Overview
- The MasterChef episode was filmed in April and broadcast at the end of July with Meghan Markle as a guest judge and a video call from Prince Harry that produced widely shared clips.
- Poh Ling Yeow told a Perth radio show she found the rumours “ridiculous” and described Meghan as engaged, un-fussy and “a model citizen.”
- Before the broadcast several outlets cited unnamed sources claiming Meghan was frustrated when called “royalty” and that she behaved badly on set.
- Network 10 released figures saying more than 1.5 million people watched the episode and that it set records for overnight and streaming audiences.
- The episode and Poh’s public comments have become the strongest on-the-record counters to the earlier anonymous claims and raise questions about reliance on unnamed sources in celebrity coverage.