Is Pamela Anderson taking a little swipe back at Meghan?
Some were convinced The Duchess of Sussex was copying the former Baywatch star’s recipes and domestic idyll look in the first series of With Love, Meghan, which was released just a week after Pamela’s show titled Pamela’s Cooking with Love.
And now Pamela has launched a line of pickles via the very ritzy Californian brand Flamingo Estate… which Meghan once wanted to partner with.
Her first batch of Pamela’s Pickles has just gone on sale at a staggering $38 per small jar.
The pictures which accompany their release look so similar to those of the Duchess of Sussex’s range, it’s hard to tell the difference, with Pamela peeking coyly from a brimmed hat and carrying a colorful bouquet of flowers.
The real kicker though is that, in this case, all proceeds are going not to the foodie influencer, but to a charity – the California Wildlife Center.
The pictures which accompany their release look so similar to those of the Duchess of Sussex’s range, it’s hard to tell the difference, with Pamela peeking coyly from a brimmed hat and carrying a colorful bouquet of flowers
Some were convinced The Duchess of Sussex was copying the former Baywatch star’s recipes and domestic idyll look in the first series of With Love, Meghan
The brand announced: ‘After months of development with Pam in the Flamingo Estate kitchen, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve got a couple hundred jars of the most delicious pickles we’ve ever tasted.
‘The secret to Pamela’s Pickles is an award-winning recipe that was passed down to her by her great-aunt Vie. The delicious base is packed with Rose, Dill, Mustard, and Garlic — the perfect partner for the signature flavors of Flamingo Estate: Pink Peppercorns, Guajillo Chile, and smoky Sea Salt.
‘Like the legendary icon whose name they share, Pamela’s Pickles are both hot and vegan.’
Critics were quick to point out the similarities between Pamela’s series and the wholesome aesthetic of Meghan’s Netflix show, and there was some debate about cross-pollination of ideas.
The executive producer of Pammie’s series Jesse Fawcett said: ‘We take pride in planting the first seeds — creating original, distinctive programming that audiences love — and it’s a compliment to see our work with Ms Anderson resonate so strongly.’
Critics were quick to point out the similarities between Pamela’s series and the wholesome aesthetic of Meghan’s Netflix show, and there was some debate about cross-pollination of ideas
With Love, Meghan, premiered on Netflix this year
Anderson, however, recently said she doesn’t feel as though Meghan ripped off her show
But in an interview in August this year, Pamela was asked on a scale of one to ten how much she felt Meghan had ripped off her ideas and said, very diplomatically, ‘one.’
Anderson, 58, said: ‘I didn’t — I didn’t really look, but I mean, I didn’t invent cooking shows.’
The former Playboy Playmate of the Month turned Hollywood star who is riding something of a career high after the success of her latest film The Naked Gun, noted that Markle is ‘just doing her thing.’
It has been reported that Meghan wanted to enter some kind of a partnership with the Flamingo Estate brand, and their coffee table books were plainly visible in the Sussex’s home in a number of videos filmed during the pandemic. However, she ended up setting up her own brand, As Ever, instead.
