Meghan’s VERY well-connected new friends: Duchess dined with Senator Cory Booker’s ex who’s now engaged to an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Julia Roberts’s ‘Highbrow Hippie’ hairdresser

• Meghan Markle had a birthday celebration with Cleo Wade and Kadi Lee
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She has no shortage of glamorous friends, counting Serena Williams,  Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry in her inner circle.

But Meghan Markle appears to have added two more very well-connected pals to her orbit.

The Duchess of Sussex continued her 42nd birthday celebrations this week as she dined out in California with very glamorous Instagram poet Cleo Wade and celebrity colourist Kadi Lee.

A snap of the trio was shared to Instagram by Kadi,  who wrote: ‘Belated birthday celebrations with these lovely muses’.

The hairdresser, who runs the salon ‘Highbrow Hippie’ in Venice, California, has often posted about colouring Meghan’s hair.

Her other clients include Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts,  Brad Pitt and Sigourney Weaver. Clearly friendly beyond just the salon chair, she recently attended a talk by Michelle Obama with Pretty Woman star Julia.

Meanwhile, New Orleans-born Cleo is perhaps even better connected.

The Duchess of Sussex (centre) continued her 42nd birthday celebrations this week as she dined out in California with very glamorous Instagram poet Cleo Wade (left)  and celebrity colourist Kadi Lee (right)

The hairdresser, who runs the salon ‘Highbrow Hippie’ in Venice, California, has often posted about colouring Meghan’s hair. Her other clients include Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Sigourney Weaver. Clearly friendly beyond just the salon chair, she recently attended a talk by Michelle Obama with the Pretty Woman star (Pictured)

Meanwhile, New Orleans-born Cleo is perhaps even better connected. The 33-year-old mother-of-two is often spotted in the front row of fashion weeks and is often spotted by the side of her fiance Simon Kinberg, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who wrote the X-men films, produced Deadpool and The Martian (Pictured at Vanity Fair’s Oscar party in March 2022)

The 33-year-old mother-of-two is often spotted in the front row of fashion weeks and is often spotted by the side of her fiance Simon Kinberg, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who wrote the X-men films, produced Deadpool and The Martian.

Before her engagement with Simon, she was in a two-year relationship with Senator Cory Booker – who is often touted as a future president. 

The poet, artist, and activist who has 779,000 followers on Instagram has also modelled for American Eagle’s Aerie campaign and boast sellout gigs as well as legions of fans.

The poet, artist, and activist who has 779,000 followers on Instagram has also modelled for American Eagle’s Aerie campaign and boast sellout gigs as well as legions of fans

She counts Katy Perry, Drew Barrymore and Nicole Richie among her fans – and close friends. Pictured at a book launch

A Ted Talk speaker, she counts Katy Perry, Drew Barrymore and Nicole Richie among her fans – and close friends.

Reese Witherspoon also speaks highly of her, saying that her fans  ‘revere her in the way that you would adore your favourite loving, creative aunt or older sister.’ 

In 2019, following her split with the Senator, she donated to Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

Filings showed she sent two  $2800 checks to Kamala Harris for the People – and nothing to her ex.

She also appears friendly with Vice President Harris.

The glamourous poet is often seen at red carpet events and in the front row of fashion week

Before her engagement with Simon, she was in a two-year relationship with Senator Cory Booker – who is often touted as a future president

She also appears friendly with Vice President Harris. In 2019, the two travelled around the country together for talks promoting the campaign that are moderated by Wade

In 2019, the two travelled around the country together for talks promoting the campaign that are moderated by Wade.

Wade was also a supporter of Harris long before she was with Booker, donating to her Senate campaign and attending a number of high profile events in support of the former attorney general.

Little was known about the couple’s relationship, with Wade notoriously private about her love lifer and Booker a lifelong bachelor. 

Before her romance with Booker, she was also linked to Robert Pattinson.

Meanwhile, hairdresser Kadi seems to share her liberal politics. While she doesn’t have her own Instagram, the stylist often shares posts from the salon’s Highbrow Hippie account where she’s attended BLM marches

Kadi is often at big events with fellow stars

Kadi runs ‘Highbrow Hippies’ with friend of thirty years Myka Harris

Meanwhile, she no undoubtedly has rubbed shoulders with many A-listers, with her husband-to-be directing the likes of Matt Damon. Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Robert Downey Jr.

Before her success as a poet (she has published four best-selling books), Cleo worked as a stylist for Katy Perry.

She has also served on the creative council of pro-choice action group Emily’s List and is on the board of the National Black Theatre in Harlem.

In an interview with website Valentine NYC, Cleo revealed: ‘I think I came out the womb saying ‘I love you’ – I say it to everyone all the time.’

Speaking to the New York Times in 2018, she added that she ‘doesn’t need to know someone to love them’ and said she was ‘everyone’s BFF’.

Meanwhile, she no undoubtedly has rubbed shoulders with many A-listers, with her husband-to-be directing the likes of Matt Damon. Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Robert Downey Jr

Jennifer Garner is also a pal of the star, they are pictured in a recent video togehter

She is a supportive wife-to-ve and recently made her partner cupcakes for the launch of his Apple TV series Invasion

Speaking to the New York Times in 2018, she added that she ‘doesn’t need to know someone to love them’ and said she was ‘everyone’s BFF’

Meanwhile, hairdresser Kadi seems to share her liberal politics.

While she doesn’t have her own Instagram, the stylist often shares posts from the salon’s Highbrow Hippie account where she’s attended BLM marches.

She previously worked at the Aveda Institute in New York as well as a stylist.

She often blogs about her life recently revealing she fell and injured herself on a trip to Italy to celebrate her birthday.

Other blogs on her website include ‘aligning your period with the moon’ and details on how she colours celebrity’s hair.

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