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News.com.au
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Meghan's Netflix show fails to make top 350
It's not often a spreadsheet makes news but today's story comes to you live from the depths of thousands of line items. Every six months Netflix executives take a break from brainstorming ideas like a S quid Game / Stranger Things crossover set in space and lets the world take a look under the hood by releasing their streaming figures. In the first half of this year, the Emmy-nominated Adolescence was the most watched TV show on the platform, hoovering up 145 million hours of viewing. Meanwhile, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle-tainment show which saw her instruct audiences in the finer art of decanting pretzels from one plastic bag into another didn't manage to make it into the top 350. According to Netflix's latest 'What We Watched' report, With Love, Meghan was the 383rd most watched show, registering 5.3 million views, beaten by the first four seasons of Suits and Gossip Girl season one (number 376). Who knew that Blair Waldorf could better a real life duchess? With Love 's flatter-than-a-deflated-souffle-numbers have left the Hollywood entertainment bible Deadline scratching their heads, given that the world is in for a second serve. They reported that the show's ranking 'is very low for a Netflix original — and pretty unprecedented for a show that has been renewed.' ('Atypically,' they noted, With Love 's seasons one and two were filmed back-to-back.) Today, more than three months on since With Love posed the important question to audiences, 'but have you ever thought about fiddling about and colour-co-ordinating a fruit plates?' No date has been set for Meghan's sophomore series. But there is one clear date on the horizon: September 2. That day will mark five years since Meghan and her husband Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex announced their 'megawatt' five year Netflix deal. Back then, in 2020, this seemed like an all round jolly good bet, with the world pressed-up- against-the-glass and glued to the unfolding saga of the self-exiled couple. They had done the unthinkable - turned down the chance to spend their lives in a group chat with Princess Anne sending horse gifs, doing charity all the charity work they fancied and never having to pay a gas bill. When they announced the deal, it seemed a given that the streamer's subscribers would eagerly gobble up whatever they made. It all seemed pretty win-win: The duke and duchess would make content that 'that informs but also gives hope' and 'impactful content that unlocks action' and Netflix could piggyback on the global Sussex obsession. Five years on the proof is in the cold, stodgy pudding. The only 'action' they have 'unlocked' is Meghan having given an unexpected boost to the flower sprinkle industry and them managing to further estrange the royal family and to set a lot of Brits' teeth further on edge. Meanwhile, Netflix has extracted the only thing of real value the Sussexes possessed -the sorry, sad tale of their tortured royal lives. The outlier in their Netflix tale has been their six-parter, Harry & Meghan, all those hours of raw emotions, soft lighting and one infamous curtsy making for compelling viewing, translating into Netflix's biggest documentary debut ever, which has now been watched for more than 177.85 million hours in total. Huzzah and all that. However, move beyond that and we have two egregiously flaccid duds, Harry's solo Heart of Invictus and Polo proving that he's about as good at making TV as his uncle Andrew is at giving interviews, and With Love's limp showing. Heart of Invictus only got 300,000 views after its release. Since then it has not made the top 6,800 shows. Polo, a boring offering of on field testosterone, horsey braggadocio and capped toothed-men rabbiting on about winning only got 600,000 views, putting it at 2,946th spot. In the six months of this year, it has added 500,000 views and currently sits at 3,436. In return for all this output and their credibility, the Sussexes have reportedly only made tens of millions, far from the much touted figure of $USD100 ($153) million. Over the weekend, 'a source with knowledge of the Netflix deal' told the Daily Mail that the Sussexes 'probably managed to maybe keep $10million-$15million [$15.3-$23 million] or a touch more purely for themselves over the nearly five years so far.' How long can or will that sum last, with the same Mail report saying they need to bank $6 million a year after tax to pay for their living expenses? The good news for the duke and duchess is that Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is said to be a huge fan of Meghan's and that With Love will be renewed for a third go. According to the Mail, 'It's probable that they'll pay Meghan between $3-$5million [$4.6- $7.6 million] a year for it.' Or in other words, the duchess would make just about enough to keep the lights on and their bank manager sweet. With Spotify having parted ways with the Sussexes back in 2023, the duke failing to have gotten a single podcast series off the ground, and both The Hollywood Reporter and Vanity Fair having published exposes about their allegedly poor treatment of staff, the couple's Hollywood fortunes are in the doldrums territory. The Duchess of Sussex might keep cranking out With Love and dispensing invaluable advice about how to put ice in drinks but beyond that their entertainment careers appear to be largely kaput. Should push ever come to shove, the latest Netflix spreadsheet makes one thing clear: the appetite for royal melodrama is as healthy as ever. Season one The Royals, a long since canned series in which Liz Hurley is the Queen and heads up a fictional British royal family, has been viewed 14.3 million times for a total of more than 85 million hours. As the saying goes, there's money in muck - and monarchy.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Truth about Harry and Meghan's money: Her ignominious downgrade revealed by ALISON BOSHOFF as friends tell how they're funding their $4million a year life... and why Harry might return to UK
When she started posting links on the ShopMy e-commerce site, some thought that this was going to prove an irresistible source of serious income for the Duchess of Sussex. It couldn't be easier, really – influencers link posts from their Instagram to the online shop, and then rake in a percentage of every item of clothing, make-up or homeware sold as a result.
Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Three sommeliers tried Meghan's new rosé. Here's what they thought
The Duchess of Sussex has made her first foray into winemaking with the release of her Napa Valley rosé, released under her lifestyle brand As Ever. The 43-year-old first revealed her interest in wine in the mid-2010s, when she would share her favourite robust Tuscan reds and dry white Sardinian wines with readers of her lifestyle blog The Tig. The blog's name was a nod to Tignanello, a so-called 'super-Tuscan' chianti. Meghan has said that her first sip of Tignanello taught her what it meant to appreciate a wine's body, legs and structure. Now with the release of her $30 rosé, Meghan has sampled and personally selected a blend of cabernet sauvignon, syrah, grenache and mourvèdre from the Fairwinds Estate Winery in Calistoga, in California's Napa Valley.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Royal experts try Meghan Markle's rosé wine on PALACE CONFIDENTIAL - and the results may surprise you
Meghan Markle released her wine on July 1 and it was met with sell-out success. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, took to Instagram to announce that her 2023 Napa Valley rosé, made in California, quickly sold out in under an hour. As Ever customers were able to purchase three bottles of the 'thoughtfully curated' for $90, six bottles for $159, and 12 bottles for $300. Luckily, the Palace Confidential team got their hands on a bottle, allowing the Mail's Royal experts to try it for themselves on the latest episode of the hit YouTube show. Richard Eden, the Daily Mail's Diary Editor, was the first to take a sip - and it didn't take long for him to screw up his nose. 'It's sort of sweet at first but with a bitter aftertaste,' he said. 'Now Richard,' replied a sarcastic Luke Blackall, who hosted this week's show. 'I don't know what you could be talking about.' 'Genuinely,' Richard insisted. 'It does have quite an unpleasant aftertaste.' After taking a sip, Luke turned his attention to Charlotte Griffiths, the Mail on Sunday's Editor-at-Large. 'It's quite strong, isn't it?' he asked her. 'It's 14.5 per cent which is quite a lot for a rosé.' 'I don't actually drink,' replied Charlotte. 'So I will have one sip and be completely sloshed because I have no tolerance left and it's 14.5 per cent!' Raising the glass to her lips and taking a small sip, Charlotte said: 'Oh god, I've missed that. Maybe I will take up drinking again. It's been about five years!' Going into more depth, she said: 'That is strong and fine. It's fine. 'I could see myself putting that on the table. All my friends would refuse to drink it but I think it makes an elegant addition to a table. 'Who doesn't love a glass of frosty cold rosé?' To which Richard replied: 'I think if it was £5, you might think "great" but I think it's about $30 a bottle.' 'And you have to buy three,' Luke added. 'I think they only come in sets of three.' 'I would certainly be giving away the second two as a gift, I think,' Richard quipped. Charlotte, who has been reporting on the royals - and running in their circles - for 15 years, said that her biggest gripe was with the wine bottle itself. 'I don't think it's a very fancy bottle,' she said. 'It's not very stylishly designed.' 'Are you saying we should or shouldn't judge a bottle by its cover?' asked Luke. 'I judge the bottle by its cover,' Charlotte said. 'I think it needs an upgrade. A taller neck and more elegant foil. 'Love is in the detail,' she added, quoting the Duchess in her Netflix series With Love, Meghan. Jan Moir, a much loved columnist at the Daily Mail, also had a taste of Meghan's wine. In an exclusive clip featured on Palace Confidential, Jan said: 'This just isn't any old rosé, this is the Duchess of Sussex rosé. 'According to the blurb, she "thoughtfully curated and thoughtfully crafted" herself. Now, I don't imagine she was tramping the grapes up in the Napa Valley. 'What is astonishing to me is that the alcoholic content of this wine is 14.5 per cent,' Jan said. 'In Scotland, we would call this "Wreck the Hoose Juice". 'It's very, very strong for a rosé. Most European rosés are only 12.5 per cent,' she added. 'If you take something like Whispering Angel, which is not just the bestselling rosé in America, it's the bestselling rosé in the world, I think, and that's only 12.5 per cent.' Pouring it into a glass not unsimilar to the one Meghan used in her promotion pictures, Jan said: 'It looks like rosé. It smells like rosé.' After taking a sip, she delivered her verdict: 'I want to be honest with you, it's a bit too sweet for me. 'It's quite fruity. She says it's got notes of "minerality" in it but I don't get that,' Jan said. 'I get stone fruit. It's a bit plummy. 'As I said, it's just not my favourite style of rosé. A lot of people do like it but I prefer the paler ones from the Mediterranean because that's the kind of person I am.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Is This Who Meghan Markle Was Sending 'Birthday Love' to with Wine and Peaches?
