Sandra Lee confirmed some like to “With Love, Meghan.”
The well-known chef, 58, defended Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking and life-style present in a current interview with US Weekly.
“I was actually surprised about the backlash to the show. It didn’t seem fair,” Lee informed the outlet on the New York Girls in Movie and Tv 2025 MUSE Awards.
“[I’ve been] in the lifestyle space for years. We have mixed relatable and unrepeatable elements [too],” she added.
Lee raved that Markle’s sequence “is very well done” and is “beautifully filmed.”
“[It has] calming, serene content — and she even used my trick of using a plastic bag as a piping bag for her cake!” the “Sandra’s Restaurant Remakes” host added. “I’m happy for her. Her crew is doing a great job.”
Andrew Cuomo’s ex additionally provided Markle “good luck” on the second season of her present. “Keep on going, and inspire people to make beautiful things,” she mentioned.
Markle launched “With Love, Meghan” on March 4 as a part of her and Prince Harry’s $100 million deal with Netflix.
The eight-episode first season options Markle exhibiting off her cooking and gardening abilities alongside a few of her well-known mates, together with Mindy Kaling and her former “Suits” co-star Abigail Spencer.
Nevertheless, the present didn’t obtain common reward, with some critics calling it “pointless,” “exhausting” and “boring.”
“With Love, Meghan” pulled in 526,000 US households within the first 5 days it was accessible, in line with knowledge obtained by knowledge analytics agency Samba TV. By comparability, Half 1 of Meghan and Harry’s 2022 docuseries sequence, which adopted their 2020 exit from the royal household, drew 2.1 million US households in roughly the identical variety of days, Samba’s knowledge confirmed.
Alongside along with her present, Markle is launching a brand new life-style model referred to as As Ever. Her first line of As Ever merchandise features a signature raspberry jam. Netflix additionally has a stake in Markle’s enterprise.
In a current interview with Selection, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos stood by working with Markle and mentioned the mom of two “is underestimated in terms of her influence on culture.”
“People are fascinated with Meghan Markle. She and Harry are overly dismissed,” he added.
Of their partnership with Netflix, Markle and Prince Harry, 40, additionally produced “Heart of Invictus,” a documentary following athletes making ready for the Harry-founded Invictus Video games, which aired in August 2023.
Harry additionally got here out together with his “Polo” documentary on Netflix in December. The mission — which barely featured the exiled royal — obtained a frosty reception from critics.
