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Meghan Markle Laughs Off Guest’s ‘Basic Cable’ Dig at Suits in New Netflix Episode

Season 2 of her lifestyle series premiered Aug. 26 on Netflix, drawing fresh focus to how she handles awkward moments on camera.

Overview

  • In Episode 7 of With Love, Meghan, mixologist Payman Bahmani-Bailey replied, “I don’t watch basic cable,” when asked if he watched Suits, and Markle chuckled and said, “Great, I love it!”
  • The scene has become a focal point in coverage of Markle’s on-screen persona during the show’s second season rollout.
  • Markle starred as Rachel Zane on Suits for seven seasons before leaving ahead of her 2018 marriage to Prince Harry.
  • Suits found a large new audience after arriving on Netflix in 2023, logging about 3.14 billion minutes of viewing in a single week, according to Nielsen.
  • Markle has recently defended With Love, Meghan in interviews, and Page Six has reported via an unnamed source that the Sussexes’ renewed Netflix deal is much smaller than the earlier reported $100 million arrangement.