Meghan Markle is once again at the centre of a Hollywood firestorm — and this time, the heat is coming from both the critics and the numbers.
The Duchess of Sussex has found herself uncomfortably perched at the very top of several viral “2025 Celebrity Losers”
lists after her much-talked-about lifestyle project With Love, Meghan failed to generate the impact many expected. Once hyped as her warm, relatable return to the spotlight, the show has instead become a lightning rod for online mockery, lukewarm reviews and rapidly cooling public interest.
And now, insiders say, the blame game has begun.
Sources close to the streaming giant claim Meghan is privately furious about how the project was handled, believing Netflix failed to properly promote the series and protect her image at a time when her brand was already under pressure. What was meant to be a glossy reset has, in the eyes of many fans, turned into another chapter in a long list of high-profile misfires.
“It wasn’t just underwhelming — it felt invisible,” said one industry watcher. “For a name as big as Meghan’s, silence can be louder than criticism.”
When With Love, Meghan was first announced, expectations were sky-high. Netflix executives reportedly saw the show as a soft, intimate window into Meghan’s world — a lifestyle-meets-inspiration format designed to rebuild public affection and reposition her as a modern wellness and culture figure.
But after launch, social media reaction quickly turned sharp. Viewers complained of a lack of authenticity, calling the tone overly polished and distant. Memes spread. Reaction videos piled up. And before long, her name began appearing — repeatedly — on year-end lists highlighting celebrity flops.
One popular entertainment page wrote: “It feels like a brand exercise pretending to be a personal story.”
That verdict appears to have hit a nerve.
According to multiple reports, Meghan has grown increasingly frustrated behind the scenes, believing the project never stood a fair chance without aggressive promotion and strategic protection from criticism. Netflix, however, is said to be quietly distancing itself, unwilling to publicly engage in the backlash.
The situation has reignited a familiar debate around the so-called “Markle brand” — once considered one of the most powerful celebrity names on the planet. From multi-million-dollar streaming deals to podcast ventures, Meghan and Prince Harry’s post-royal media empire once promised unstoppable momentum. But recent years have delivered more turbulence than triumph.
“It’s not that people hate her,” said one media analyst. “It’s that people are tired — and tired audiences are the hardest to win back.”
For Meghan, the sting of topping a “losers” list may be more than just an internet insult. It highlights a deeper concern: fading cultural influence, shrinking goodwill and the growing challenge of staying relevant in a brutally fast-moving digital world.
Once hailed as a game-changer, the duchess now faces a harsh new reality — where every project must fight harder, shout louder and prove more.
And for With Love, Meghan, the message from the public seems painfully clear:
The reset didn’t reset.
The comeback didn’t land.
And the empire may no longer be as untouchable as it once was