Mariah Carey Explains Calling Meghan Markle A Diva

The discussion of the duality of the term led to Mariah saying, “You give us diva moments sometimes, Meghan.”

When asked about said “diva moments,” Mariah explained, “The visual, a lot of it’s the visual.”

“Let’s pretend that you weren’t so beautiful and didn’t have the whole thing and didn’t often have gorgeous ensembles — you wouldn’t maybe get as much ‘diva’ stuff.”

Meghan subsequently admitted that she initially found it a little bit jarring to be called a diva by her teen idol, saying, “I don’t know about you, but it stopped me in my tracks when she called me a diva.”

“You couldn’t see me, obviously, but I started to sweat a little bit. I started squirming in my chair in this quiet revolt,” she continued. “My mind genuinely was just spinning with what nonsense [Mariah] must have read or clicked on to make her say that. I just kept thinking, in that moment, was my girl crush coming to a quick demise? Does she actually not see me?”

“She jumped right in to make sure I was crystal clear. When she said diva, she was talking about the way that I dress, the posture, the clothing, the ‘fabulousness’ as she sees it,” Meghan added. “She meant it as ‘chic,’ as ‘aspirational.’ She meant ‘diva’ as a compliment, but I heard it as a dig.”

It makes sense for Meghan to be a little sensitive to the word “diva,” given that it’s a term that British tabloids have attempted to use against her throughout the years.