Meghan Markle is sharing behind-the-scenes details about filming her new Netflix series, โWith Love, Meghan,โ ahead of its anticipated release.
The upcoming show, which will mark the former โSuitsโ starโs return to television, is a lifestyle series that will feature celebrity friends and chefs cooking with the Duchess of Sussex in her kitchen. In each of the eight 33-minute episodes, Markle will also share lifestyle and culinary tips.ย
โWith Love, Meghanโ was originally supposed to premiere on Jan. 15 but was delayed due to the deadly California wildfires at the time. Now, the show will premiere on Netflix March 4, and Markle is revealing how the filming process worked for her private family in a recent interview with People.ย
When Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, stepped back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family in 2020, they eventually relocated to a home in Montecito, California. While the teaser for โWith Love, Meghanโ shows the mom of two cooking in a kitchen and snipping vegetables from her garden, she reveals to People that most of the scenes werenโt filmed at the actual home where she, the Duke of Sussex, 5-year-old son Archie and 3-year-old daughter Lilibet reside.ย
She confirmed to the publication that filming took place at a nearby rental, instead.
โI wanted to protect that safe haven,โ Markle shared. โWeโre a close-knit family, and I love those moments โ putting Lili down for a nap, having lunch together, having sacred time together at the end of the day. Our kitchen is where Mama just cooks for the family, and with a crew of 80-plus people, thatโs a lot of people to have in your house!โ
But she said that there will be scenes filmed in the familyโs chicken coop, garden and orchard. The proud mom added that Archie also visited the set and used the filming clapboard in between takes. Lilibet stopped by, too.ย
โThey would also come with my husband and visit me on-set, and I loved that my children were able to watch me working and see the balance of that and understand what Mama does and is working to create and share,โ she continued. โIt was really special because up until then, they hadnโt seen me at work.โ
She said that her husband also hadnโt seen her work in the lifestyle and creative space since they started dating. Markle previously ran a blog called “The Tig” that she shut down in April 2017 before she and Prince Harry shared their engagement news. In addition to โWith Love, Meghan,โ she also recently renamed her lifestyle brand to As Ever.ย
โMy husband met me when I had ‘The Tig,’ and I see this spark in his eye when he sees me doing the thing that I was doing when he first met me,โ she told People.ย
As for what fans can expect from the show, Markle described the series as a โcommunal experience.โ
โIt feels as though weโre just spending time together, which is what it ended up being,โ she said about making the show with the large crew. โIโd make a recipe and say, โEveryone try this,โ and there are certain dishes where you just watch everyone flock in. Iโd say, โWeโve run out of spoons!โโ
She added, โIt ended up feeling so communal, and thatโs the spirit of the show.โย
