Meghan Markle is facing a “reshuffle” in her inner circle amid her “Netflix show struggles,” according to reports. Several big names who were thought to be close to the Duchess have allegedly “vanished.” The Duchess of Sussex launched her lifestyle series on the streaming giant earlier this month.
With Love, Meghan features eight episodes, each one starring the duchess, as she hosts several of her Hollywood pals and shows them cooking and hosting tips and tricks. However, some A-listers were missing from the show, including Meghan’s long-time pal Markus Anderson, Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey. The Daily Mail’s Alison Boshoff, who is often critical of the Sussexes, wrote that “a changing of the guard is [likely] afoot in Meghan’s inner circle.”
She said that her once very close pal, Soho House Director Markus Anderson, did not make an appearance in her new Netflix show, and he “won’t appear in the second series either.”
The second season of With Love, Meghan is set to be released this autumn despite the negative reviews that it has received. However, filming is believed to have occurred at the same time as the first season.
The Duchess has known Mr Anderson, who was named one of Toronto Life’s 50 Most Influential in 2014, for many years, and he is said to have introduced her to some of Hollywood’s crème de la crème, including George and Amal Clooney and stylist Jessica Mulroney.
But a source, allegedly a friend of the Soho House Director, suggested that their bond is not as strong as it once was. They said that apart from his extremely busy schedule, which results in him travelling “almost constantly,” Mr Anderson wants to distance himself from the spotlight.
They told the outlet: “He just really is not comfortable in the spotlight… it’s not his thing.
Although many reports suggested Mr Anderson introduced Harry and Meghan, the duchess, during their engagement interview in 2017, revealed that a close female friend played matchmaker between the two.
It is believed the Soho House Director arranged for the new couple to discreetly meet at one of the company’s properties around the world, namely London, Somerset, and Toronto, during the early days of their relationship.