Meghan Markle's carefully crafted image is once again unraveling under the weight of her own insincerity.
This time, it happened on her brand-new Netflix cooking show, where what was meant to be a casual conversation with celebrity chef Roy Choi turned into yet another showcase of awkwardness. For someone who frequently champions authenticity and human connection, Meghan consistently struggles to make either feel real. The clip, which was seemingly designed to present her as a warm and relatable host, instead serves as an unintentional exposé of just how unnatural she is when trying to appear engaged with others.
It all begins harmlessly enough, with Meghan standing beside Roy Choi, adopting her best “humble foodie” persona. She beams as she declares that the show is all about connecting with friends and learning new things. However, despite the enthusiasm in her voice, her attempt to appear genuinely passionate about cooking falls flat. As the conversation shifts to casual banter, she seizes the opportunity to reminisce about her days in Los Angeles. With exaggerated excitement, she proclaims that the best part of Koreatown was the all-ages clubs and karaoke bars. Ever the good sport, Choi plays along, mentioning that he was part of a dance crew.
That’s when the familiar pattern emerges. Instead of letting Choi have his moment, Meghan immediately redirects the conversation back to herself. Cutting in before he can elaborate, she insists that no one talks enough about the dance scene, as if she alone holds the key to this hidden cultural gem. Choi, maintaining his politeness, offers a diplomatic response, saying, “You and I are so similar—we should have met a long time ago.” This is where Meghan’s carefully maintained persona begins to slip. You can almost sense her internal alarm bells ringing—did he just suggest they were equals? Did he just attempt to be the interesting one?
The real breakdown happens moments later when Choi casually mentions that he listens to speed metal while cooking. Meghan’s reaction is immediate and visceral. Her face twists in visible disgust, and she blurts out, “That doesn’t sound like the joy of cooking,” with the kind of revulsion one might expect if someone suggested adding cement dust to a dish. Choi, unfazed, responds with a simple truth: “Yeah, but we all have different sides to who we are.” Realizing that her unfiltered reaction has just been caught on camera, Meghan scrambles to recover. In a moment of sheer panic, she resorts to an all-too-familiar tactic—throwing out a buzzword. “That’s right! Multifaceted!” she exclaims, her voice rising into an unconvincing laugh.
Her expressions throughout the teaser are nothing short of cinematic. There’s thinly veiled disdain when Choi speaks, confusion when he doesn’t immediately defer to her, and a frantic switch from “What did you just say to me?” to forced enthusiasm about diversity and uniqueness. In a particularly bizarre attempt to appear relatable, she suddenly breaks into a barefoot dance. Was it meant to seem carefree? Probably. Did it come across as a desperate effort to regain control of the moment? Absolutely.
To his credit, Roy Choi maintains his composure like a true professional. Years in high-pressure kitchens have surely prepared him for all kinds of chaos, but nothing could have readied him for the uniquely forced energy of Meghan Markle trying to be “fun.” Her entire public persona is built around warmth, relatability, and effortless charm, yet this clip proves that without a script, she struggles to embody any of it. The issue isn’t just that her mask slips—it’s that the mask was never properly secured to begin with. She isn’t naturally genuine because she’s too focused on performing authenticity rather than simply living it.
Netflix may have set out to produce a cooking show, but what they inadvertently created was an unintentional documentary on the Duchess of Inauthenticity. Ironically, it might just be the most entertaining thing she’s ever done.
