Meghan Markle’s celeb pals in Netflix show from polo wife to millionnaire mogul

Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show With Love, Meghan is about to drop on the streaming platform – and it appears to be peppered with her celebrity pals who will be making appearances in the eight-part series

Meghan Markle is counting on her celebrity pals ahead of her new Netflix show dropping on the streaming platform.

The highly awaited series, With Love, Meghan ,will see the Duchess return to the lifestyle space in style over eight episodes, with the help of a myriad celebrity pals.

For many years before Meghan ever met Prince Harry, she ran a popular lifestyle blog called The Tig, which covered everything from travel to wellness – and her new offering for Netflix will excite die-hard fans of the blog, which was closed down when her relationship with Harry was getting more serious.

harry and meghan
Harry only appeared in the trailer for Meghan’s new show briefly 
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The trailer sees Meghan exploring all her best “tips and tricks” for hosting, gardening, and cooking – accompanied by famous friends both “old and new”. The full series will show how Meghan “reimagines the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends,” Netflix explains.

The show was filmed in a lavish property in Montecito, California, which is not her own. However, when Meghan posted the trailer on her new Instagram account, she wrote, “I have been so excited to share this with you! I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it. Wishing you all a fantastic new year! Thanks to our amazing crew and the team @netflix. Beyond grateful for the support – and fun! As ever, Meghan.”

Below we explore all the famous faces who appear alongside the Duchess in the hotly anticipated show, with Prince Harry seemingly poised to take a back seat while his wife shines in the new series….

Mindy Kaling

Mindy in Meghan's new show
Mindy in Meghan’s new show
Hollywood A-lister Mindy Kaling, 45, was featured in the trailer, seen being served a piece of cake delicately decorated with strawberries and announcing enthusiastically, “This is probably one of the most glamorous moments of my life”.

Kaling was also a guest on Meghan’s podcast Archetypes, where the two women dissected the negative stereotypes often associated with being a single woman, and the pair had a wide-ranging discussion, including their experiences at high school.

Meghan and Mindy are reported to be long-time pals, so it’s no surprise the actress has thrown her support behind Meghan’s new venture. Kaling shot to fame on The Office US and has since starred in her own show The Mindy Project and created two hit shows, Never Have I Ever, and The Sex Lives of College Girls.

The mother of three has also penned two bestselling memoirs – so it’s likely she has a lot of common ground with Harry too, not just Meghan.

Abigail Spencer

Abigail Spencer
Meghan met Abigail Spencer when they starred in Suits together 
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One of Meghan’s closest pals, actress Abigail Spencer, 43, also appeared in the trailer, and will be part of Meghan’s new series. The two women met when they starred together on NBC’s hit legal drama Suits, and Spencer has never been shy about supporting her close pal.

Last year, when Meghan initially launched her lifestyle brand America Riviera Orchard, Spencer received a limited edition strawberry jam made by Meghan herself, and made sure to post about her friend’s new venture on social media.

Delfina Blaquier

Nacho Figueras, Delfina Blaquier, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Deflina is married to one of Harry’s best friends 
Image:
Getty Images for Sentebale)Delfina Blaquier, 44, was also featured in the trailer and is one of Meghan’s closest pals. The wife of one of Prince Harry’s best friends polo player Nacho Figueras, the two couples are known to be seriously close.

Blaquier was also one of the lucky few who received one of Meghan’s jams last year and quickly posted the haul on her social media. When Meghan made her return to Instagram to mark the new year with a short video filmed by Prince Harry, Delfina reposted it to her stories, writing she is “so proud” of her friend and “can’t wait to see more” from the Duchess.

Roy Choi

Roy Choi and Meghan
Roy Choi appears in the show alongside Meghan 
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Roy Choi, 54, an acclaimed celebrity chef who has hosted his own cooking show on Netflix also appears in the trailer for With Love, Meghan. The Korean-American chef rose to prominence with his food trucks and was named one of the best new chefs back in 2010 by Food and Wine magazine.

The hit movie ‘Chef’ starring John Favreau was inspired by Choi and the pair later starred in a cooking show on Netflix together. Choi has also been named as one of Time magazine’s most influential people twice – so he definitely has a thing or two to teach Meghan and her viewers about cooking up a storm.

Alice Waters

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Alice Waters is a pioneering food activist and restauranteur 
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Acclaimed restauranteur Alice Waters, 80, is also poised to make an appearance in the show. Waters changed the game when she opened her restaurant Chez Panisse back in 1971, starting a movement of food straight from farm to table, and promoting sustainable and organic food sources – something that would make her a woman after King Charles’s own heart, whose Duchy Organics helped create similar awareness of good farming practices and the benefits of local produce in the UK.

Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin and Meghan
Acclaimed chefs and Meghan’s closest pals will appear in the show 
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Meghan’s longtime makeup artist and one of her best friends Daniel Martin will also be appearing in the show. The pair are reported to have first met when Meghan was starring in Suits and have been seriously tight ever since. And according to the Daily Mail, “while working on her former blog The Tig, Meghan asked Daniel to give her a helping hand. He has remained in contact with the Duchess throughout her life in the royal family and was by Meghan’s side on her wedding day as he perfected her make-up.”

Vicky Tsai

Vicky Tsai
Vicky Tsai is one of Meghan’s friend and accomplished businesswoman 
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Getty Images for Sephora)Meghan’s glamorous neighbour Vicky Tsai, 47, is also set to star in the series. The business executive co-founded the popular skincare brand Tatcha, which she then sold to Unilever back in 2019 – reportedly for a cool £400 million. Vicky also appeared in the couple’s Netflix series Harry & Meghan, which explored their love story and eventual royal exit.

Tracey Robbins

Tracey Robbins and her husband Brian attended a glitzy premiere with Harry and Meghan last year
Tracey Robbins and her husband Brian attended a glitzy premiere with Harry and Meghan last year 
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Tracey Robbins, fashion designer and wife of Paramount executive Brian Robbins, will appear in Meghan’s new show. Tracey and Brian are friends with both Harry and Meghan and invited the Duke and Duchess to Jamaica last year for the premiere of One Love a film about reggae superstar Bob Marley.

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