Pamela Anderson Weighs In on Meghan Markle’s ‘Cooking Show’ Controversy
Drama Alert! Pamela Anderson Fires Back at Meghan Markle Over Blasted 'Rip-Off' Cooking Show Scandal!
The tea is piping hot, folks! The latest controversy in the royal world has got everyone talking, and it's all about cooking shows! Yes, you read that right – cooking shows have become the latest battleground between two beloved TV personalities: Pamela Anderson and Meghan Markle.
The drama unfolded when Prince Harry's wife, 44, debuted her Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, which bore eerie similarities to Pamela's Cooking with Love, a show that premiered earlier this year on Prime Video. Fans of Baywatch bombshell, 58, were left fuming when they noticed the striking resemblance between the two shows.
To get the scoop firsthand, we tuned in to Sunday's Watch What Happens Live! with host Andy Cohen, where Pamela Anderson joined alongside her new beau and co-star, Liam Neeson. The provocative question on everyone's mind was: "On a scale from one to 10, how much of a rip-off did you feel like With Love, Meghan was of your show, Pamela's Cooking with Love?"
Anderson, never one to mince words, gave her candid response, saying: "One! I didn't really look, but I mean, I didn't invent cooking shows!" She added that Markle is simply doing her own thing. Ouch!
But this isn't the first time Meghan Markle's been accused of copying someone else's work. Back in March, the Duchess gave People magazine a glimpse into her domestic tips ahead of With Love, Meghan's release. Her suggestions included how to 'elevate' a normal dinner – yes, you guessed it – even when ordering takeout!
Markle revealed: "I like being able to do a hybrid, but even when I get a takeout, I will try to plate it beautifully." Sounds familiar? That's because this is basically the same concept Pamela Anderson explored in her show. Coincidence? We think not!
Both TV stars were seen in their own country kitchens, beaming with joy, dancing with photogenic friends and famous celebrities, carrying wicker baskets of fresh produce picked from their gardens – it was like déjà vu! And if that wasn't enough, both shows are even the same length: eight episodes. Talk about a suspicious similarity!
One reviewer aptly put it: "So similar it's freaky!" Others called Meghan's series 'inauthentic' and 'copycat.' While some might excuse this as coincidence, given neither show strays from the wholesome template of many aspirational cookery programs, we can't help but wonder if there's more to this story.
The interesting twist? Meghan Markle filmed her series last summer, with the first trailer making its debut in January. Meanwhile, Pamela Anderson's Cooking with Love was commissioned back in February 2023 by Canadian broadcaster Flavour Network – and its trailer has been available for all to see since last October!
This latest scandal raises questions about the authenticity of With Love, Meghan, especially given Markle and Prince Harry's hopes of a new Netflix deal are reportedly 'dead' after their two most recent shows flopped. Their lifestyle show failed to break into Netflix's top 300 programs for the first half of 2023 and was even thrashed by multiple seasons of Suits.
Meghan's team announced a second season of With Love, Meghan as part of the couple's $100million deal with the streaming giant – which expires this year. We can't help but wonder if there's more to this story than meets the eye...
TheScholarlyNote.com has all the updates on this juicy scandal. Stay tuned for more!
