Meghan Markle's 'Deal Or No Deal' Co-Star Slams Duchess' Claims Show Reduced Her To 'Bimbo'

Meghan Markle's former "Deal or No Deal" co-star Claudia Jordan didn't have the same experience on the game show as the duchess.

The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star, who appeared as a briefcase girl alongside Markle on "Deal or No Deal" in the mid-2000s, took to Instagram Stories Tuesday to fire back at the claims the Duchess of Sussex made about the NBC game show during the latest episode of Markle's podcast, "Archetypes."

Markle, who starred in the NBC series from 2006 to 2007, said she quit because she felt she was being "objectified" and "reduced to a bimbo."

However, Jordan, who appeared in "Deal or No Deal" from 2005 to 2009, refuted Markle's claims that the show was all about "looks" and insisted that it opened a lot of doors for them.

Jordan began her string of posts by sharing a screenshot of a report about Markle with the headline: "Meghan Markle: I felt like a bimbo on 'Deal or No Deal.' It was all about looks... Duh."

"Now Meghan...," Jordan captioned the image, before writing in a subsequent post, "For clarity - yes getting a modeling gig on a game show isn't necessarily about your intellect, but every show the executive producers picked five models with the most outgoing and fun personalities to place mics on, who they knew would engage with the contestants."

"And 'Deal or No Deal' NEVER treated us like bimbos. We got so many opportunities because of that show, Fremantle and @nbc," she continued.

The reality star went on to write that it's the "kind of opportunity" that "is what you make it." She added, "If you just show up and don't engage - then you'll just get your check and not get much out of it. But if you show up and seize your moments, there [are] no limits to what you can do with the opportunity."

Jordan said she enjoyed her time on "Deal or No Deal" and claimed it served as a stepping stone for her in her over two-decade-long career.

"It was a step on the ladder I've been ascending on for 25 years that paid all my bills, put me in front of 13 million people a night and led to me getting on 'Celebrity Apprentice,' 'Celebrity Apprentice All Stars,' a breast cancer awareness campaign, guest hosting 'Extra,' getting into People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful issue, and so much more," she wrote, adding that her "Deal or No Deal" stint also led to her co-hosting the 2009 Miss Universe pageant with Billy Bush and put her in front of half a billion people.

"Not too shabby for a 'bimbo'!" Jordan added.

The reality star clarified that her statement is not an attack on Markle, explaining, "I've been defending this woman in the media for years and I still WILL." However, Jordan said that she just "didn't want any misunderstanding about the climate and environment on the 'Deal or No Deal' set."

In addition, Jordan said she wanted to protect host Howie Mandel, who was "nothing but kind and respectful to ALL 26 of us."

In her latest podcast episode, Markle opened up about her brief stint on the game show, admitting she was "really grateful" to have a job that could pay her bills but felt there was "little substance" to the role.

"I ended up quitting the show. I was so much more than what was being objectified on the stage. I didn't like feeling forced to be all looks and little substance, and that's how it felt for me at the time being reduced to this specific archetype: the word 'bimbo,'" the duchess said, according to Page Six.

Markle, who spoke to Paris Hilton in the episode, reflected on studying international relations in college and riding in a motorcade with a politician in Argentina and came to the conclusion that the job didn't align with her values.

"I was grateful for the job, but not about how it made me feel, which was not smart," she said. "By the way, I was surrounded by smart women ... but that wasn't the focus."

The former "Suits" actress claimed that on set, the models would line up for different stations — lashes, extensions and bra padding. They were also given spray tan vouchers every week.

"There was a very cookie-cutter idea of precisely what we should look like. It was solely about beauty — and not necessarily about brains," Markle added.