Meghan Markle said she continues to put herself into the limelight despite a public backlash because: “I need to work, and I love to work.”
The Duchess of Sussex invited The New York Times into the kitchen of her Montecito mansion, which was off limits to her show With Love.
And while she barred the newspaper from taking photos, she did let slip what drives her back into the public eye in the face of .
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“I need to work, and I love to work,” she said, telling the Times she had not been out of a job from age 13 to the moment she joined the royal family.
“This is a way I can connect my home life and my work.”
Why It Matters
Meghan said in 2020 that the relentless trolling she received in Britain in 2019 was “almost unsurvivable” yet she in American publications after releasing her cooking show.
She continues to put herself out there despite the backlash and has a podcast due out on April 8, called Confessions of a Female Founder.
Her lifestyle website As Ever is also going live, meaning fans will finally get to order her jam.
It is therefore interesting to see how she responded to being asked by the Times: “Why would someone who has for years endured the worst kind of public attention put herself back under the microscope?”
What to Know
The Times noted: “One reason, of course, is money. The production deal Meghan and Harry signed with Netflix in 2020 ends this year, and most of their other recent efforts—documentaries about polo and Harry’s Invictus games—flopped.
“But Netflix is betting on her: The show has already shot a second season, and the company is an investor in her As Ever brand.”
It is not clear whether that observation is a product of the journalist’s conversation with Meghan or simply a recognition of the fact the Duke and Duchess do have bills to pay.
Meghan also shrugged off a controversy over her decision to showcase her Le Creuset cast iron cookware, which some felt was too expensive in light of the rising cost of living.
The Times piece read: “Befitting a global brand chief, members of her team comb comment sections and social media so she doesn’t have to. When I told her about the Le Creuset controversy, she was baffled. ‘This is a thing, in 2025?’ she said, throwing up her hands and turning to her mother.
“‘Everyone is coming in hot these days,’ Ms. Ragland, 68, said calmly.”
What People Are Saying
Meghan Markle told The New York Times “I need to work, and I love to work,” when asked she continues to put herself under the microscope despite criticism. “This is a way I can connect my home life and my work.”
The profile read: “Why would someone who has for years endured the worst kind of public attention put herself back under the microscope? One reason, of course, is money.”
What Happens Next
As Ever, Meghan’s online shop, is due to go live on Wednesday while her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder is due for release on April 8.
Williams Brown is chief royal correspondent for Regalrumination.com, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly , at and read his stories on Regalrumination.com’s .
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