Meghan Markle has her eyes on the prize.
On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex made a shock look alongside her Montecito neighbor, Gwyneth Paltrow. The 2 girls teamed up for an “Ask me a question” section on Instagram after the “Shakespeare in Love” actress was accused of feuding with the “Suits” alum.
Nevertheless, specialists informed Fox Information Digital that Meghan was doing extra than simply having enjoyable with the Oscar winner whereas attempting to squash rumors. They imagine it’s a part of her plan to turn into a royal influencer in California.
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Consultants imagine that Meghan Markle, left, is decided to comply with in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop footsteps. (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Photographs)
Whereas the specialists famous there’s no competitors between the ladies, there are nonetheless classes Meghan can be taught from the Goop founder about being a way of life guru.
“Trying to catch up with Goop would be like starting a cross-country road trip behind someone who’s already two time zones ahead,” Doug Eldridge, branding skilled and founding father of Achilles PR, informed Fox Information Digital.
Doug Eldridge, branding skilled and founding father of Achilles PR, warned that Meghan Markle might want to make her personal mark within the life-style world if she needs to succeed. (Netflix)
“Eventually, you’ll get from coast to coast, but it’s unlikely you’ll catch up to the other driver unless you manage to take a radically different direction and route,” he shared. “To some extent, that’s the case for Meghan. On the other hand, if she’s able to generate just half the revenue that Goop takes in, that would be a ‘win’ by almost any metric.”
Gwyneth Paltrow posted her video reply to a fan’s query about her supposed beef with Meghan Markle. (Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram)
“The lifestyle space is crowded, and digital retail is incredibly competitive,” he warned. “Neither is easy to break into nor easy to climb once you do.”
Within the video, a fan requested Paltrow, “Are you comprehending the Meghan Markle beef that social media says you two have?”
Gwyneth Paltrow put the rumors of a feud to relaxation by turning to Instagram. (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Photographs for Every day Entrance Row)
“I genuinely do not understand this at all whatsoever,” the Goop founder responded.
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Gwyneth Paltrow panned to Meghan Markle after saying she did not know what their supposed beef was about. (Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram )
Paltrow then panned her cellphone to the left, revealing a shrugging Meghan sitting at her kitchen desk consuming a bit of pie earlier than beginning to snigger. Meghan additionally posted the video to her Instagram story.
Meghan Markle was an actress on the authorized drama “Suits” when she met Britain’s Prince Harry. (Frank Ockenfels/USA/NBCU Picture Financial institution/NBCUniversal through Getty Photographs)
Followers beforehand claimed Paltrow was throwing shade on the Duchess of Sussex over the weekend when she posted a cooking video on Instagram of her “cleaner take on a classic breakfast” that regarded much like Meghan’s present.
Kinsey Schofield, host of the To Di For Every day podcast, noticed issues in a different way.
Gwyneth Paltrow was beforehand accused of mocking the Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix present, “With Love, Meghan.” (Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram)
“I have followed Gwyneth Paltrow on Instagram for years, and this is a typical weekend post, casually cooking for her husband, Brad, in her kitchen,” Schofield defined. “This is the furthest thing from a slight on Meghan Markle.”
“Realistically, if Gwyneth’s Instagram aesthetic looked familiar, it is likely because Meghan Markle was trying to recreate it for her television show,” stated Schofield. “But Gwyneth did it first. She wasn’t shading anyone with her normal kitchen routine.”
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Paltrow, who’s main a profitable life-style empire after an performing profession, lately informed Self-importance Truthful for a canopy story she wasn’t overly aware of Meghan’s broadly panned Netflix present, “With Love, Meghan,” or her life-style model, “As Ever,” however was inclined to help her.
“With Love, Meghan” premiered on March 4. (Jenna Peffley/Netflix © 2025)
“I don’t know Meghan and Harry,” stated the 52-year-old about her royal neighbors. “I mean, I’ve met Meghan, who seems really lovely, but I don’t know her at all.
