Meghan Markle’s estranged father slams Netflix show, says she’s ‘never been authentic’: ‘Faking it for the cameras’

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renewed for Season 2.But despite the series reaching Netflix’s Top 10 list, it appears as though Meghan’s estranged family has not been contributing to its streaming success.“I might sit down and watch it one day but I’m not sure,” Meghan’s estranged father told the Daily Mail, admitting that he’s seen “a ton of clips” of the 8-part series.Thomas, who worked as a TV lighting director and director of photography on shows like “Married… with Children” and “General Hospital,” accused his daughter of using “pre-planned” facial expressions in her show.“Unfortunately Meghan has never been authentic.

She has to think about everything. She’s not spontaneous,” he told the outlet.“Everything she says is pre-planned and rehearsed.

It makes me laugh because I know all her looks and expressions.”“I know when she’s faking it for the cameras. She’s trying so hard to be perfect that she tenses up every time the camera is on her,” he added.Drawing on his own experience in the industry experience, Thomas Sr.

explained what typically makes cooking shows successful.“Cooking shows are horrendously boring unless the presenter has a passion for it,” the retired TV lighting director, 80, said.“You have to be authentic to hold people’s attention.