Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, is finally here, and, as expected, it’s stirring the pot. It’s like when you’re excited about a new recipe and, instead of a delicious dish, you end up with something you can’t quite put your finger on—kinda like undercooked chicken. On the surface, it promises all the trimmings: cooking, beekeeping, and bonding with friends like Roy Choi and Mindy Kaling. But something doesn’t quite rise to the occasion.
When the Duchess of Sussex steps into the lifestyle game, it’s inevitable that people will be watching. And, oh boy, they certainly are—questioning everything from the authenticity of her beekeeping hobby to whether or not she’s actually doing any of this herself. It’s like opening a beautifully wrapped gift, only to find the contents a bit…lackluster. According to some fans, it’s more like a well-polished charade than a slice of reality.
Beekeeping blunder on With Love, Meghan: A fan calls it ‘the fakest stuff ever’
With Love, Meghan gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at Meghan Markle’s life, but the premiere episode has already raised some eyebrows. The buzz? Her beekeeping segment, of course.
She casually claims that she and her team have been at it for a whole year, but a mere 10 seconds later, she’s asking a beekeeper, “What’s the lifespan of a bee?” Wait, hold on. After a year of beekeeping, isn’t that one of the first things you’d know? If you’ve been in the bee business for a year, how is this not a basic question in your beekeeping 101?
Fans on Reddit and X didn’t have it, and they let her have it, calling the whole segment “the fakest stuff ever”. Let’s read a few comments:
I’m not even 30 seconds into the first episode and I already know that “With Love, Meghan” is the FAKESTEST stuff ever:
Meghan: “we’ve been doing this for A YEAR” (the beekeping)
Also Meghan, 10 seconds later: Asks the beekeeper “what’s the lifespan of a bee?”
MEGHAN PLZ so… pic.twitter.com/F1GcQHTF98
— The Royal Rogue (@the_royal_rogue) March 4, 2025
But why are so many people watching? I get why some prominent people commenters like you are going to watch to tell the rest of us, but why are so many people hate watching? It’s going to give her big numbers and they’re going to call it a hit 🙄
— LilAnnieLou (@LilAnnieLou) March 4, 2025
If you been beekeeping for a year you should know what the lefespan of a bee. Which makes me believe she is lying about beekeeping.
— Fannie Gail 🦕🌻💐🤴💂 (@rayanna_1975) March 4, 2025
I gave it a thumbs down 👎🏻 and I refuse to watch. I cancelled netflix the other day as well.
Thank you for taking one for the team.
The youtube comments on her trailers are great.— BeeinOz 🌻🌷 (@BeesanEnigma) March 4, 2025
This is the pic that proves Meghan faked beekeeping in Netflix “cooking” series
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We have to say, we totally get where they’re coming from. It’s like walking into a bakery and the baker asks, “How do you make bread?” after a year of baking. It doesn’t add up. Fans had a field day with this moment, and it’s no surprise. They’ve seen enough reality TV to know when something smells off, and this did. This beekeeping segment might as well have been a blooper reel.
Meghan Markle’s show & Pamela Anderson’s Cooking with Love: Is it coincidence or case of copying?
As if the beekeeping debacle wasn’t enough to fuel the fire, With Love, Meghan is being compared to another celebrity-led lifestyle series—Pamela Anderson’s Cooking with Love. If you’ve been living under a rock, let us catch you up: Anderson’s show was announced back in 2023, and its trailer dropped before Meghan Markle’s series even made a peep.
And, wouldn’t you know it, the two shows share a striking resemblance. Both feature celebrity hosts who cook, entertain, and ‘elevate’ their lifestyles in an almost identical way. Not only that, but Markle’s tagline (via In Daily SA), “I’ve always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it,” is eerily similar to Anderson’s own words: “I want to take things to another level.” Can you sense déjà vu?
It gets juicier: Both Anderson and Markle have a moment in their trailers where they exchange a double high-five with their guests. The cherry on top? Both women emphasize their desire to learn—Anderson describes herself as “a sponge soaking it all in,” while Markle says she’s “just learning” the ropes of beekeeping. Fans quickly jumped on this and accused Markle of straight-up copying Anderson’s show, and the comparisons are hard to ignore.
The fans aren’t the only ones talking. The Daily Mail ran a piece about it, sparking a conversation about whether this is a mere coincidence or a case of unoriginality at its finest.
Let’s be real: it’s not all bad. We get it. The aesthetic is beautiful, and Markle’s attempt at sharing personal hobbies and life tips is admirable—after all, we all love a good cooking show. But when authenticity is thrown out the window, it’s hard to connect. This is exactly what some critics are saying about With Love, Meghan. They argue that it presents a polished, idealized version of her life, which makes it feel more like a scripted fantasy than a slice of real life.
Ergo, this new Netflix venture might’ve started with good intentions, but with the bee blunders and the accusations of plagiarism, it’s safe to say it hasn’t exactly hit the mark.
With Love, Meghan is streaming on Netflix.
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