Mindy Kaling supports Meghan Markle after Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming Netflix series faces backlash

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Mindy Kaling has nothing but praise for Meghan Markle as she spilled beans on the Duchess of Sussex’s culinary skills.

The 45-year-old is reportedly one of the guests in the duchess’ upcoming Netflix series, ‘With Love, Meghan’.

Kaling told Deadline on the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday, January 5, “I was just on my maternity leave and Meghan texted me and said, ‘Hey do you want to come be in my show and come to Montecito and have me cook for you?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah that sounds perfect, I would love to do that.’”

Mindy Kaling says Meghan Markle ‘blew me out of the water’

Regarding Meghan Markle’s culinary skills, the ‘Late Night’ star said, “Well I think of myself as kind of an OK cook, but she unsurprisingly blew me out of the water.”

“The thing about her recipes and being there was that it was just really accessible. She has a garden from scratch which I could never do, and chickens. They would probably all die if I tried to take care of chickens,” she added.

The mother-of-three also went on to comment on Prince Harry’s cooking as she noted, “Harry was there, but he didn't cook for me. But I hear he's actually a pretty good cook. He knows his way around the kitchen.”

Kaling’s support for Meghan came after Meghan McCain slammed the duchess' new show, streaming from January 15, as reported by The Independent.

Meghan McCain calls Meghan Markle’s cooking show ‘out of touch’

Taking to X, Meghan McCain wrote, “I was originally a Meghan Markle supporter, I thought she was cool, stylish and refreshing. Like the rest of the world my opinion changed when she disrespected the royal family.”

“Now that she wants to be American again instead of British aristocracy, what she seems to forget is Americans want real, raw, uncensored,” she stated.

Continuing her attack, the 40-year-old blogger mentioned, “All of this even in the trailer is highly curated, produced and out of touch. There have been 2 terror attacks in 2 days, major wars raging and Americans can’t pay for groceries. We are a country in rage, uncertainty and intensity right now.”

She also called the upcoming show “ill advised” and “utterly tone deaf”.

“I would have told her to do a show helping bring fresh food to food deserts in low income neighborhoods. Do something to help people instead of your ego," said McCain.