Following the surprise launch of her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, sources have claimed that the Duchess of Sussex will return to Netflix with a new Martha Stewart-style cooking show or Barefoot Countess.
In a report of daily mail Posted on March 15, insiders claimed that Meghan Markle “is starting filming her Netflix show in a few weeks” to tie in with American Riviera Orchard.
“The branding is due to coincide with the launch of a new cooking show for Netflix,” the source told the outlet. “Meghan will make and sell products such as jams. And at some point there will be a book and a blog.”
Meanwhile, Page six She previously claimed that the 42-year-old royal will finish out the final year of her multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix, which ends in 2025, to “position herself as a lifestyle entrepreneur” with the help of the streaming platform.
“From what I understand, I think Meghan will take on Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ina Garten and play them at their own game,” another source said.
On Thursday, Meghan returned to social media with the launch of her lifestyle brand's new Instagram page. The duchess was seen in an Instagram Story video picking flowers and cooking in a kitchen, set to the song “I Wish You Love” by Nancy Wilson. American Riviera Orchard's website simply displays a script logo with “Montecito” written underneath, an obvious nod to the neighborhood where she and Prince Harry moved after leaving the royal family in 2020. As for the name of the brand, Meghan's new name Home to Santa Barbara, California, has long been hailed as the “American Riviera” for its temperate climate, landscapes and “strong food and wine culture,” according to Travel and Leisure.
While no further information has been revealed, a trademark application for American Riviera Orchard has highlighted some of the home, garden, food and general lifestyle products fans can expect from the new brand. Meghan. The Duchess will likely sell a variety of household items, such as cookbooks, food and kitchen utensils, and the trademark application seeks approval for a retail store selling textiles, tableware, cookbooks, jellies, jams, marmalades, spreads, butter and edible products. oils.
(Instagram / American Riviera Garden)
As many royal fans know, this isn't the mother of two's first foray into lifestyle content. Ahead of her 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry, the former Suits actor ran the tig – a lifestyle blog she created in 2014 before closing it in 2017. Cooking has also been a long-time love for the former blogger, who previously shared her recipes for spicy beet and broccoli cheesecake and beetroot casserole. hemp seeds in the tig. Ina Garten, aka Barefoot Contessa, once revealed that Meghan cooked her famous engagement roast chicken recipe right before Harry proposed. And while working as a senior member of the royal family in 2018, Meghan launched a charity cookbook to raise money for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Rumors that Meghan is gearing up for a cooking series appear to confirm reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not done with the streamer just yet. In 2020, the couple signed a five-year deal with Netflix worth an estimated $100 million. Under the agreement, the couple released a six-part documentary series titled Harry and Meghanwhich subsequently became Netflix's most successful documentary release.
The Sussexes have also completed two other documentaries, Invictus Heart and Live to leadand required the rights to adapt author Carley Fortune's best-selling romance novel, Meet me at the lake.
During an event in January, Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria said Harry and Meghan's Archewell Productions is preparing to deliver at least three new projects, including a movie and “a couple more unscripted things.”
“In fact, they have many in development,” he said.
However, Harry and Meghan came under intense scrutiny following reports that executives at both Spotify and Netflix were “let down” by their lack of experience as producers. Spotify subsequently ended its $20 million deal with the Sussexes and Archewell Audio after just one season of Meghan's podcast. Archetypes.
The independent has contacted Meghan's representatives for comment.
