Major celebrity ‘irritated’ and ‘insulted’ by Meghan Markle and ‘won’t hesitate to take her down’
Meghan Markle’s venture into a luxury lifestyle brand with the launch of American Riviera Orchard which has upset a long time veteran in the food scene, Martha Stewart.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are no longer bound by the rules the senior members of the royal family have to adhere to but that doesn’t mean it’s been smooth sailing for the couple since they stepped away from the Firm.
Since stepping down from the royal family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have tried their hand at many new ventures, from starting a podcast with Spotify to a documentary series with Netflix and recently Meghan’s venture into a luxury lifestyle brand with the launch of American Riviera Orchard.
However, this is said to have upset a long time veteran in the food scene, Martha Stewart. The Duchess launched her new lifestyle brand in March and has grown a huge online following via Instagram. Despite the brand not retailing yet, it will focus on a wide range of items including household goods, cookware, pet products, gardening tools, beverages, food and condiments.
Martha Stewart, who is known to be a food icon and celebrity chef is said to find comparisons to Meghan Markle ‘irritating and insulting’
Meghan on stage at the Afro women and power forum at the Municipal Theatre in Cali
Martha, who is a food icon and celebrity chef, is said to find comparisons to Meghan Markle “irritating and insulting”, leaving the Duchess of Sussex embarrassed. Early claims said Meghan could earn more than six-figures in sales in the weeks following the launch of American Riviera Orchard and she’s already been compared to the likes of Martha – which has obviously not gone down well.
A source claimed the In Touch the chef isn’t pleased with the comparison and said: “Martha has seen hundreds of Meghan types come and go — and says they all come in with the same self-inflated hype, only to find out it’s a whole new ball game when it comes down to brass tacks. She’s tired of being quizzed by people over how she feels about Meghan’s venture because, honestly, it’s irritating and insulting to her that she’s being compared to a rookie!”
An inside source also explained Martha has spent “decades building her brand” as they added: “If Meghan thinks she can come along and replicate that with barely any experience simply because she’s married to a prince, she better think again. Martha doesn’t put a whole lot of faith in her succeeding, but if she does prove to be any competition, Martha won’t hold back in trying to take her down.”
Meghan’s launch of American Riviera Orchard could potentially land Meghan in trouble as rules prohibit members of the royal family from advertising or associating themselves with brand partnerships and endorsements. The new venture also uses Meghan’s royal title of Duchess of Sussex as featured in the brand’s Instagram bio, where it states ‘by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex’.
