Real reason Meghan Markle didn't film Netflix show in $20m mansion
Meghan Markle has explained why she did not film her Netflix show in her $US14.65 million ($A20.9 million) home in Montecito, California.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, appeared at the TIME100 Summit in NYC where she touched on the controversial decision to film her lifestyle series 'With Love, Meghan' at an $US8 million ($A12.8 million) farmhouse, owned by local philanthropists Tom and Sherrie Cipolla.
'When people say, 'Why didn't you [film in] your house?' Well, I have kids coming home for their nap, and 80 people in the kitchen isn't really the childhood memory I'd want for them to have,' the mum of two said as reported by the New York Post.
The 'Suits' alum shares son Archie, 5, and daughter Lilibet, 3, with husband Prince Harry.
'We were really fortunate to find something close by,' she said, adding that having boundaries in place is 'how I take care of myself.'
'With Love, Meghan' premiered last month as part of the Sussexes' $US100 million deal with Netflix.
The eight-part series, which featured special guests like Abigail Spencer and Mindy Kaling, saw Markle offer up a 'how-to' guide for hosting friends at home.
While Meghan's show received rave reviews in the US, critics in the UK called it 'awful,' 'pointless' and 'thirsty' following her and Harry's infamous royal exit in 2020.
The duchess was unfazed by the backlash.
After 'With Love, Meghan' made Netflix's 'Top 10 Shows' list within 24 hours of its debut, she wrote on Instagram, 'Thank you to all of you around the world who are tuning in!'
Netflix greenlit the series for Season 2 — and already filmed the episodes.
Many critics slammed the former actress for not being relatable — feedback she has since responded to.
'Don't they know my life hasn't always been like this?' she said, reminding New York Times food writer Julia Moskin in an interview that she was not always been married to a prince.
The duchess explained that she has a strong desire to continue working — despite marrying into royalty in 2018.
'I need to work, and I love to work,' she said, noting that she has had jobs since she was a teenager. 'This is a way I can connect my home life and my work.'
This isn't the former royal's first time opting for a rental to shoot content in.
When she and Harry filmed their controversial 2022 documentary, 'Meghan & Harry,' the couple did so in a $US30 million estate not far from their own house.
They did, however, show the house's sprawling garden, which boasts the family's chicken coop that is adorned with a sign that reads 'Archie's Chick Inn. Established 2021.'
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