As ratings for her cooking show plummet, Meghan Markle\u2019s bombshell new move will come as a shock to fans\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-15.48.01-1.png” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”Screenshot 2025-09-09 at 15.48.01″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”19px||16px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Viewing figures have dropped for Meghan’s Netflix series<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
While the sun may always be shining in California, recent reports have suggested that sunset could be fast approaching on Meghan Markle\u2019s foray into lifestyle TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was revealed last week that the second season of Meghan\u2019s cooking show,\u00a0With Love, Meghan, which premiered last month, had failed to hit Netflix\u2019s Top 10 globally, in the US and in the UK, despite the show\u2019s comparative success in the rankings for its first series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With critics crucifying Meghan\u2019s attempts to bring \u2018joy\u2019 to ordinary everyday life (as ordinary as it can be as the wife of a Prince living in a $14.65 million Montecito mansion), speculation is already spreading that the ratings – which have reportedly fallen at 500,000 viewers less – could be \u2018an obituary\u2019 for a third series following a pre-agreed Christmas special.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, while Meghan, 44, is seemingly adamant that she wants to continue in the lifestyle market after pouring her heart into her new brand, As Ever, there has been a growing momentum among critics and fans alike, urging the Duchess to go back to her first love \u2013 acting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been seven years since she left US legal drama\u00a0Suits\u00a0in 2018 following the cult show\u2019s 100th\u00a0episode, which was filmed ahead of her engagement to Prince Harry, whom she began dating in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She later swore against a TV return, responding to a question by\u00a0Vanity Fair in 2022, \u2018No. I’m done. I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not [to go back to acting]\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But after reports suggested that she and Harry \u2013 who signed a new but \u2018lesser\u2019 deal with Netflix last month – could be set to face a \u2018crunch time\u2019 sooner rather than later when it comes to funding their lavish lifestyle, an insider now tells us that Meghan could be finally wavering on her resolve.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2211633215.jpg” alt=”Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100″ title_text=”2025 TIME100 Summit” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Meghan wants to make big money deals<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Revealing Meghan\u2019s shock new career bombshell, the source says,\u00a0\u2018It\u2019s no secret she needs a huge infusion of cash, and clearly this show is not going to be the big triumph she\u2019d hoped so she has to start getting creative.\u00a0Of course there\u2019s still a demand for her in Hollywood, but as an actress – not so much as this lifestyle guru she\u2019s been pushing herself as.<\/p>\n
\u2018A lot of people are convinced her refusal to go back to acting is tied into her ego, like it doesn\u2019t fit her brand as a Duchess. But apparently she\u2019s desperate enough now to ditch those worries, because the word is she\u2019s started looking for work again.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meghan has always been openly proud of her roots in entertainment, even sharing stories with her former\u00a0Deal or No Deal\u00a0\u2018briefcase model\u2019, Chrissy Teigen, when she appeared on the latest series of\u00a0With Love\u2026<\/p>\n
In June she also opened up about her love of working as part of a TV team, saying, \u2018Being back on set with\u00a0With Love, Meghan\u00a0was great because I realised how much I had missed my crew. I love being around a crew.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the source says that if Meghan was to ever slip back into her acting stilettos (she famously wore sky-scraping heels for her role as paralegal Rachel Zane), she would be looking for a role that would likely land her in something as prestigious as an Emmy nominations list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The source says, \u2018She\u2019s not going to settle for just anything, she\u2019ll want a prestige series, something like\u00a0The White Lotus, or a big Ryan Murphy series, and the paycheck will need to be massive too.<\/p>\n
\u2018She remains highly respected as an actress for her work in\u00a0Suits, so there are plenty of people she can hit up for introductions and referrals. And her global fame level, regardless of her overall popularity with the general public, makes her incomparably marketable, so it\u2019s a no-brainer to cast her in a high level project and pay through the nose to get her signature.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the source says that, with nothing too good for a Duchess, Meghan also hasn\u2019t ruled out that her marketability could see her star alongside some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest power players.<\/p>\n
\u2018For\u00a0Meghan\u00a0it\u2019s also a great chance to get out there and schmooze some of the deal makers, plus build new relationships with some of her peers,\u2019 the insider says.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018She\u2019d love to co-star with a big name like Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts or Brad Pitt. That\u2019s the level she sees herself – a true A-lister – so nothing less than a role that reflects that will do for\u00a0Meghan. She takes herself very seriously and believes that\u2019s the only way to carry oneself in Hollywood in order to earn the big bucks and get ahead.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, after rebranding her lifestyle venture from American Riviera Orchard in February, the source says Meghan hopes that any foray into acting will help fund the real dream she has of making As Ever a cult go-to, similar to pal Gwyneth Paltrow\u2019s Goop.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1685241580.jpg” alt=”Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games D\u00fcsseldorf 2023″ title_text=”2023 Invictus Games D\u00fcsseldorf” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Harry doesn’t want to ruffle royal feathers but Meghan might have a bombshell memoir up her sleeve<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
They tell\u00a0Closer, \u2018Meghan\u00a0is still totally all in on As Ever, she\u2019s not going to give her critics the satisfaction of throwing in the towel. Yes, it\u2019s had some setbacks but she\u2019s still proud of herself and her team for what they\u2019ve pulled off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018She\u2019s not giving up and it remains her biggest passion and something she considers her greatest professional accomplishment to date. But she\u2019s not totally delusional and there\u2019s only so much she can achieve right now without a lot more investment \u2013 and it\u2019s asking a lot for her to keep dipping into her and Harry\u2019s savings, whilst she\u2019s waiting for the business to become profitable.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
We have also previously reported how Meghan, who famously wrote a journal during her time as a working royal, would one day like to publish her own memoir and share her own \u2018truths\u2019 about the famous royal feud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, with the source confirming that Harry isn\u2019t keen on ruffling any feathers at a difficult time for the royals as King Charles continues to receive cancer treatment, the insider says that a return to acting could be just the answer that Meghan is looking for right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The insider says, \u2018Acting ticks a lot of boxes because she can earn good money without the pressure of carrying a project on her own back. In other words, if she turns up and delivers a decent acting performance, she still gets paid no matter what.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018It won\u2019t be tied to audience numbers or her perceived performance levels, so it\u2019s quite straightforward and obviously lucrative, too, provided she gets the right deal. That almost certainly won\u2019t be an issue because the entertainment bigwigs are already lining up and they\u2019re willing to pay handsomely.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Aboreto|||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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