Enormously shallow Meghan Markle blasted for trying to be the next Michelle Obama by ex-Vanity Fair editor: Devoid of self-confidence

Meghan Markle has been labeled “inadvisable” and “enormously shallow” by royal biographer Tina Brown for kickstarting several business ventures simultaneously.The Duchess of Sussex, 43, has rolled out a series of new businesses in recent months, from her new Netflix show and lifestyle brand to a shiny new podcast and digital storefront.But it seems as though the “Suits” alum’s professional strategy has rubbed some critics the wrong way, including Brown, who served as the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair from 1986 to 1992.“Her problem is just that she is so ADD.She just never stops making announcements and never really follows through,” Brown, 71, said on the “Mixed Signals for Semafor Media” podcast on Friday.“It’s like, I’m gonna do a cooking show! Nah — I’m going to be a podcaster.

And hello, hello, I’ve got a beauty line!”“It’s like, just do one of those things, do it really well, and then do something else,” Brown added.“She’s weirdly panic-stricken in her business model.”Most recently, Markle released her new podcast “Confessions of a Female Founder.”The announcement was closely followed by the release of her digital storefront, for which she has already been accused of “monetizing the monarchy.”The duchess also launched her lifestyle brand, As Ever.Some of As Ever’s products were featured on Markle’s Netflix show, titled “With Love, Meghan,” which premiered last month as part of the Sussexes’ $100 million deal with the streamer.“Maybe she’s just so devoid of self-confidence that she’s always trying to be a sort of instant Beyoncé or instant Michelle Obama without the background that has built those people — you know, those very, very strong structures on which they stand.

So that’s really been her problem,” Brown said of the duchess.“If she’d simply succeeded at one thing, and then done another thing, she’d be in a much, much better place.But she’s enormo...