Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - MINI: We Spoke To Thomas Markle Jr, Meghan's Half Brother!

Episode Date: November 10, 2021

He's Meghan Markle's big brother, and ironically is also on the TV show Big Brother VIP. We spoke to him about the public letter he wrote to Meghan before her wedding and what he regrets about it now. It was an awesome chat and he seems like a good guy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono and Ben, new to your mornings. Friends of Skinny, New Zealand's most recommended telco. Happy, happy, happy, oh, oh. We've got on the phone with us right now Thomas Markle Jr. He is Meghan Markle's older half-brother. Speaking of big brother, he's on a TV show in Australia called Big Brother. Big Brother VIP. You can catch on TV and set on demand.

And Thomas, we understand you wanted to come down here to be on the show, but not only be on the show, check out this part of the world. Yeah, that's kind of the gist of it, you know, but I mean, gosh, that was my intentions when I was down in Sydney for the show. You know, too bad the lockdown happened because

I really wanted to get around. I wanted to definitely go to New Zealand. I have a very sweet girl that I used to go out with her named Marion Moore. Shout out to Marion Moore. Shout out to Marion Moore. Yeah. Shout out to Marion Moore, yeah.

Did things end well with Marion Moore? Oh, no, I definitely wanted to catch up with her and visit, yeah. But she's such a nice girl, you know. But it didn't happen because of lockdown. But next time it will. Well, why did you decide to go from America to Australia to be on the show? I mean, what was the reason behind you wanting to be on there? Well, I kind of got asked to come down and do it.

So, and in my mind, I thought, what an amazing opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime incredible opportunity to show the entire world who I am, the real guy that I am, and above and beyond all the stuff in the papers. So I'm so happy I got to do that. Big Brother VIP was like the best experience of my life. Oh, that's good to hear because, you know, the media have portrayed you and your family in a certain way.

Us filthy, gutter scum, low-life, soulless media types. You've made an apology on the show. You've written an apology letter to Megan and Harry because initially you wrote one that was, you know, scathing I guess towards her. Are you regretful of that first letter? Well, yes, in a way I am because, you know, there could have been a lot of

crosshair communication where things didn't come across right and I was in shock when I got a reply back, you know, the intentions why I wrote that letter. You know, I asked, I reached out to the palace with a friend of mine who was an attorney and just asked to get the paparazzi away from me. I have a private life and I got a response back from their PR people at the palace saying distant family and she doesn't know those people. So yeah, it kind of hurt my feelings.

So I wrote that letter in very quick haste. And, you know, but above and beyond everything, I mean, the things that have gone on for the last few years, I mean, enough is enough. I mean, yesterday was yesterday, and it's never too late to say you're sorry. It's never too late to start over. And it's never too late to embrace your family again. It's never too late to start over. And it's never too late to embrace your family again. I mean, because you only have one family. And that's the whole idea and the intentions behind what I did there on Big Brother. Have you spoken to Meghan Markle,

or Prince Harry? No, never. And the offer still stands. I would love to meet Harry, my brother-in-law. And I think if he came and hung out with me my friends for a while he he probably put a smile on his face again well you're you're you're i mean megan's life has changed dramatically uh you know over the last few years but your life as well i imagine there would be a lot of media attention on you a lot of tabloids as you say a lot of paparazzi how has it changed well yeah like i was talking about I mean, you go from being a private citizen, just, you know, walking through life and everything's fine. And then all of a sudden, you know, people are taking pictures of you and writing stories, making you look bad and just for headlines.

So, you know, I'll tell you one thing. It's a real big learning experience. And there's no instruction booklet. Nobody told me how to deal with it. I just had to learn on my own. So right now, it's just a lot better because I know who to talk to, what not to say, what to say. And so it's better now. If we had her on the phone, what would you say if we had Megan Markle on the phone? We

don't, by the way. We don't. We're not that big a show. Yeah, we're not all that organized. We didn't even tell you you were on the show. Well, hang on, guys. Hang on, guys. She's sitting right next to me. Let's ask her. What would you say to her, Thomas, now?

I would say, you know, Megan, you know, the past is the past. You're my sister. You know, you're my family. I love you no matter what. I don't always approve of things that happen and you do or whatever. But, you know um let's just make amends you know and please by all by all means please call dad you know definitely call dad and just he just he loves you more than anything and he would love to see you and his grandkids

thomas and marco jr with us on the final you were just on uh australian big brother vip with caitlin jenner and a whole lot of big celebrities over there uh was it was it tougher than you Michael Jr. with us on the phone. You were just on Australian Big Brother VIP with Caitlyn Jenner and a whole lot of big celebrities over there. Was it tougher than you thought? I read there was like 80 cameras there filming you the whole time. Was it you're doing your own washing, you have to ration your food? It seems like quite a tough experience. Yeah, you know, I kind of had to prep for that before I went on the show,

you know, because, you know, you can't walk around grabbing yourself or, you know, scratching, you know, you can't walk around grabbing yourself or, you know, scratching your butt. So you have to, it takes a lot of preparation. But it was, it was great. It was a great experience. Oh, good. Because you just think about what you do around the house and then imagine 80 cameras on you. Yeah, I'm with you, man.

I'm scratching all sorts. Yeah. You can't just lay on the couch and do an Al Bunny and put your hands in your pants. No, it's a bad look. It's a bad look. What do you do? What do you do for a job, Thomas? Well, primarily I've been in the custom glass business the majority of my life. I do high-end custom mirrors, shower doors, and amazing shelf systems for a lot of high-end celebrities in Beverly Hills, Malibu, et cetera.

Oh, really? Okay. What celebrity have you had looking at themselves? Looking at themselves? Let's see. We've got Charlie Sheen. We've got Carol Burnett. We've got Roger Dangerfield.

We've got Tori Spelling. We've got, oh, who else did I do? That's a famous glass, mate. Yeah. What was Charlie Sheen doing with that mirror back in the day? Oh, who else did I do? That's a famous glass, mate. Yeah. What was Charlie Sheen doing with that mirror back in the day? Oh, gosh, we all know what that was. He was going through a lot of mirrors.

You not only wanted them on the wall, but you wanted them on the tabletops too. Hey, Thomas, we've only spent a few minutes together, but you seem like a really nice, genuine person. And, you know, looking at this, when you step back, I'm really sorry your family was dragged into the eye of a media storm. And it's never nice to have family issues anyway, but let alone have them play out on the international stage. Yeah, yeah. That's something that you just, you know, I mean, a lot of my friends have always told me, don't read the comments. And that's very important. You just don't read the comments because, you know, it can mess you up in the head and it can get you down.

I know who I am, and I know the type of person I am, and I know who my family is. And we're all just, we're just a normal family like everybody else. You know, it's just unfortunate we had to play things out in the media like this. But, you know, we have ups and downs like everybody else. It's just unfortunate we had to play things out in the media like this. We have ups and downs like everybody else. We hope the family can come together at some stage. It seems like it's great that you're putting

your best foot forward in that regard as well. Thank you so much. I really put a lot of thought into what I wanted to do and accomplish on that show and portray who I am. I think I did a good job. I pretty much left the ball in Megan's court. So I really hope that she reaches out. And if she doesn't, I've done my job anyway.

I planted the seed, extended the olive branch, and those were my intentions to show who I am and to do that. Oh, listen, lovely to meet you, Thomas Markle Jr. You keep safe over there in America, okay? And you keep installing those mirrors in famous people's homes. Okay, buddy, thanks a lot. I appreciate you guys having me on and have a great day out there, all right?