Itโs barely been a week since Meghan Markleโs new lifestyle series, โWith Love, Meghan,โ premiered on Netflix. In each episode, the Duchess of Sussex shares some of her favorite recipes and hosting tips with her famous friends with a California country house providing a beautiful backdrop.
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After holding a steady spot on Netflixโs Top 10 list and leaving viewers desperately searching for where they can buy every pot, knife and apron featured in the show, the streaming service has already committed to giving fans even more content. CNN reported that Netflix just renewed the show for season 2, which is scheduled to start in the fall. But while Martha Stewart, Ina Garten and Nigella Lawson have all made serious dough doing the exact same thing, not everyone is feeling the idea of the Duchess sharing secrets from her soft life with the rest of us.
A January X post from Netflix UK & Ireland announcing the showโs premiere received nearly two million views and plenty of negative comments from those who have no intention of tuning in.
โUgh! Sheโs so fake. And hasnโt an original idea in her over inflated mind!โ wrote one person in the comments.
โThe Sunโ took a few shots at the show too. A March 4 TikTok post called the show โcringe,โ with lots of commenters co-signing and accusing the Duchess of being โfakeโ and โnarcissistic.โ
โWho wears a sweater draped over their shoulders like theyโre on a Ralph Lauren set from 1995 while theyโre โcookingโ?โ wrote one commenter.
Even Megโs own father thinks sheโs putting on an act for the cameras in an effort to stay relevant.
โUnfortunately Meghan has never been authentic. She has to think about everything. Sheโs not spontaneous,โ Thomas Markle Sr. told The Daily Mail. โEverything she says is pre-planned and rehearsed. It makes me laugh because I know all her looks and expressions.โ
But some are standing up for the show and the idea of watching a Black woman frosting cupcakes for a change.
TikToker @auntibuffie said she loves seeing Meghan do the things that have other people calling her pretentious โ especially since white people have been doing it for years.
โThis is what the girls wanna see. Itโs called aspirational television,โ she said. โYaโll mad because she got her staff running around doing things? You canโt take a Black woman, a biracial woman having stuff?
โThey will never accept Megan, no matter what she does, because sheโs living the fairytale they once dreamed ofโexcept the prince chose to marry a Black woman.๐๐๐๐,โ wrote someone in the comments.
Another X user agreed, saying that even though she doesnโt have Megโs millions, sheโs enjoying the content.
โFunny my broke ass watched #WithLoveMeghan multiple times and donโt see anything in it thatโs ostentatious, outrageous or out of touch. I own a vitamix and le creuset and a shit ton of mason jars. So what if her income bracket is higher? Just work with what youโve got,โ they wrote.
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