Tomorrow marks one yr since Meghan Markle’s cooking present first aired on Netflix.
Meghan Markle is marking one yr since her Netflix present launched (Picture: Getty)
I am undecided both Netflix or Meghan Markle will likely be popping open the champagne tomorrow to mark the one-year anniversary of the launch of With Love, Meghan. The extremely mocked cooking and way of life present was meant to be the Duchess of Sussex’s massive break – certainly one of many ventures that she anticipated would propel her into Hollywood fame and prosperity.
However as together with her Spotify contract, kids’s e-book, 40×40 initiative digital store and second try at podcasting, her present was a humiliating flop. The sequence, which noticed her invite movie star friends to a rented Montecito mansion the place they might take pleasure in home made meals and focus on internet hosting and gardening ideas, was brutally dismissed by TV critics.
It was described as “contrived,” “a failed try at relatability”, “a painful watch” and “out of contact”. And crucially, the sequence failed to tug in massive viewing numbers.
Official figures present the primary season, which was on account of launch in January 2024 however was pushed again because of the LA wildfires, failed to interrupt into the highest 300 most-watched reveals on the streaming platform within the first six months of 2025.
It was watched 5.3 million occasions and ranked 383rd.
Her second season (filmed similtaneously the primary) ranked even worse and was the 1,224th most-watched programme on Netflix between July and December 2025 – not precisely one thing to boast about.
The hour-long vacation particular additionally ranked poorly, coming in at 1,002nd with 2.4 million views.
The dismal viewing figures clarify why Netflix has no plans to fee one other season.
Meghan was given an opportunity to relaunch herself as a relatable, loveable homemaker. However for some cause she fails to chop by to audiences and as a substitute comes throughout as inherently unlikeable.
As one other door closes on her ambitions to launch a profitable profession, she is focusing all her vitality on her way of life model, As Ever. Thrilling issues are on the horizon, sources insist, as she continues to advertise her jams, wines and flower sprinkles on her Instagram account. Solely time will inform if that can stick, or additionally be part of the rising checklist of failed ventures.
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