascending for 25 years that paid all my bills and put me in front of 13 million+ people/night. It led to me getting on Celebrity Apprentice, Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars, a breast cancer awareness campaign. I guest-hosted Extra, got into People Magazine’s 100 most Beautiful issue, and SO MUCH more.”
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Jordan goes on to confirm she was not trying to attack Markle for her comments. “This isn’t a [sic] attack on Meghan cause Lord knows I’ve been defending this woman in the media for years, and I still WILL, but I didn’t want any misunderstanding about the climate and environment on the Deal or No Deal set. And I’m especially protective of @howiemandel, who was nothing but kind and respectful to ALL 26 of us.”
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