{"id":151561,"date":"2025-02-21T20:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/bethenny-frankel-blasts-meghan-markles-martha-stewart-perfect-persona\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T20:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:33:17","slug":"bethenny-frankel-blasts-meghan-markles-martha-stewart-perfect-persona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/bethenny-frankel-blasts-meghan-markles-martha-stewart-perfect-persona\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethenny Frankel Blasts Meghan Markle&#8217;s &#8216;Martha Stewart Perfect&#8217; Persona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After suffering a number of PR setbacks in 2024, Meghan Markle is at a crossroads in her career.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex is on the verge of launching a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/meghan-markle-called-out-by-clothing-designer-over-as-ever-brand-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new lifestyle brand<\/a> and a new Netflx series within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a lot to take on, but those who know Meghan best say it\u2019s the type of work for which she\u2019s best suited.<\/p>\n<p>But one famous figure \u2014 who\u2019s no stranger to the worlds of television and business \u2014 says that Meg is going about it all wrong.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends the &quot;Keynote: Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen,&quot; during the SXSW 2024 Conference and Festivals at the Austin Convention Center on March 8, 2024, in Austin, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-519817 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2061695325-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends the \u201cKeynote: Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen,\u201d during the SXSW 2024 Conference and Festivals at the Austin Convention Center on March 8, 2024, in Austin, Texas.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO \/ AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bethenny-frankel-says-meghan-is-trying-too-hard-to-be-perfect\">Bethenny Frankel says Meghan is trying too hard to be perfect<\/h2>\n<p>Bethenny Frankel has never been one to shy away from criticizing A-listers. In fact, her fondness for trashing everyone from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/07\/bethenny-frankel-actually-defends-the-kardashians-they-deserve-their-riches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Kardashians<\/a> to Prince Harry is one of the things her followers love about her.<\/p>\n<p>And now, Bethenny has set her sights on Meghan \u2014 or, more specifically, on Meghan\u2019s career ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>After being delayed by the California wildfires, Meghan\u2019s Netflix show,<em> With Love, Meghan<\/em>, will debut in March.<\/p>\n<p>The timing coincides with the relaunch of Meghan\u2019s lifestyle brand. Initially dubbed \u201cAmerican Riviera Orchard,\u201d the company has been renamed \u201cAs Ever,\u201d following a trademark dispute.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bethenny Frankel attends the iHeartRadio Z100\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Jingle Ball 2022 Presented by Capital One at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2022 in New York, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-519819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bethenny Frankel attends the iHeartRadio Z100\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Jingle Ball 2022 Presented by Capital One at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2022 in New York, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-519819 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448037424-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bethenny Frankel attends the iHeartRadio Z100\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Jingle Ball 2022 Presented by Capital One at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2022 in New York, New York.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dave Kotinsky\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Bethenny, the back-to-back projects have left Meghan struggling to balance the two sides of her public image.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys were irritated that that trailer for her that that trailer for her show was perfect, like Martha Stewart \u2026 perfect,\u201d Frankel said in a new TikTok post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then you were irritated that she was super all-natural describing her new brand coming out<\/p>\n<p>The situation led Bethenny to conclude that \u201cMeghan Markle can\u2019t win for losing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI think the reason she can\u2019t win for losing is that there is a lack of identity and understanding as to exactly who she is to the audience,\u201d Bethenny explained.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that Meghan started out by leaning into her role as the American Duchess but then chose a different tack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, we are in Montecito and it\u2019s all perfect, which would have been fine \u2014 commit to the bit,\u201d Frankel said.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cBecause of the reaction from you guys, now it\u2019s more natural and just delivering really unfiltered fresh out of bed content and that is turning people off because they\u2019re like, \u2018What happened to the perfect content?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reacts while delivering a speech at the Lightway Academy with Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in Abuja on May 10, 2024 as they visit Nigeria as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary. \" class=\"wp-image-519818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reacts while delivering a speech at the Lightway Academy with Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in Abuja on May 10, 2024 as they visit Nigeria as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary. \" class=\"wp-image-519818 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2151758428-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reacts while delivering a speech at the Lightway Academy with Britain\u2019s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in Abuja on May 10, 2024 as they visit Nigeria as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>bethenny added that Meghan and Harry have \u201cnever been able to get their footing\u201d and that fans are beginning to pick up on their lack of authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to portray yourself as just a regular working mom when you\u2019re a literal duchess. And Meghan would probably be brutally roasted if she tried to go that route.<\/p>\n<p>But at the same time, she\u2019s the product of a working-class upbringing, and her time as a working royal probably offered daily reminders that she wasn\u2019t born into that world.<\/p>\n<p>So Meghan is influenced by both experiences, and her content reflects that fact.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing wrong with that \u2014 but Bethenny makes a valid point about how such a complex persona might lead to branding complications.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/bethenny-frankel-blasts-meghan-markles-martha-stewart-perfect-persona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes After suffering a number of PR setbacks in 2024, Meghan Markle is at a crossroads in her career. The Duchess of Sussex is on the verge of launching a new lifestyle brand and a new Netflx series within the next few weeks. 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