“Possibly I’ll attempt to get via their safety element and convey them a pie.”
Meghan Markle’s rainbow fruit platter as seen in “With Love, Meghan.” (Justin Coit/Netflix © 2025)
Referring to the backlash Meghan has received, Paltrow said when “there’s noise about sure girls within the tradition, I do have, all the time, a robust intuition to face up for them.”
Gwyneth Paltrow recently told Vanity Fair that she didn’t know her royal Montecito neighbors. (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images)
“I used to be raised to see different girls as mates, not foes. I believe there’s all the time greater than sufficient to go round. Everyone deserves an try at all the things that they wish to strive.”
On Monday, before Meghan’s playdate with Paltrow, the duchess unveiled her ShopMy page where fans can buy several looks from go-to brands she’s worn before, as well as beauty products. Many of the pieces, similar to Goop’s collection of high-quality basics, sold out.
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Meghan Markle’s products from her show, including jam and “flower sprinkles,” pictured, are expected to be available for purchase this spring. (Jake Rosenberg/Netflix © 2025)
“A handpicked and curated assortment of the issues I really like — I hope you take pleasure in them,” Meghan wrote, noting that “some products may contain commissionable links.”
Several of Meghan Markle’s style pieces featured on her ShopMy page have sold out. (Jake Rosenberg/Netflix © 2025)
Despite their similar looks, Schofield is adamant that Paltrow is far from professional competition for Meghan.
“Gwyneth is perpetually optimistic and doesn’t complain about folks or dwell on the unfavourable,” Schofield explained. “She has a really profitable e-commerce enterprise, magnificence merchandise, youngsters, a beautiful, busy husband, and an iconic performing profession.”
Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband, writer/producer Brad Falchuk, arrive for the Netflix premiere of “The Politician” at the DGA Theatre in New York City on September 26, 2019. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
“It took Meghan 5 years to supply a TV present that noticed her organizing rainbow fruit trays,” said Schofield. “These two will not be on the identical enjoying subject.”
Gwyneth Paltrow, an Oscar-winning actress, founded Goop as a home and lifestyle weekly newsletter in 2008. (Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)
Some of Meghan’s go-to looks from her online closet include leather thong sandals priced at $495, a “Windsor” ivory silk gown worth $1,350 and a “Good T” shirt costing $100. There is also a gold Maya Brenner “Happiness Retreat” citrine stone necklace made in collaboration with Meghan’s “Fits” co-star Abigail Spencer, worth $495, among others.
Meghan Markle with former “Fits” co-star Abigail Spencer, center, and pal Kelly Zafjen. (Netflix)
Similarly, Goop also sells luxurious pieces to its loyal followers. Among the items available on its site include a “smooth meets stylish” Zoe top priced at $990, gray Annie trousers for $525 and an Amanu Kigali sandal priced at $395 that was “handmade in Kenya from Italian leather-based.”
Engie Hassan, a celeb stylist and fashion commentator, described Meghan’s style as “quiet luxurious soccer mother,” which is admired by those wanting to look like a Hollywood star – or American royal.
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Meghan Markle’s style, similar to the offerings found on Goop, has been described as “quiet luxurious soccer mother.” (Netflix)
“As a vogue stylist with 15 years of expertise working with royals and celebrities and styling cooking reveals, I can’t assist however admire Meghan’s wardrobe,” Hassan told Fox News Digital.
“One of many issues that actually stands out is how she effortlessly wears staples that anybody may have of their closet. It’s refreshing to see her wearing items that really feel relatable and accessible but nonetheless handle to be extremely stylish and elevated.”
A spokesperson for Crocs told the Wall Street Journal that searches for the shoes she wore in “With Love, Meghan” increased “by 70% in comparison with the earlier month.” (Jake Rosenberg/Netflix © 2025)
“Meghan’s type nonetheless feels grounded in on a regular basis staples — issues like traditional white shirts, tanks, cozy-knit sweaters and clear, structured trousers, items that any girl may have in her closet,” said Hassan. “This isn’t nearly trying put-together for the college run; it’s about being the sort of girl who exudes grace and class with none pretension.”
