If you're a non-meghan markle hater, what's your opinion on her show on netflix?

I’ve seen the whole series.

It’s an informercial for As ever products. Every recipe she shares has been designed around an As ever product. For example, episode 8, she makes shortbread with edible flowers. The As ever shortbread mix and edible flowers are now on her website. But it stretches to every recipe she shares, so expect to see more products soon on her website that she was demonstrating on the show.

It’s also why there aren’t many instructions. For example, she make dried oranges to garnish cocktails. She says use a dehydrator (but gives no instructions) or use an oven on low and slow (but doesn’t actually give you a temp or that it will prob need 10/12 hrs) The reason is thus, this will be a As ever product for sale. She has no reason to actually show you how to make them when she wants you to buy her products.

So it isn’t actually a cooking/lifestyle show, its a very beautiful QVC sales pitch.

So unless you live in the US, where you’ll be able to purchase the As Ever goods and you’re the type of person that would buy packet mix shortbread, then I would give it it a miss.

Not being Meghan, I don't think you are qualified to make this statement. But I expect she's very pleased with those ratings. Who wouldn't be?

I saw half an episode yesterday. I quite liked it! Her spaghetti dish looked tasty, I liked the way she explained how to plate it to look pretty (I'm the kind of messy person who needs such tips) and I'm going to have a go at the bath salts because I LOVE bath salts and they are so expensive, and I've been meaning to make my own, so this has given me a kick up the bum.

Transferring snacks from one plastic bag to another was not a great move, but other than that I enjoyed it. Nothing groundbreaking, but all very pretty to look at and some good ideas in there.

🤣🤣 win for netflix

Not sure Meghans aim. I think it was for everyone to love her(?) .. that hasn't happened, so no win for megs!

Getting people to tune into episodes is the raison d'etre of broadcasters, yes. No evidence that ratings will tank, it seems like many binge watched most of it in one go. So win, win for Netflix and Meghan.

I don't have any strong feelings about her. I did see a trailer for her show and it looked dreadful - really cringe.

I watched the first episode as I like Martha Stewart/ barefoot contessa type shows as bubblegum for the brain. But it was dull and vapid and the tiny pasta portion in the first episode blew my mind. I won’t be watching another episode.

Ok!! So which tips did you find so valuable and useful to you?

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Haha 😂 😂

I am sure people will tune into episode 1 due to all the hype! And then the ratings will tank! And netflix are pleased people will log in for episode one because then they'll find something actually quite good and get hooked onto watching that!

The show is shit. But I haven't criticised netflix themselves (however, there may come a point when they don't want people to think they only make shit shows, so at some point the benefits on markle will not outway the cost to netflix. Personally I think they might be hanging on to markle in the hope of getting some more juicy content - a divorce tell all, or interviews to publicise her memoire or something..)

No interest in her.

Both of them are irrelevant since they moved to America.

They have nothing to trade. No special talent that they can make money from.

She is scraping the barrel now.

I did I enjoyed it it's easy watching I think some people will never like her no matter what she does and just bash everything she puts out there I neither like or dislike her because I don't know her everything we have heard about her is from papers etc and that can be guilty of misinformation so I'm prepared to give it a go and I did enjoy it that's my opinion

Haven't watched it (no Netflix) but have read reviews and threads, seen what she wore and liked some of the clothes.

It strikes me that in the Firm, the Royal Family, she would have been a square peg in a round hole. She appears to need to be in control, the one making the decisions, so I can understand why she would feel miserable having everything mapped out for her. All the wealth in the world and it would still be a gilded cage if you wanted to be doing your own thing and not have a flunky telling you do this, go there. At least Diana had a very good idea of what she was letting herself in for, as did Catherine.

However good or bad the programmes are, they have at least provided some light relief from the Trump 'n Vance show, and for that alone, I am grateful.

I've watched it. It's harmless, some of it is a bit obvious and some a bit patronising - most people with small children get up to get them breakfast in the morning. I can't imagine that it would of been any more exciting if The Princess of Wales had presented the same thing except she would of got lots of pats on the back and 52 articles of positive feedback from the daily mail.

