Meghan Markle saying her “Baby Mama” dance video was an example of her being “authentic” went viral on after she sparked both praise and criticism on social media.

A video Meghan posted to earlier this month showed her doing Starrkeisha’s “Baby Mama” dance in hospital in an effort to induce , whose birth was overdue, in 2021.

And on the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast, Meghan said the footage was a “reminder that with all the noise” about her in the media “there’s still a whole life, a real, authentic, fun life, that’s happening behind the scenes.”

Why It Matters

from the interview was liked 9,000 times and viewed 400,000 times after it was posted on TikTok with the on screen caption: “Breaking News: Duchess Meghan Sussex (Markle) addresses her iconic baby mama labor dance video seen around the world!!”

Meghan’s original Instagram post sparked some media, with some saying she was oversharing about a private moment.

What Meghan Said About ‘Baby Mama’ Dance

Meghan told the podcast: “I don’t think there’s any value either in being so rehearsed and just having your talking points and just saying the thing. No, just talk.”

“Just be authentic,” she continued, “did you see my ‘Baby Mama’ dance?”

Grede said: “I mean stop it, first of all, can I just tell you, the timing of that, the timing of that… We maybe watched it like 20 times yesterday and I was like, “Is that her? Is that there with the fingers?’

“I was like ‘ok, ok, get in Harry, let’s go.’ But that’s you, right? Like, that’s you in a way that we kind of haven’t been able to see you before and I did, like, a little secret cheer. Because I was like, well, that’s what I kind of want to see from you.”

“But also by the way,” Meghan said, “that wasn’t yesterday. No, that was four years ago. So it’s also a really great reminder that with all the noise, or whatever people do, there’s still a whole life, a real, authentic, fun life, that’s happening behind the scenes.

“I’m just grateful that now, being back on social as well, I have a place where I can share it on my own terms.”

What People Are Saying

One reply to the TikTok video read: “The fact that the baby dance video is literally nothing but an adorable video between husband and wife and people are making it a big deal.”

Another read: “I love her, Harry and her family. The h8ters are so jealous. Her skin is glowing.”

Not everyone agreed, however, with one reply reading, “‘We want privacy’ 🙄” and another: “She keeps giving Southpark Material …. 😂.”

South Park famously satirized the couple as the “Duke and Duchess of Canada” who toured TV studios protesting with “We Want Privacy” signs.

Media Reactions to Meghan’s ‘Baby Mama’ Dance

Piers Morgan, a longstanding Meghan critic, wrote on X: “We’re about 2 months away from the sex tape…”

Columnist Amanda Platell wrote in her Daily Mail column: “Surely this is one of the most sacred and private times in a couple’s relationship? What possibly made them think it a good idea to blaze it across social media?

“And having set the pattern, how many more such moments do they have stocked away to release in the days and months to come, in a pathetic, desperate bid for attention?

“Well, I’m sorry to break this to you but the video just made this couple who purport to be fiercely private a laughing stock across the world. Again.”

Williams Brown is chief royal correspondent for Regalrumination.com, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly , at and read his stories on Regalrumination.com’s .

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