Meghan Markle finally explained why she did not film her Netflix show in her and Prince Harry’s $14.65 million home in Montecito, Calif.
“I have kids coming home for their nap, and 80 people in the kitchen isn’t really the childhood memory I’d want for them to have,” the Duchess of Sussex said at the Time100 Summit in New York City on Wednesday, referencing the large crew behind the scenes of “With Love, Meghan.”
Markle, 43, told the magazine’s CEO, Jessica Sibley, that she was “really fortunate” to have found a rental home “close by.”
The Post reported in January that the former actress shot her lifestyle series at an $8 million Montecito farmhouse owned by philanthropists Tom and Sherrie Cipolla.
“With Love, Meghan” premiered in March and was quickly renewed for a second season.
The next installment has already been filmed and is expected to premiere sometime in the fall.
While Markle’s show received rave reviews in the US, critics in the UK called it “awful,” “pointless” and “thirsty” following her and Harry’s infamous royal exit in 2020.
The “Suits” alum was unfazed by the backlash, though.
After “With Love, Meghan” made Netflix’s “Top 10 Shows” list within 24 hours of its debut, she wrote on Instagram, “Thank you to all of you around the world who are tuning in!”
Markle launched her TV comeback in conjunction with her new lifestyle brand, As Ever, which she was forced to rebrand in February.
The “Confessions of a Female Founder” podcast host hit a series of trademark setbacks with the company’s original name, American Riviera Orchard, but recently claimed those were not the reason for the last-minute changeup.
Instead, Markle said American Riviera Orchard “became this word salad” that she “didn’t love.”
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