A celebrated chef has found Meghan’s cooking show unpalatable (Image: NETFLIX)
A royal chef has found new cooking and lifestyle show unpalatable and has compared the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to a controversial ex-royal couple. Chef Richard Corrigan who runs London Mayfair restaurants Bentley’s and Corrigan’s, admits his true feelings about the . In a four-worded statement he told the : “It’s a bit pretentious.”
He added: “I don’t like the pretence. California is all very , it’s all very samey – Britain is not like that.” Corrigan, 61, believes and Meghan have become a strain on King Charles, and compares the two to Edward VIII and another American divorcee.
Edward, who became The Duke of Windsor when he abdicated in 1936, went on to marry Mrs Simpson the following year and spent the rest of his life living out of the country. and , on the other hand, stepped down as working royals in 2020.
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‘With Love, Meghan’ will air a season two (Image: NETFLIX)
He added: “I don’t think anyone likes people doing cheap TV. If you’re gonna leave [royal life], buy yourself a nice pad and entertain and enjoy yourself, but don’t become a burden.”
Speaking with compassion, the established chef said: “You can never be responsible for who your children marry, and you shouldn’t be – they have to make their way in the world.”
Corrigan had previously expressed disappointment with the TV actresses’ behaviour. He said: “I cooked for the Queen free of charge, of course.
“And I’ll cook for anyone, but let me just say, some people will have to pay. I’d let [Meghan] in the restaurant, for sure, but the Queen had the red carpet rolled out. Would Meghan? I don’t think so.”
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but at a rented house near their mansion in Montecito, California. Meghan makes a reference to the rented house many times throughout entertaining her celebrity friends.
The show will be airing a second season, and Meghan announced this via an post, expressing her excitement with a little dance. She sported a cap, with the words ‘Lettuce, Romaine, Calm’ informing her 2.4million fans on , a series two can be expected in autumn.
and friends on the show, including salads, pastas, quiches and cakes.
In an interview in People with Meghan’s director, however, he defended Meghan’s cooking. Michael Steed said: “Her cooking is pretty spot-on. 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.”
He added: “For me, imperfection is a wonderful thing. It was fun watching her trying to get used to the kitchen, because it’s not her place, so we didn’t hide that fact, and she’s kind of walking and looking for things. The director told the outlet he wanted to “celebrate” all of the mistakes and mess.