Jameson Stocks, chef critical of Meghan Markles…
Not a lot of love.
Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks claims he turned down an offer from Netflix to work on Meghan Markle’s new cooking sequence, “With Love, Meghan,” to keep away from public scrutiny and creating one thing “forced and fake.” However, sources close to manufacturing have informed The Post that Stocks, 41, was by no means approached to be a half of the sequence.
“Chef Jameson Stocks was not invited to participate in ‘With Love, Meghan,’ and any claims to the contrary are incorrect,” the insider mentioned.
“Jameson himself doesn’t even know which show it was for—he noted ‘he thinks it was for this show,’” the source continued, whereas cautioning in opposition to “taking his assumption as fact.”
(L to R) Daniel Martin, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in episode 101 of “With Love, Meghan.” COURTESY OF NETFLIX
With Love, Meghan. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in episode 108 of “With Love, Meghan.” JAKE ROSENBERG/NETFLIX
Stocks spoke in regards to the Duchess of Sussex’s show during a current interview with GB News, sharing why he was skeptical of signing onto the show and his ideas on the primary season, which dropped on Monday.
“I was asked last year by Netflix if I wanted to consult on a lifestyle program,” the Michelin-starred chef informed the outlet. “They didn’t go into too much detail about who it was but I already kind of knew anyway,” he added, implying that he knew they had been asking him about Markle’s show.
He continued, “I felt like even if she produced a really great program — which I was quite skeptical of — that I might get a little bit slammed for being a part of it.”
Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks
Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks
Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks
“I didn’t like the idea of me showing her how to do something and then it being forced and fake,” he defined.
Referring to the manufacturing workforce that may be concerned in making a show like Markle’s, Stocks mentioned, “I imagine Netflix would have had two or three consultants — a stylist, for her clothes, to give her ideas for the food.”
“If she is going to do something herself, she should do something herself. Netflix is obviously such a huge company, they’re going to surround her with quality people to make her look good. At the end of the day, they’re trying to chase the money.”
Prince Harry on Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking show, “With Love, Meghan.” Netflix
Netflix
Netflix
As for what he thought of the eight-episode first season, which options Meghan’s well-known mates Mindy Kaling and her former “Suits” co-star Abigail Spencer, Stocks mentioned, “I honestly thought it was terrible.”
“Everything — the music is quite slow, it’s quite lethargic, it’s quite painful to watch,” he went on.
“I think she should go back to acting,” he recommended. “She’s quite a good actress. In real life or on screen. People should stick to what they do best.”
Netflix
Netflix
Stocks was not alone in his tackle the show, with some critics calling it “pointless,” “exhausting” and “boring.”
Those evaluations didn’t appear to section Netflix, nevertheless. On Friday, the streamer introduced they’d renewed “With Love, Meghan” for Season 2 and that manufacturing on the second season was already wrapped.
Sources completely revealed to The Post that filming for Season 2 had begun by a minimum of January.
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Director Michael Steed, who labored on Season 1, commented on Markle’s expertise within the kitchen in an interview with People. “Her cooking is pretty spot-on,” he mentioned of the mom of two. “She’s not a chef, and it’s definitely not meant to make it seem like she is, but there’s just a love of cooking that is palpable.”
Steed additionally described the previous “Suits” star as “friendly” and praised her for creating a “comfortable environment” for everybody engaged on the show.
One crew member on the show additionally informed the outlet that Meghan was extremely “warm,” “approachable” and “genuine.”
“She made sure everyone felt included, from Netflix executives to our director to every PA on set,” the particular person mentioned. “No one was left out.”
Markle and her husband Prince Harry, 40, signed a $100 million deal with Netflix in 2020 after stepping down from their roles as senior working members of the royal household earlier that yr. In addition to “With Love, Meghan,” the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched two different docuseries on Netflix: “Harry & Meghan” in 2022, and Harry’s “Polo” doc in December 2024.
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