Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Grégoire was on Meghan Markle’s failed Archetypes podcast and exclaimed women ‘all long to be free in who we are’ – months before their separation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s wife, Sophie, spoke about the desire to break away from traditional feminine domestic roles while on Meghan Markle‘s podcast last year. 

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, 48, was referenced as ‘Soph’ on Markle’s failed Archetypes podcast titled Good Wife/Bad Wife, Good Mom/Bad Mom in November 2022.

Grégoire Trudeau spoke about how all women ‘long to be free in who we are’ since they carry ‘most of the load’ in the household and with the children. 

Meghan Markle described Sophie as ‘a dear friend’ who is ’emblematic of strength that comes from embracing humanity, even in the face of all these family and home and public pressures.’

Sophie had a ‘full plate,’ while being a parent and a spouse in the public eye after being married to Justin for 18 years, Markle claimed in the podcast.  

The Trudeaus, who share three children together, announced their split today. 

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (left) spoke on Meghan Markle’s podcast about the desire to break away from traditional roles as the mother and caregiver of a family – and that all women ‘long to be free in who we are.’ The Canadian First Lady also knew about the ‘crushing the guilt of expectations’ set upon mothers and women in general, the Duchess of Sussex said in her introduction

The Canadian First Lady also knew about the ‘crushing the guilt of expectations’ set upon mothers and women in general, the Duchess of Sussex said in her introduction.

Grégoire Trudeau agreed and said about the guilt of being a woman and having to take on multiple roles: ‘I think we’ve learned to self-impose it. 

‘A little girl is not born feeling guilty for being a girl. 

‘We learn it. And that’s completely unacceptable. When I started becoming an older girl in an early adult stage, I realized that we often define ‘freedom’ as a way to be free from the world, but it’s really a way to be free in the world.’

Meghan Markle then started reading a passage from ‘A Radical Awakening’ by Shefali Tsabary about a woman, like a brave lioness, who sheds all expectations and lives authentically. 

Continuing the woman-lioness comparison, Meghan ends it on: ‘She drops the role of savior, knowing she can only save herself.’ 

Agreeing with the metaphor of the lioness, Grégoire Trudeau added: ‘This is a metaphor for everything. 

‘She does a lot of work in the lion tribe, she is the one hunting the food and all that. 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is separating from his wife Sophie after 18 years 

‘Women across this planet are still the nucleus of the family, they still carry most of the load for housework, contributing to the family’s well-being and most decisions concerning the kids.

‘But I think we’re all that lioness, we all have that inside of us, and we all long to be free in who we are.’

Markle described how she had ‘gone to Sophie for advice’ over the years, after meeting ‘seven years ago.’

During the roughly hour-long podcast, Sophie never indicated any marital strife. 

Nine months later, on Wednesday, in his Instagram post announcing the split, Trudeau, 51, wrote: ‘Hi everyone,

‘Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate.

‘As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and we will continue to build.

‘For the well-being of our children, we ask that you respect our and their privacy.’

The pair have been married since 2005 and share three children, the youngest of whom is nine.

Sophie was a childhood friend and classmate of Trudeau’s older brother Michel, who died in an avalanche in 1998 aged 23.

They began dating in 2003 after reconnecting as adults and were engaged a short time afterwards. 

Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire on their wedding day in 2005 

According to Finding Freedom, Meghan became friendly with Sophie in 2016.

Meghan had previously met her husband Justin Trudeau at the One Young World summit in Ottawa that year, with the pair pictured deep in conversation.

‘Sophie had given up a career in television, where she had been working as a correspondent on CTV’s eTalk, to take on a more formal role alongside her husband as he hit the campaign trail,’ the authors claim.

‘The pair became fast email friends, Meghan was interested to hear how Sophie had successfully made the move from an entertainment news correspondent to much-beloved First Lady, all while skillfully dodging controversy.’

Earlier that year Meghan and Sophie were pictured in a series of photobooth images with Jessica taken at the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards at Soho House in Toronto – where Meghan lived while filming Suits.

Back in January 2020 there was speculation that Justin Trudeau may have given a cryptic Twitter clue about Meghan and Harry’s departure from the Royal Family.

Diplomatic sources claimed Trudeau and his wife Sophie were consulted about the decision late last year, before members of the Royal Family and even the Queen.

Prince Harry and Trudeau have always looked to enjoy each other’s company at events such as Commonwealth commemorations. The two have also encountered each other on multiple occasions through Harry’s Invictus Games for disabled servicemen.