In the eyes of critics, Meghan Markle is simply doing too much. Her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, came out in March. Shortly after that, the Duchess of Sussex announced that she’s launching a new podcast called Confessions of a Female Founder. Then, on April 2, her lifestyle brand officially went live. Her business efforts have garnered a lot of criticism, which has led some people to wonder why she’s even doing all of this in the first place.
After stepping down from royal duties, Meghan continues to put herself in the spotlight.
In spite of all of the hate she’s gotten, Meghan remains in the public eye, which some people find baffling. Some naysayers have suggested that Meghan seems self-involved. But during a recent New York Times interview, Meghan shed light on her career moves. According to the publication, money is obviously a motivating factor.
But Meghan also seems to enjoy working on these projects.
When speaking to the newspaper, Meghan offered a simple explanation for her business ventures: “I need to work, and I love to work.”
She explained that she started working at age 13 and always had a job up until she met Prince Harry. Now that she has two children, her lifestyle brand, podcast, and Netflix show make even more sense. “This is a way I can connect my home life and my work,” she said.
Some of the criticism has gotten to her.
On April 2, Meghan happily celebrated a win for her new brand. “Our shelves may be empty, but my heart is full!” she exclaimed on Instagram. “We sold out in less than one hour and I can’t thank you enough…for celebrating, purchasing, sharing, and believing. It’s just the start @aseverofficial 🎉 Here we go!”
Meghan’s Netflix show and her Instagram feed make it look as though her life is pretty perfect — so perfect that some people think she’s not relatable or aware of how the majority of people live. But during the New York Times interview, Meghan addressed the negative comments. “Don’t they know my life hasn’t always been like this?” she said.
As the news outlet pointed out, before she met Prince Harry, Meghan “was a not-very-famous actress” and also “divorced, in her mid-30s and unsure where her next job or home would be.”
She seems to be doing well despite the criticism.
Variety described Meghan’s Netflix show as “a Montecito ego trip not worth taking.” Writing for The Guardian, Stuart Heritage called the show “so pointless it might be the Sussexes’ last TV show.” Ahead of her lifestyle brand launch, Meghan shared a banana pudding recipe named after her daughter, and some people were not impressed. “It’s just a basic pudding and whipped cream recipe,” one critic wrote on Reddit.
And yet, in its first week, With Love, Meghan garnered 2.6 million views. Her jams and other As Ever products sold out within an hour. She has 2.7 million Instagram followers. Her new podcast launches on April 8.
“I’ve been having candid conversations with amazing women who have turned dreams into realities, and scaled small ideas into massively successful businesses,” Meghan wrote on Instagram in March. “They’re opening up, sharing their tips, tricks (and tumbles), and letting me pick their brains as I build out my own business, As ever. It has been absolutely eye-opening, inspiring … and fun!”
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