Baking for Barrymore.
Meghan Markle, 43, confirmed a uncommon glimpse of her children, Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, in a brand new video baking cookies for Drew Barrymore.
“When making thumbprint cookies at home becomes a family affair! Thanks @_heartmom_ & @clarewaightkeller for the love and extra set of hands!” the previous actress shared through Instagram, referring to her buddies Kelly McKee Zajfen, and Meghan’s marriage ceremony gown designer, Clare Waight Keller.
Within the clip, the little ones may be seen serving to, and the video ends with a shot of the again of Archie’s head as his mother kisses his cheek — exhibiting off how he has pink hair like his father, Prince Harry, 40.
Markle talked concerning the treats when she appeared on Thursday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show.”
“When I realized we were going to do this, I said, you know, ‘How many people are we making cookies for?’ And they said the count of the audience, [and] I want the crew to be able to have some,” she defined to the host.
“A friend of mine, she and her daughter had just finished a camping trip. I said, ‘Can you come by?’ And my friend Clare Waight Keller, who designed my wedding dress, she would come in from the U.K. to have lunch. I said, ‘Clare, can I put you to work too?’” she continued. “So, we all sat around, we made these cookies for you guys to enjoy and I thought it’d be fun.”
Markle additionally revealed that though she and Prince Harry are elevating their children in Montecito, Calif., a number of the phrases they are saying are in a British accent.
“They have these little moments where it comes out and because they have very American accents, but they say words that are just like him,” she mentioned.
“And I think it’s adorable.”
Markle was on “The Drew Barrymore Show” to advertise her Netflix life-style present “With Love, Meghan,” which got here out March 4 to scathing critiques.
Put up critic Kirsten Fleming panned the present, writing, “Markle clearly loves hosting and cooking but has no shtick, no charisma and no unique talent for this genre…The show is essentially a vehicle to sell crepe mix and flower sprinkles from her new lifestyle brand, As Ever, and drop little trivial bits about herself into the ether.”
The eight-episode present, produced by Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions, options Markle cooking and gardening, with appearances by her movie star buddies like Mindy Kaling.
The Telegraph editor Anita Singh mentioned the present is “an exercise in narcissism, filled with extravagant brunches, celebrity pals and business plugs.”
On Tuesday’s episode of the British speak present “Loose Women,” panelist Jane Moore referred to as Markle’s present “boring” and mentioned she “found my attention drifting” when she tuned in.
“Even if you’re not interested in homemaking stuff, you’d watch it to learn more about their house. You don’t see their house, it’s a rented house down the road,” Moore identified, noting that Markle didn’t movie the present inside her and Harry’s $14 million Montecito mansion.
“The new Meghan show is boring! The desperation is palpable. I am not a Meghan fan but it’s sad,” one viewer mentioned on X, previously Twitter.
One other tweet learn, “‘With Love, Meghan’ is a masterclass in how to waste Netflix money. What do we get? Her pretending to be relatable, and trades banalities with B-list guests like Mindy Kaling. This isn’t a lifestyle show, it’s a 40 minute infomercial for her ego!”
Markle and Prince Harry signed a $100 million take care of Netflix in 2020. Earlier than this present, they got here out with their five-part “Harry & Meghan” docuseries in 2022, whereas Harry’s “Polo” doc — which additionally obtained a ruthless reception from critics — dropped in December 2024.
The most important piece of knowledge to return out of “With Love, Meghan” is the truth that she apparently now not goes by “Meghan Markle.” As a substitute, she goes by “Meghan Sussex.”
“It’s so funny that you keep saying ‘Meghan Markle.’ You know I’m Sussex now,” Markle advised Kaling, 45, when the previous “Office” actress appeared on episode 2.
She added, “You have kids and you go, ‘No, I share my name with my children.’ I didn’t know how meaningful that would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name, our little family name.”
