Meghan Markle’s Netflix show With Love, Meghan has been savaged by the critics despite the announcement it is coming back for a second series – and one expert has revealed two options for the Duchess to move past the brutal reviews
Meghan Markle has two options if she wants to move past her brutal Netflix show reviews, an expert has warned.
It has been a week since With Love, Meghan hit the streaming platform showing the Duchess of Sussex share tips and tricks when it comes to cooking and hosting. But the eight-part series, which sees her joined by a string of celebrity friends, has been savaged by critics, with some claiming it is ‘boring’.
The show had been viewed as a make-or-break moment for the Sussexes, who signed a multimillion-pound deal with Netflix in 2020. However, it was revealed that it will be returning for a second season in the autumn with filming for it already taking place.
Meghan’s series is coming back again later this year (
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With more episodes in the pipeline and her lifestyle brand selling jam and flower sprinkles still to come, PR expert Ed Coram-James has revealed how Meghan can shake off the criticism. And he told the Mirror there are two roads she can take – either do nothing or re-evaluate her role in the show
He explained: “On With Love, Meghan, the duchess is glowing, surrounded by seemingly close friends and family, in stunning Montecito, which she calls home. She seems happy — it’s her passion project — she’s experimenting and is lucky enough to have the resources and platform to share her passion.
“Some people have compared her to Brooklyn Beckham, not knowing his forte, but experimenting with everything from cooking to photography, and I don’t think this is a bad thing at all.
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Meghan with chef Roy Choi (
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“Perhaps she simply won’t care about the reviews and expected bad feedback if she has any self-awareness. It might be best to simply ignore them and continue doing what she does best: making headlines as she continues her journey post-royal life.”
But Ed, CEO of Go Up, believes that the poor reviews will sting for Meghan and she should attempt to “reframe the narrative”. He explained: “Meghan has experience pivoting in the media — take her Oprah interview, for example, where she took ownership of her own story
“Moving past these reviews will require her to lean into her authentic self even more, perhaps by showing up more prominently in the content and being more transparent about her involvement. She’s recently returned to Instagram but could be doing more with it, such as taking her audience behind the scenes of her work.”
The second season of With Love, Meghan is coming in the autumn, and has already finished filming, according to Netflix. Meghan posted on her Instagram stories on Friday with a video of her wearing a hat with the writing “lettuce romaine calm” on and grinning, then turning and putting her hands in the air.
The caption on the Instagram story said: “Lettuce romaine calm… or not (!) because I’m thrilled to share that Season 2 of ‘With Love, Meghan’ is coming!” The story was shortly followed by a post on her Instagram with a reel with clips of her cooking and the caption: “Oh, how I love ASMR! If you’re loving Season 1, just wait until you see the fun we cooked up on Season 2! “Thanks for joining the party, and an endless thanks to the amazing team and crew who helped bring it all to life! @netflix
