Martha Stewart questions Meghan Markle’s profession pivots

Martha Stewart is not precisely passing the baton to her life-style empire successors.

When requested about Duchess Meghan’s Emmy-nominated Netflix life-style present “With Love, Meghan,” the multi-hyphenate homemaking professional, 85, acknowledged the problem of constructing profession pivots.

Meghan, 45, began appearing as a teen, spent the majority of her TV profession on “Suits,” married Prince Harry in 2018 and stepped away from royal duties in 2020.

“If you’re an actress, it’s hard to then transition to a princess and then from a princess into a homemaking guru on a television show,” Stewart mentioned in a People cover story printed Aug. 5. “It doesn’t sort of follow. So go from there.”

Stewart mentioned she’d lately attended a cocktail party with Meghan, however Stewart mentioned, “I didn’t talk to her really more than to say a couple words.”

Since leaving England for California, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have began constructing a media empire that features Archewell Productions – which has a multi-year take care of Netflix, by way of which they’ve launched a documentary, “Harry & Meghan,” and “With Love, Meghan” – their nonprofit Archewell Philanthropies and Meghan’s life-style model, As Ever.

Before she met her husband, with whom she shares youngsters Archie and Lilibet, Meghan curated the approach to life weblog The Tig. On two seasons of “With Love, Meghan” – plus a vacation particular – the Los Angeles-born actress cooked, gardened and crafted with particular visitors together with Mindy Kaling, Chrissy Teigen, chef José Andrés and tennis champion Naomi Osaka.

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Stewart has beforehand admitted to not watching Meghan’s present. In an April 2025 Access Hollywood interview, Stewart mentioned, “I’ll watch an episode and see how she does.”

Months later, Stewart supplied some extra pointed suggestions for the duchess. She advised Yahoo Lifestyle interview in July 2025 that she did not “really know” Meghan “very well, and I hope she knows what she’s talking about.”

“Authenticity, to me, is everything, and to be authentic and knowledgeable about your subject matter is extremely important,” she added. 

Contributing: Jay Stahl