Heather Dorak has been Meghan Markle’s devoted friend for many years and the pair are often spotted enjoying outings together in LA.
More recently Heather was spotted wining and dining with the former Suits star for her birthday earlier this year at a Montecito hotspot.
Heather is a Pilates and yoga instructor, who is originally from San Antonio, Texas but is now based in California where she owns six Pilates Platinum studios.
Meghan and Heather’s relationship dates back to the early noughties after the former actress was “one of” her “first clients,” as per a social media post shared via the instructor’s Instagram in 2015.
The pair have shared holidays and days out together, including a trip to a Vancouver Canucks hockey game in 2015.
Heather also attended Meghan’s 2015 speech at the UN Women’s 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference of Women in Beijing event in New York City with Meghan’s mum, Doria Ragland.
Heather also gave Meghan a helping hand, as she often contributed fitness expertise to her’s lifestyle blog, The Tig, before she closed it down after marrying into the Royal Family.
The blonde beauty attended Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May 2018 with her husband Matt Cohen.
She has since been a key part of Meghan’s North American inner circle since Megxit, as she visited the royal couple in Canada shortly after they left the UK when they stepped down as senior royals.
Heather celebrated the 4th July, with the Sussexes and their first born son Archie in 2021 as they watched a local parade in the town of Jackson Hole, Wyo.
The snaps of their wholesome day out were shared on social media but have since been deleted.
Then in 2021 Heather publically showed her support for the star in another Instagram post.
Alongside a selfie of the pair, Heather wrote a heartfelt message sharing: “It’s hard for me to watch her go through all that she has to as the Meghan the press can love to hate…. Mostly because it’s so far from the Meghan that I know. Sweet. Kind. Always showing up!
“Two weeks ago, she was the first to surprise me with a gift after my knee surgery. 17 years ago, she walked into my fledgling Pilates studio and instantly became my rock in all things early 20’s – career, love, figuring out how to adult.
“Since that day, she has never stopped being one of my brightest sources of light. It may be hard to see, but she lives for the little, thoughtful things – flowers for no reason, a random sweet, handwritten note. She’s always been truly wonderful … ” before concluding her message, “M, I love you.”
The pair still appear to be as close as ever.
Aside from being Meghan’s devoted pal, Heather is a mum and shares two beautiful boys, Noah and Cody, with her husband Matt Cohen.
She tied the knot with Matt, who is the founder and CEO of the money-saving app Grand, in 2017.
Before she made it big in the world of Pilates Heather moved to LA with aspirations of a professional career in dance.
However, due to an injury, her dancing dreams were crushed.
In an interview with Voyage LA she explained how she got into Pilates: “My doctor recommended that I try out Pilates, I fell in love immediately with the Megaformer method that people know today.”
She previously revealed on the Mindbodygreen website that she suffered from an eating disorder after the pressure of the dance industry became too much in LA.
