Pamela Anderson, who is currently riding high on her rumoured relationship with Liam Neeson (we stan so hard!!) and Top Gun promotion, just proved that she's the ultimate girls girl by shutting down rumours of an alleged feud with Megan Markle, Duchess of Sussex.
Earlier this year, the Duchess launched f her cooking and lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan, on Netflix, which some viewers claimed bore a strong resemblance to Pamela's own series on Prime, Pamela's Cooking with Love, which also features cooking and entertaining tips. Some online commentary in response included barbed remarks about Meghan 'copying' Pamela's idea, from format to name.
The trailer for Pamela's show dropped back in October 2024, around three months ahead of the trailer for Meghan's, and her series came out the week before the Duchess of Sussex's aired – however, we all know that TV shows take a long time to prepare, shoot and edit, so the more realistic explanation (rather than copycat-ism) is that both women had similar ideas independently of one another and the timelines just slightly overlapped.
Now, Pamela has come out to confirm that this is very much the case and that there's no ill feelings between her and Meghan.
When appearing as a guest on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Pamela was asked, "On a scale from one to 10, how much of a rip-off did you feel like With Love, Meghan was of your show, Pamela’s Cooking with Love? There were articles saying these two shows were very similar," the host queried.
In response? Pamela quickly stated, "One – I didn't [...] I didn't really look, but I didn't invent cooking shows. She's just doing her thing."
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Amen to that! There's space for everyone and no need to pit the two women against one another.
The second series of With Love, Meghan is set to be released on Netflix later this year and as yet there's no confirmation that Pamela’s Cooking with Love will be returning.
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