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Pamela Anderson Rejects Copycat Claims as Netflix Ends Sussexes’ Production Deal

Her one-out-of-ten verdict on live TV highlighted low ratings that led Netflix to end the Sussexes’ $100 million deal

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Overview

  • Pamela Anderson rated the similarity between her show and Meghan Markle’s “With Love, Meghan” at just 1 out of 10 during an August 3 appearance on Watch What Happens Live.
  • Anderson said she “didn’t really look” for parallels and stressed that she “didn’t invent cooking shows,” adding that Markle was simply “doing her thing.”
  • Pamela’s Cooking With Love premiered in February with a 9.8 IMDb score, while With Love, Meghan holds a 3.2 and failed to land in Netflix’s top 300 most-watched titles.
  • Netflix decided not to renew the Sussexes’ five-year, $100 million production deal despite a second season of With Love, Meghan already being filmed.
  • Jesse Fawcett, co-creator of Pamela’s show, described the comparisons as a compliment and emphasized their pride in originating distinctive lifestyle programming.