The Duchess of Sussex might have delayed the release of her new show, With Love, Meghan – but she believes it will be the ‘perfect revenge for all her doubters and haters’
Meghan Markle has made the decision to postpone the release of her new Netflix series as Los Angeles continues to be ravaged by wildfires.
With Love, Meghan was originally slated to air on 15 January. However, the Duchess has decided to delay the highly-anticipated launch until 4 March so people could “focus on the needs” of those affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles.
The eight-part series will see a host of celebrities visit Meghan to hear her gardening and cooking tips. The trailer shows her performing various activities from choosing fresh flowers, harvesting honey, kneading homemade bread and working in the kitchen.
And, according to a source, Meghan is also keen to prove that she is more than just “Harry’s wife” with her new series. The insider told OK! magazine: “Meghan feels this show will be the perfect revenge for all her doubters and haters. She is so confident it’s going to do well and she will get the accolades she deserves for it, which will finally shut some people up. She can’t wait.”
They continued: “She has always been confident in her own abilities and while her confidence took a knock when she was in the Royal Family, she is riding high again and she’s so proud of this show. People tend to underestimate her, but Meghan knows what the audience wants and she is giving them that with this show.
“And nobody can criticise her for cashing in on her royal connections because she doesn’t really mention them. She is just determined to show that she can make it on her own without Harry and her titles. Some people think she’s only famous because of Harry, but that’s not true and she’s going back to her roots. People always open up to her because she listens and cares. She knows the audience will warm to her if they give the show a chance.”
Much has been made of Meghan’s upcoming lifestyle show. Ever since the trailer dropped, it has been viewed millions of times and featured on most major outlets.
But not all of the coverage has been favourable – and critics have wanted that the series could well be Meghan’s last chance to impress.
Netflix described the show in a press release as an “inspiring series” that “reimagines the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends, new and old”.
However, some have argued that the whole concept seems contrived and that while Meghan is being touted as ‘relatable’, she is anything but.
“I don’t think anyone is excited by this,” a Hollywood executive told The New York Post. “Everybody in entertainment is sending that ridiculous trailer back and forth, being like … ‘What is this show about? I don’t get it.'”
Furthermore, the exec said that Meghan’s new series is the Sussexes’s last chance at streaming relevancy. “It’s so sad because they had this huge platform. Now I can’t really see [Meghan] doing much else in terms of … pushing herself into the public eye.”
