‘Great British Bake Off’ star Prue Leith refuses to watch Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking show: ‘Not a fan’

nypost.com:

couldn’t help but ridicule Markle over her questionable cooking skills.“That’s not food – that’s punishment!” one person quipped.“Her food looks very basic and a bit boring,” another watcher said.“Another American destroying Italian food,” a third critic mourned.Even culinary stalwarts like Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray were dragged into the Markle mania as critics drew biting comparisons between the duchess and the beloved cooking personalities.“In marketing, there is aspirational marketing and relatability marketing,” PR expert Doug Eldridge remarked after “With Love, Meghan” premiered. “Martha Stewart was aspirational; Rachael Ray was relatable.”“Each personality came at it from a different direction, but managed to connect with their audiences (because they were authentic) and in so doing, climbed to the top of the lifestyle mountain, respectively,” he continued.“Connection comes in two forms, but regardless of the path or direction, it remains the critical first step in any creative or marketing endeavor.”The backlash grew so intense that one critic, celebrity chef Jameson Stocks, received death threats over his response to Markle’s show.“I started getting death threats and all sorts of nasty messages,” Stocks, 41, exclusively told The Post this week.“And I’m thinking to myself, Christ.

I’ve not gone in on somebody personally here because that’s something I do not do and would not do. And it’s something that’s just not [in] my nature, to be honest with you,” he explained.Markle, 43, first announced her Netflix cooking show in January via an Instagram video.

All eight episodes of the program’s first season premiered on March 4.“I have been so excited to share this with you!” Markle captioned the announcement. “I.