Meghan Markle has caused viewers to roll their eyes at her cookery skills after repackaging supermarket pretzels into her own labelled bag for a guest – but her in-laws might be able to show her how the real thing is done.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, finally launched her delayed Netflix series, With Love, Meghan on Wednesday – but has failed to impress viewers with a slew of criticism having branded the show ‘gormless lifestyle filler’ with ‘tangible desperation’.

One moment from first episode of the eight part show has sparked complaints from viewers after the former Suits star shared a snack ‘recipe’.

In the scene, Meghan tears open a pre-packaged bag of supermarket pretzels, transferring them into her own plastic bag, and carefully securing it with a neat string bow.

Viewers described the moment as an ‘unintended comic gem’ as they laughed at her somewhat unoriginal solution for providing her guests with something to snack on.

However, the Duchess might have had more luck impressing viewers had she taken a leaf out of the Prince and Princess of Wales‘s book – who previously proved themselves as dab hands at pretzel making.

In 2017, Kate and William showed off their effortless culinary skills while in the German city of Heidelberg, as they expertly weaved the perfect pretzel on camera while locals applauded their ability.

Meghan Markle’s new cookery series has been mocked after viewers noticed that one of her ‘late night nibble’ recipes simply consisted of pouring supermarket pretzels into a new bag (pictured)
In 2017, Princess of Wales showed off her effortless culinary skills while in the German city of Heidelberg, as she expertly weaved the perfect pretzel on camera as locals applauded her impressive ability

The hands-on approach and well received During the cooking show, the former actress said she always liked to ensure her guests are provided with a late night nibble, before sharing her recipe for microwaved truffle popcorn and re-packaged pretzels.

‘This, we’re just going to put into a different bag,’ she said slyly, with fans spotting the recognisable Trader Joe packaging of the peanut butter flavoured snacks, which Meghan said she’d be ‘eating forever’.

After pouring the pre-made snacks into her own bag, the duchess made sure to label the bag that contained peanuts – though she acknowledged she already knew her friend didn’t suffer from a nut allergy.

‘I know that Daniel loves peanut butter but I’m going to label this anyway, you always want to be conscious if someone has a nut allergy,’ she said.

Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one humoured viewer wrote: ‘With love Meghan Episode one. Take out pretzels from one plastic bag and put them into another plastic bag but don’t forget to add a bow.’

A second said: ‘Meghan Markle opens a bag of peanut butter pretzels and empties them into a plastic bag.. This is the IDIOT who thought she could modernise the monarchy The jokes write themselves.’

A third complained: ‘So Meghan’s cooking show disaster is full of unintended comic gems. Particular favourites are her opening a bag of pretzels and putting them in another plastic bag….and best of all correcting her friend saying that her family name is Sussex!’

‘Meghan Markle at-home entertainment 101 — in a home that isn’t even her own. Take a bag of Trader Joe’s peanut butter pretzel nuggets, transfer them into another plastic bag and seal it shut with a rustic twine bow for cute guest snacks. Not even nine minutes into episode one,’ a fourth mused.

Meghan might have had better luck impressing viewers had she taken a leaf from the Kate Middleton ‘s book – with the Princess of Wales having previously proven herself a dab hand at homemade pretzel making




Viewers called the slammed the ‘disaster cooking show’, describing the moment as an ‘unintended comic gem’, with others calling her an ‘idiot’ for thinking she could ‘modernise the monarchy’

Another joked: ‘I’m so glad Meghan Markle has a new show on Netflix where I can watch her take pretzels out of a labeled bag and put them into a new bag…then label it. The people’s Martha Stewart.’

In 2017, Kate Middleton proved her admirable pretzel making ability when she and Prince William were on a state visit to German city of Heidelberg.

The royal couple were given a lesson in making pretzels, which are a popular treat in the European nation, in the town square.

Locals were impressed by the two’s efforts, with baker, Andreas Gobes joking that Kate was ‘a little bit more talented’ than her husband when it came to the finished product.

‘Catherine was a little bit more talented than William but they both did a great job. This type of pretzel is a speciality for the region so we wanted to show them that. In this region it has a special shape – thin arms and a thick body – with salt and it’s red brown colour,’ he said.

Meghan’s documentary has failed to make waves with TV critics and home viewers alike slamming the show.

Hollywood bible magazine Variety panned the Duchess of Sussex’s series as ‘a Montecito ego trip not worth taking’ in a no holds barred review.

But the delayed lifestyle series was slammed by critics yesterday after its premiere as ‘gormless lifestyle filler’ with a ‘tangible desperation’.

 
Meghan’s documentary has failed to make waves with TV critics and home viewers alike slamming the show
Hollywood bible magazine Variety panned the Duchess of Sussex’s series as ‘a Montecito ego trip not worth taking’ in a no holds barred review

The show has received a lowly 11 per cent rating from viewers with it behind wrestling and sitcoms on Netflix’s chart.

It currently sits at number six on the streaming channel’s top 10 behind Kate Hudson’s basketball comedy series Running Point and WWE.

‘The show plays out like a forced march, one in which Meghan’s guests must, as the price of getting to share an afternoon in a made-for-TV kitchen with her, praise her first,’ they wrote.

Netflix viewers insist David Beckham should get a TV deal instead of Meghan Markle

‘”With Love, Meghan” is made with a great deal of love — in the sense that the greatest love of all is the one that a person has for herself.’

The series has a lowly 11 per cent rating from more than 250 ratings from viewers on reviews site Rotten Tomatoes.

A scathing one star reviewer quipped: ‘This isn’t even a fun hate watch. It’s just bad.’

A fellow low scorer said watching With Love was the ‘worst few minutes of my life’.

‘Couldn’t watch the first episode. So boring I wanted to go into a coma. Nothing new, nothing innovative. nothing interesting. Can’t put myself through anymore. I give up. I’m crying Uncle!!!

Meanwhile David and Victoria Beckham sent fans into a frenzy in 2023 when they released their Netflix documentary, The Beckhams.

The couple, who are reportedly worth more than £350 million between them, opened up about their decades-long relationship in the spotlight which appealed to viewers with its nostalgia theme as it looked back to the days when Beckham was dubbed Golden Balls.

The Beckhams and the Sussexes were once close friends after David and Victoria reached out to Meghan when she moved to the UK to live on the Kensington Palace Estate.

According to the Mail on Sunday, the couples bonded because Izzy May, David Beckham’s communications director, was friends with Markus Anderson, chief membership officer for private social club Soho House, who helped arrange Meghan’s secret dates with Harry.

A member of the designer’s staff is also understood to have helped Meghan with facials and hairdressing.

But the royal couple allegedly had a suspicion that the Beckhams leaked stories about Meghan’s help from Victoria to the press – a claim the former Spice Girl denied and left David reportedly feeling ‘absolutely bloody furious’.

Last night, Meghan shared a new photograph with Gloria Steinem on Instagram where she revealed that she’s ‘filmed something fun’ while in New York.

Taking to Instagram, she shared a clip of her walking in a hallway from behind while dressed in a pair of wide-leg trousers and a simple white vest, with the words: ‘Filmed something fun in the city today’.

But her new lifestyle series could be the last TV show she makes for Netflix as part of her $100million deal, commentators said, after the programme received a raft of withering reviews from critics.

While the Sussexes’ first documentary Harry & Meghan about their lives in 2022 was a major success in terms of audience numbers, two further productions about other subjects – Heart of Invictus in 2023 and Polo last December – slumped in the ratings.