The Duchess of Sussex gave a peek behind the scenes of the "birthday love"NEED TO KNOW Meghan Markle shared a new video of herself gearing up to send friends rosé wine from her As ever brand The Duchess of Sussex, 43, posted the footage on her Instagram Stories on July 16 Meghan's friend Jamie Kern Lima thanked the Duchess of Sussex for sending her a "birthday basket" on the same dayMeghan Markle is spreading birthday cheer to her "ladies." On July 16, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, posted a video to her personal Instagram page that showed her getting ready to send rosé wine from her As ever brand to friends. "Sending birthday love (both near and far) to my ladies," Meghan wrote over the video on her Instagram Stories with a white heart emoji. The quick clip, set to the song "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes, showed Meghan's hands unlocking a wooden box etched with As ever's logo and branding. The box was then opened to show three bottles of the 2023 Napa Valley Rosé that the Duchess of Sussex introduced in the second drop of products from As ever, which she officially launched this year. The wine became available for sale on July 1, which was both the birthday of Prince Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, and the anniversary of the day that Harry and Meghan first spoke in 2016. The product sold out in less than an hour. The camera then cut to three bottles of the pink wine artistically arranged in a wooden box with peaches, white flowers and a white heart, tied with a woven bow. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! One of the recipients of the gifts was also seemingly revealed on July 16. On Wednesday, IT Cosmetics co-founder Jamie Kern Lima shouted out Meghan on her own Instagram Stories, thanking her for the "birthday basket." The Jamie Kern Lima Show host shared a photo of the same spread and wrote, "@meghan thank you for the most magical birthday basket! Our friendship is a gift as is your beautiful soul!" Kern Lima's sentimental message was complete with emojis of a smiley face with hearts, a red heart and a confetti horn, but that wasn't all. Elsewhere on her Instagram Stories, the Shark Tank guest posted another slide thanking Meghan for the tribute. "@meghan this is the most beautiful birthday magical! Thank you for your heart and your friendship!" Kern Lima wrote over a snippet of what appeared to be the same video footage that the Duchess of Sussex shared. Kern Lima turned 48 on July 16 and revealed elsewhere on social media that she celebrated the occasion at a Katy Perry concert. "Celebrating my birthday with closest friends and so much love! @katyperry thank you for an INCREDIBLE experience and for your heart and friendship!!! And to the incredible women who are like sisters to me, thank you for flying cross country for the best birthday week ever! 48 years!!!" the podcaster captioned an Instagram carousel on her birthday. The montage rolled to show photos of Kern Lima with Perry and other pals, plus Kern Lima enjoying the concert. While Meghan didn't appear in those photos, she recently joined the Jamie Kern Lima Show in April in what was touted as her first-ever appearance on a podcast. While the Duchess of Sussex has hosted two shows (Archetypes on Spotify in 2022 and Confessions of a Female Founder from Lemonada Media this year), it was her first time taking the mic as a podcast guest. There, Meghan skipped makeup and sat down with her friend for a raw conversation on the pressure to prove one's worth, making memories for her kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and other hot topics like how she and Prince Harry kicked off their nicknames, whether she plans to pen a memoir, her thoughts on running for office and more. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
