Meghan Markle gets into the Christmas spirit in tiny Mrs Claus dress back in her Deal or No Deal days
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Meghan Markle might be preparing herself for a lifetime of tiaras and pearls when she marries into royalty next year, but things were very different back in her game show days.
The Suits actress, who is newly engaged to Prince Harry, once donned a 'sexy' Mrs Claus outfit as she appeared as one of the 'briefcase girls' on the US version of Deal or No Deal.
For the festive special in 2006 Meghan slipped into a thigh-skimming red velvet mini dress - complete with white fur trimming.
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In resurfaced pictures from the Christmas episode, Meghan, now 36, is seen giggling away with the other glamorous assistants as she works a series of poses.
She wears a clingy and short red dress that shows off her cleavage and long legs, while her long, brunette locks were blow-dried into bouncy curls.
She even donned a pair of heeled sandals as she tottered around in the fake snow.
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Meghan was 25 when she starred on the US version of the game show which became a cult classic when it first aired in the UK fronted by Noel Edmonds.
The American remake of the show has glamorous assistants - all female, all wearing matching plunging dresses and heels, of course - opening steel suitcases as contestants eliminate various monetary amounts in a bid to win a million dollars.
And Meghan joined the line-up 11 years ago when she was a struggling actress trying to make ends meet.
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Meghan once opened up about her life as a reality star, telling Esquire that she wasn't proud of her Deal Or No Deal stint.
"I would put that in the category of things I was doing while I was auditioning to try to make ends meet," she said in 2013.
"I went from working in the US Embassy in Argentina to ending up on Deal. It's run the gamut."
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She went on: "Definitely working on Deal Or No Deal was a learning experience, and it helped me to understand what I would rather be doing.
"So if that's a way for me to gloss over that subject, then I will happily shift gears into something else."
Meghan added: "I would end up standing up there forever in these terribly uncomfortable and inexpensive five-inch heels just waiting for someone to pick my number so I could go and sit down."
Five years later, Meghan landed her role of Rachel Zane in Suits, in which she starred for six seasons before quitting the show to become a royal consort following her engagement to Prince Harry.
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Meghan Markle is set to make her first official visit to Buckingham Palace for pre-Christmas dinner.
A royal family get-together is usually held a week before Christmas and it has been reported royal officials have been briefed to expect the American actress this year.
The dinner is likely to be held on December 19 or 20 and Meghan will also be at the royal family's festive celebrations at Sandringham from Christmas Eve.