I can't get worked up about her or him at all, they left the UK 5 yrs ago and people are still banging on about how they let the queen down - lots of mumsnets threads though advising people to not be controlled by family or that its ok to go NC, surely we don't bring our children up these days with an expectation that have to do what what we did?

You may not get why anyone would watch it, but it's made top ten in multiple countries so this is where Netflix understands what people want to watch whereas you don't. Which is fair enough, they are the professionals after all.

It's one of those interactions you have to watch. Plenty of clips of it online, give it a view on youtube. When you se.it, it's just pretty cringe! and the fact that Mindy didn't even know Meghan's name is hilarious! And definitely implies they aren't really friends at all, and Mindy has just been bought in as a fake friend because Meghan couldn't get anyone more famous or well known to agree to come along.

In fact that's the problem with the show. Everything is fake. A borrowed house, a borrowed kitchen, a borrowed garden, fake friends, fake interactions that have clearly been set up to sell stuff or get people to tell Meghan how great she is.

The interaction she has with the chef is odd too. Like they've never spoken before and now he is trying to be friendly but she has no idea how to relate to him. He seems lovely, she seems cold and awkward

Then she's cooking in white, or heels, or with full.make-up and styled hair and claiming this is just her being natural and prepping the kids breakfast.

The whole thing sounds so cringe..utterly dull.

I don't get why anyone would want to watch it.

Meghan has no experience or qualifications in cooking or gardening or event planning etc..

It's just a show about her trying to impress people and get people to love ner. It's so odd. So so odd.

And don't get me started on the hypocrisy. I thought a few years ago.we.were.mewnt to believe Meghan was this strong, powerful, feminist who campaigned to 'get women out of the kitchen' since she was 11 years old. Now here she is being little wifey and making a show all about being the wife and mother in the kitchen!! I mean, really? What exactly are your values and passions Meghan? Where you stand on feminine sm seems to change from one day to the next.

I just her ridiculous, cringe, narcissistic and very hypocritical.

And stuck in the 50s...

Interesting. Thanks @JoyousEagle .

Except all the RF use their / their father’s title as a surname in day to day life when they have the Princess / Princess title (Archie wasn’t a Prince when he was born because the Queen was still alive so what is on his birth certificate isn’t the current position).

William and Harry used Wales through school and in the military, W&K’s children used Cambridge at school (I assume they now use Wales), Sophie used Wessex (I assume she now uses Edinburgh) and Beatrice / Eugenie used York before they were married. Louise and James don’t do this but that’s probably because they don’t use the Princess / Prince titles they are entitled to either.

Why should Harry’s wife and children be the only ones criticised for following the usual naming pattern?

I don’t understand why people who don’t like her watch it. I can’t stand her so won’t watch it.

They wouldn't need to change their names as I assume Sussex isn't an official name on anything. For example the children's birth certificates have their surnames as "Mountbatten-Windsor", with no surname listed for either parent on Archie's ie it just says "his royal highness xxx the Duke of Sussex".

Interestingly, on Lilibet's birth certificate, Meghan's surname is listed as Markle. But I don't know if that was a choice or if in America you have to put your maiden name maybe. Harry's surname is listed as Duke of Sussex.

Must be a pain - I assume (based on nothing) that the Wales children have kept Cambridge at school, if that's what they were before, maybe switch to Wales as they move to secondary school.

No it isn't actually. It's Mountbatten Windsor...
That's the name on the BC for Archie anyway...
I don't hate either of them, just tired of the pretentious hypocrisy out of the pair of them. I tried to watch its, ... not good.

I didn’t mind it. I would make the food she makes. It’s well produced and pleasant. I’m not expecting a hard hitting drama or reality TV etc, it delivers what it promises, a light watch similar to stuff she did with the Tig.

Oh come on!

I think it's good I enjoyed it and picked up some great tips it's better than most cooking shows

This thread was meant to be for non Meghan haters. I think you got lost on the way to the Royal Family board - you will find your tribe there 😁