Forbes reported that Goop is worth $250 million. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for good.clean.goop)
Paltrow, 52, originally founded Goop as a home and lifestyle weekly newsletter in 2008, People magazine reported. According to Forbes, the brand has developed into a successful wellness empire worth $250 million.
Meghan, 43, launched her lifestyle brand, As Ever, as well as her series in March. She previously had a blog called “The Tig,” which debuted in 2014. She closed the site down after meeting Harry, 40, in 2017. The former actress became the Duchess of Sussex when she married the British prince in 2018.
Meghan Markle’s jam from her As Ever brand was featured on “With Love, Meghan.” (Netflix)
Lyndie Benson, founder and CEO of the posh clothes model Bleusalt, informed the Wall Road Journal {that a} T-shirt from her label, worn by Meghan and featured on her ShopMy web page, offered out with over 300 bought in someday.
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Before Meghan Markle became the Duchess of Sussex in 2018, she was an actress who had a lifestyle site called The Tig. (Getty Images)
Molly Howard, co-founder and CEO of fashion brand La Ligne, told the outlet that a pair of jeans worn by Meghan on her show “offered out inside days.”
While Meghan is on her way to being in the same league as Paltrow as a lifestyle guru, she has bumpy roads to cross. After the premiere of “With Love, Meghan,” the duchess was slammed on social media for being inauthentic. Eldridge warned that Meghan “simply must be herself,” not a Goop repeat.
Gwyneth Paltrow is the CEO of Goop. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
“The one factor that all the time eluded her was relatability and that’s due, in some half, to the essential ingredient she usually overlooks: the significance of authenticity,” he stated.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated to the wealthy, coastal city of Montecito in 2020. (Henning Kaiser/picture alliance/Getty Images)
“Much less manufacturing, much less pomp, much less scripting – simply be you,” said Eldridge. “… There’s each a confidence and a way of humility that comes with simply being your self.”
Like Meghan, Paltrow faced her fair share of skepticism when she started Goop, which has since become successful.
Goop has 1.8 million followers on Instagram. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
“Gwyneth began her profession, and extra particularly Goop, with a haughtier really feel, however has since dulled the blade to be extra relatable,” Eldridge explained. “The true situation to think about right here… for anybody attempting to get into the approach to life area, is that relatability is tied hand-in-hand with authenticity and a seemingly easy casualness.”
Gwyneth Paltrow, an Oscar-winning actress, received criticism when she launched her lifestyle page Goop. (Phillip Faraone / Stringer/ Getty Images)
“Ina Garten and Martha Stewart, at the least initially, weren’t relatable,” he continued. “They had been aspirational. In contrast, Rachael Ray was the ‘girl next door’ from day one… [But] every was a deliberate advertising and marketing technique.
“A handpicked and curated collection of the things I love — I hope you enjoy them,” Meghan Markle wrote on her Instagram story about her on-line closet. She additionally talked about that “some products may contain commissionable links.” (Michael Buckner/Selection through Getty Photographs)
“Each one worked because it was authentic to the personality and meshed with the feel and vibe of their respective programs… Viewers embraced [these women] because they were who and what they were presenting. They weren’t projecting something they were not.”
“Again, authenticity is king,” he added.
New episodes of “With Love, Meghan” will premiere within the fall. (Jake Rosenberg/Netflix © 2025)
Whatever the criticism, Meghan is making area for herself on the desk. Merchandise from her As Ever model are anticipated to be obtainable for buy this spring. New episodes of “With Love, Meghan,” can be obtainable for streaming within the fall. She additionally launched a teaser for her new podcast, “Confessions of a Female Founder,” which debuts April 8.
The eight-episode present will function conversations with different feminine founders about main profitable companies.
Fox Information Digital’s Brie Stimson and Elizabeth Stanton contributed to this report.
