Sandra Lee Defends Defends Meghan Markle’s Cooking Show, Says...

Sandra Lee showed immoderate emotion to “With Love, Meghan.”

The celebrated chef, 58, defended Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking and manner show in a caller question and reply pinch US Weekly.

“I was really surprised about nan backlash to nan show. It didn’t look fair,” Lee told nan outlet astatine nan New York Women successful Film and Television 2025 MUSE Awards.

“[I’ve been] successful nan manner abstraction for years. We person mixed relatable and unrepeatable elements [too],” she added.

Lee raved that Markle’s bid “is very good done” and is “beautifully filmed.”

“[It has] calming, serene contented — and she moreover utilized my instrumentality of utilizing a integrative container arsenic a piping container for her cake!” nan “Sandra’s Restaurant Remakes” big added. “I’m happy for her. Her unit is doing a awesome job.”

Andrew Cuomo’s ex besides offered Markle “good luck” connected nan second play of her show. “Keep connected going, and animate group to make beautiful things,” she said.

Markle released “With Love, Meghan” connected March 4 arsenic portion of her and Prince Harry’s $100 cardinal deal with Netflix.

The eight-episode first season features Markle showing disconnected her cooking and farming skills alongside immoderate of her celebrated friends, including Mindy Kaling and her erstwhile “Suits” co-star Abigail Spencer.

However, nan show did not person cosmopolitan praise, pinch immoderate critics calling it “pointless,” “exhausting” and “boring.”

“With Love, Meghan” pulled successful 526,000 US households successful nan first 5 days it was available, according to data obtained by information analytics patient Samba TV. By comparison, Part 1 of Meghan and Harry’s 2022 docuseries series, which followed their 2020 exit from nan royal family, drew 2.1 cardinal US households successful astir nan aforesaid number of days, Samba’s information showed.

Along pinch her show, Markle is launching a new manner marque called As Ever. Her first statement of As Ever products includes a signature raspberry jam. Netflix besides has a liking successful Markle’s business.

In a caller question and reply pinch Variety, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos stood by moving pinch Markle and said nan mother of 2 “is underestimated successful position of her power connected culture.”

“People are fascinated pinch Meghan Markle. She and Harry are overly dismissed,” he added.

In their business pinch Netflix, Markle and Prince Harry, 40, besides produced “Heart of Invictus,” a documentary pursuing athletes preparing for nan Harry-founded Invictus Games, which aired successful August 2023.

Harry besides came retired with his “Polo” documentary connected Netflix successful December. The task — which hardly featured nan exiled royal — received a frosty reception from critics.