Meghan Markle’s Bacon Blunder: Netflix Show Sparks “Fake Vegan” Controversy
Meghan Markle is back on Netflix—not with royal revelations or dramatic docuseries, but with breakfast. Yes, really. In her latest project, “Breakfast With Love, Meghan,” the Duchess of Sussex has swapped palace intrigue for frying pans and brunch vibes. But one particular scene has the internet scratching its head—and sizzling with criticism.
Bacon, Banter, and... Wait, What Did She Just Say?
In Episode Two, cheekily titled “Welcome to the Party,” Meghan is seen cooking alongside her guest and friend, Mindy Kaling. It’s all fun and lighthearted—until Meghan, while flipping strips of bacon in the pan, drops a line no one expected:
“My bacon brings all the boys to the yard.”
Yes, she actually said that. On camera. As a duchess. As a self-proclaimed humanitarian. As someone who once made headlines for her deeply committed plant-based lifestyle.
But... Wasn’t Meghan Vegan?
Let’s rewind. Meghan has long promoted a vegan or at least plant-based lifestyle, often citing health, ethical, and environmental reasons. Media outlets have praised her for choosing a vegan cake at her royal wedding, for swearing off meat on Mondays, and for being a proud advocate of cruelty-free living.
So, imagine the confusion when the same Meghan is suddenly channeling a breakfast chef, cooking bacon like it’s a Saturday morning in small-town Texas. Unless those were tofu strips masquerading as pork, this was a full-on betrayal of her so-called “soulful” veganism.
The Kitchen Is Full—But Not Because of Her Perfume
Meghan added another eyebrow-raising comment, saying:
“When I cook bacon, my kitchen fills up with my husband and our three dogs. It’s not my perfume that brings them—it’s the bacon.”
Cue the collective eye-roll. Because let’s be real—bacon brings everyone into the kitchen. That’s not some quirky domestic goddess moment; it’s just how the laws of physics and smell work. It’s not empowerment. It’s breakfast.
From Feminist Icon to Bacon Flipper?
Many are wondering: What happened to the Meghan who delivered TED-style talks on women’s rights, who advocated for education and gender equality? That Meghan appears to have traded in her podium for a spatula—and all for a few Netflix clicks.
Her attempt at relatability—complete with tales of latchkey childhood and fast food survival—feels more like a script than a slice of real life. Most latchkey kids know how to fry bacon or make toast without a Netflix production crew. So when did Meghan’s brand shift from “modern royal under siege” to “DIY breakfast queen”?
Relatable or Reinvented?
Let’s not forget the infamous “yacht days” the internet never seems to let go of. Now she’s referencing “boys in the yard”? The irony isn’t lost on longtime royal watchers and critics alike. It feels like an identity crisis wrapped in bacon—vegan or not.
If Meghan wants to rebrand as a lifestyle influencer, she absolutely can. But she can’t be everything at once: a vegan and a bacon queen, a feminist icon and a Stepford wife, a duchess and a down-to-earth mummy vlogger. The contradictions are piling up faster than brunch orders at a trendy café.
Final Thoughts: Skip the Sizzle, Meghan
Whether you’re a fan or not, one thing is clear: Meghan’s new breakfast persona is dividing audiences. The vegan community feels betrayed, feminists are scratching their heads, and casual viewers are cringing at the attempt to be “just like us.”
Next time, maybe skip the bacon, skip the forced nostalgia, and definitely skip trying to be too relatable. Because while this may have been served up as feel-good content, many are calling it what it truly felt like—another hot plate of Netflix cringe.
