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NAME: Meghan Markle, 40. American actress who grew up in LA. FIRST BREAK: Played a nurse in daytime soap General Hospital. Was also a ‘briefcase girl’ on U.S. version of Deal Or No Deal. OTHER HALF: Prince Harry, 37, whose big break was being born the son of a future king. MADE HER NAME: Playing a racy paralegal in U.S. TV drama Suits. FAMILY: Father, Thomas, said she had ‘pretty much disowned both sides of her family’ and urged her to ‘grow up’. BEST-KNOWN COUPLE APPEARANCE: Bombshell Oprah interview after stepping back as ‘senior’ royals. COUPLE POPULARITY: 9.8 million followers on their Sussex Royal Instagram account.

NAME: Zendaya, 25. American actress who grew up in LA. FIRST BREAK: Disney Channel’s Shake It Up, which followed the life of Zendaya’s character and her best friend. OTHER HALF: Tom Holland, 25, whose big break was as Billy Elliot in the West End musical. MADE HER NAME: Starring as a trapeze artist and acrobat in box office smash The Greatest Showman. FAMILY: She credits her mum and dad, both former teachers, with instilling ‘core values’ in her. BEST-KNOWN COUPLE APPEARANCE: Superhero franchise Spider-Man, in which they star as lovers. COUPLE POPULARITY: 186 million total followers on Instagram.