Meghan Markle is claimed to have some fairly well-known associates — Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner, Serena Williams and Ellen DeGeneres. She’s additionally lately loved some constructive public interactions with Gwyneth Paltrow, one other celeb life-style influencer from Montecito.
However none of these A-listers is lined as much as be a visitor on Season 2 of her Netflix present, “With Love, Meghan,” in response to a trailer for the present that dropped this week. Mindy Kaling, the one Hollywood star on Season 1, isn’t anticipated to return when the brand new season premieres Aug. 26.
This picture launched by Netflix exhibits Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in a scene from “With Love, Meghan.” (Netflix through AP)
As a substitute, the perfect recognized celeb to affix Meghan within the kitchen will likely be Chrissy Teigen, the previous mannequin and “queen of Twitter” who as soon as loved a profession as a well-liked cookbook creator and seemingly ubiquitous media persona. That’s till 2021, when the spouse of John Legend suffered “one of greatest meltdowns in American celebrity” after she was pressured to acknowledge that she had as soon as been an aggressive cyberbully.
Teigen has by no means actually recovered from her fall from grace, and it’s exhausting to think about that many individuals are clamoring to see her attempt to be enjoyable and relatable in Meghan’s kitchen — or the borrowed Montecito kitchen that stands in for Meghan’s personal.
“Chrissy Teigen isn’t popular anymore,” a Hollywood insider informed the Each day Mail. The visitor record is “very underwhelming” in different methods, the insider added. “It’s really down to Meghan to get the stars,” the insider mentioned. “Where is Oprah, Michelle Obama or a Kardashian, even? It is just a bunch of random people she knows.”
With Love, Meghan. (L to R) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Alice Waters in episode 108 of With Love, Meghan. Cr. Jenna Peffley/Netflix © 2025
Teigen’s cyberbullying scandal makes her a problematic visitor for Meghan in a number of methods. First, the American Duchess of Sussex has confronted bullying allegations herself, stemming from her reported mistreatment of palace aides throughout her 20 months as a working member of the British royal household. These office bullying allegations adopted her after she and Prince Harry moved to California in 2020, and the couple tried to launch careers as media moguls and globe-trotting humanitarians.
The Teigen affiliation additionally has raised questions on Meghan and Harry’s dedication to selling on-line security, provided that the Sports activities Illustrated mannequin was pressured to apologize for sending direct messages to media persona Courtney Stodden in 2011, telling the then-16-year-old media persona to commit suicide. Teigen additionally was accused sending bullying messages to designer Michael Costello and TV persona Farrah Abraham, although Teigen denied sending the messages to Costello.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs)
In the meantime, Meghan’s different scheduled company for her present could also be extra helpful in lending her gravitas, particularly in relation to cooking and different Sussex endeavors. They embrace a collection of cooks, notably Oakland cookbook creator Samin Nosrat and Jose Andres. The latter is the founding father of World Central Kitchen, who has turned famend for delivering meals to individuals affected by conflict and humanitarian crises in Ukraine and Gaza. Andres is claimed to be associates with Meghan and Harry, and World Central Kitchen obtained a $300,000 grant in 2021 from the couple’s Archewell Basis.
Different scheduled company embrace “Queer Eye” star Tan France, Meghan’s make-up artist good friend Daniel Martin and her pilates teacher Heather Dorak, the Each day Mail additionally reported.
However truly, the Sussexes have been given a “first-look” settlement with Netflix, in response to Each day Mail columnist Richard Eden. Which means they don’t seem to be being paid a profitable set quantity, whether or not they ship any programming or not. With a “first-look” settlement, they’ll pitch concepts to Netflix, and the streamer has the choice — however no obligation — to fee the venture. In addition they gained’t be paid until Netflix agrees to fee any venture.
