Meghan Markle Responds to Podcaster Being ‘Scared’ About Her Latest Show

Meghan Markle is the queen of etiquette.

Meghan, 43, sent a handwritten letter to Amanda Hirsch after the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcaster said she was “scared for Meghan” ahead of the discharge of her Netflix lifestyle show.

Hirsch, 33, shared the letter via Instagram on Wednesday, March 19, writing, “OH MY DUCHESS.”

It was dated “March 2025” and monogrammed with a golden “M.” Using elegant calligraphy, the Duchess of Sussex had written: “Dear Amanda, I heard you were feeling scared. Don’t be! That is the fun part — let’s enjoy it. As ever, Meghan.”

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Meghan Markle’s recent Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, has been met with some scathing criticism as she brings viewers inside her California home for homemaking suggestions, a la Martha Stewart. Or, as The Guardian wrote, “The mildest strategy to describe this show is as a ghastly artefact of a specific cultural era that recently met […]

Hirsch’s followers flooded the comments section of her post. 

Is that this real?!!” one follower wrote, while one other gushed, “Shut the front door!!!!!! That is so cool. Makes me like her even greater than I already do.

Earlier this 12 months, Hirsch had posted a video on Instagram wherein she reacted to the trailer for “With Love, Meghan” and voiced her fears for the high-profile wife of Prince Harry. 

“I’m genuinely concerned for Meghan,” she said on the time. “I’m not a Meghan hater in any respect. , it looks like a Blake Energetic situation, type of when people just piled on this woman.”

Hirsch opined that Meghan’s critics find her “inauthentic,” noting, “What I’m so scared for her is that this Netflix show will make those claims stronger.”

The series debuted earlier this month and shows Meghan in Julia Child mode, cooking up complicated dishes and learning along the best way. The vibe is laid-back and serene, with cameos from Meghan’s pals Mindy Kaling, Abigail Spencer and chef Roy Choi, and a temporary appearance by Harry in the course of the final episode.

“I feel Meghan is underestimated when it comes to her influence on culture,” Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said in an interview with Variety, published on Wednesday. “After we dropped the trailer for the Harry & Meghan doc series [in 2022], all the pieces onscreen was dissected within the press for days. The shoes she was wearing sold out everywhere in the world. The Hermès blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out all over the place on the earth. Individuals are fascinated with Meghan Markle.”

Sarandos, 60, added that Meghan and Harry are “overly dismissed,” but not by the streamer.

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Fans will get to see more of Meghan Markle in a second season of With Love, Meghan. Netflix confirmed to Us Weekly that Meghan’s show might be returning for an additional season this fall with director Michael Steed. Based on the streaming service, season 2 has already accomplished filming. Meghan, 43, took to Instagram on Friday, […]

“We’re a passive partner in Meghan’s company, and it’s a giant discovery model for us right away,” Sarandos said, seemingly referring to her forthcoming lifestyle brand As Ever.

Netflix renewed With Love, Meghan for a second season, which has already finished filming. Director Michael Steed is returning, and has spoken about working alongside Meghan.

“For me, imperfection is a superb thing,” he told People. “It was fun watching her attempting to get used to the kitchen, since it’s not her place, so we didn’t hide that fact, and she or he’s type of walking and on the lookout for things. I actually desired to embrace and rejoice the entire mistakes and mess and all that great things.”