India, Feb. 15 -- Meghan Markle and Jessica Alba recently crossed paths at Kerry Washington's 48th birthday celebration earlier this month, and reports say they bonded over their shared experiences with divorce.

Markle has been seeking to expand her social circle in Hollywood after distancing herself from former A-lister friends, including David and Victoria Beckham, Tom Cruise, and George and Amal Clooney.

Alba recently announced her split from her husband, Cash Warren, after 20 years together. The couple, who married in 2008, share three children. Markle, on the other front, divorced her first husband, Trevor Engelson, in 2013 after a two-year marriage, years before she met Prince Harry.

"Meghan spilled the beans to Jessica about how...