Meghan’s Markle’s eight-part Netflix series, titled With Love, Meghan, has received mixed responses since its release yesterday, with some viewers branding it ‘out of touch’ – and we want to know what you think
Meghan Markle’s new cooking and lifestyle series landed on Netflix yesterday, offering viewers a glimpse into her Montecito life with Prince Harry and their two children – and we want to hear your thoughts on her latest venture.
The eight-part series, titled With Love, Meghan, sees the Duchess of Sussex welcome celebrity friends to a California estate, where she shares cooking, gardening and hosting advice, while also delving into her life and upbringing. According to the Netflix description, the series aimed to embrace “playfulness over perfection” and highlight “how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected”.
It comes as part of the Sussexes’ staggering £100m deal with Netflix, which follows the self-titled documentary ‘Harry & Meghan’, Heart of Invictus, and Polo. However, Meghan’s latest project has been slammed by some viewers, who have accused the Suits star of trying to look like a ‘housewife’ and copy ‘Martha Stewart’ by selling herself as a homemaker.
Discussing the new show during an appearance on GB News, broadcaster Carole Malone said: “I’m not interested in it – she’s not a housewife, she’s not Martha Stewart. Martha is obsessed with and always has been obsessed with housekeeping, gardening, cooking – Meghan hasn’t.”
Former Conservative MP Sir Jake Berry argued that the show depicts an ‘unreal world’ and an unrealistic standard of parenthood. He insisted: “There was a behind the scenes shot where Meghan saying, this is what it’s like to be a normal mum, and she’d sort of lined up freshly cut fruit on a plate in a rainbow with all the same coloured fruits.
“I’ve got three kids, that’s not my experience of feeding the Berry tribe. It’s just, get it on a plate, put it in front of them, eat your dinner. We don’t have music in the background, we’re not all wearing matching beige outfits. It is not the real world.”
Parents have also slammed Meghan’s cooking tips following the show’s release, with many branding her suggestions ‘out of touch’ and ‘time consuming’. It comes as the Duchess recommended sprinkling flower petals on cut-up fruit as a way for working mums like her to “find the fun” at breakfast time.
She also shared her recipe for microwaved truffle popcorn and re-packaged pretzels, as well as made children’s party bag suggestions, which included filling them with seeds, sugar snap peas, and sweet basil.
Taking to Mumsnet to share their thoughts on the series, one user fumed: “The whole thing is inauthentic to the point where she’s not even hosting people in her own property. It’s also disgustingly over-privileged. Her advice to people who are not fortunate enough to be able to pick produce from their own garden is to ‘go to a Farmer’s Market’.”
Another echoed that her series is “not anyway relatable”, before adding: “Everything is extremely time consuming, over the top. It’s literally giving yourself a tonne of work, in order for you to laud it over others with how thoughtful and talented you are.”
However, others enjoyed the show, as one person gushed: “I am loving the show so far. It is just the perfect lifestyle/comfort show (I’m really into this type of content lately). The beautiful kitchen, scenery (God, I hope I lived in Montecito).”
“I think I am also going to try some of those recipes (home made focaccia) as well trying to make my own candles at home (it doesn’t seem to be a very difficult task). Definitely loving the children party theme/ recipes,” shared another.
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