Meghan Markle is going back to the kitchen. <\/p>\n
The Duchess of Sussex will appear on \u201cMasterChef Australia\u201d on Sunday, July 26, Network 10 confirmed on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe countdown is on! Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, joins the #MasterChefAU kitchen as a guest judge, bringing her love of food, entertaining and seasonal produce to one of the competition\u2019s most memorable challenges,\u201d the network wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post included a picture of Markle, 44, in all black with food gurus Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli on the set of the reality cooking show.<\/p>\n Meghan Markle (seen above) will appear on \u201cMasterChef Australia\u201d on Sunday, July 26. masterchefaus\/Instagram<\/p>\n The Duchess of Sussex (pictured above on \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d) will serve as a guest judge on \u201cMasterChef Australia.\u201d JAKE ROSENBERG\/NETFLIX<\/p>\n Paramount Skydance, who owns Network Ten, described Markle as \u201can entrepreneur, humanitarian and passionate home cook\u201d in a press release<\/a> about the episode. <\/p>\n Markle, per the release, \u201csets a challenge for our cooks to create dishes that celebrate seasonal ingredients and the personal stories behind them\u201d during her appearance.<\/p>\n The network also said Markle\u2019s \u201clove of food has been reflected in recent projects,\u201d including her Netflix show, \u201cWith Love, Meghan,\u201d which was canceled after two seasons<\/a>, and her struggling lifestyle brand, As Ever.<\/a><\/p>\n The network that airs the show said Markle (pictured above at a women\u2019s homeless shelter in Australia) will bring \u201cher love of food, entertaining and season produce\u201d to the show. Getty Images<\/p>\n Markle (pictured above with Daniel Martin on \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d) will have the contestants \u201ccreate dishes that celebrate seasonal ingredients and the personal stories behind them\u201d during her appearance. Daniel Martin\/Instagram<\/p>\n Markle said in a statement: \u201cWhat attracted me to the\u00a0MasterChef Australia\u00a0kitchen? Two things: my love of food and my love of Australia. It was an easy yes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s such a great show,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m just really honoured that I was asked to be able to be here with you and to be able to judge some of these meals.\u201d<\/p>\n During the episode, the contestants will have to \u201ccreate a dish fit for a Duchess\u201d out of the chosen ingredients including carrots, Jerusalem artichokes, Brussels sprouts, celeriac, local Australian honey, macadamia nuts, quince, lemons, apples, mandarins and strawberries.<\/p>\n The cooks will also be \u201cencouraged to celebrate what\u2019s in season while sharing something personal about themselves,\u201d Paramount said.<\/p>\n The mother of two (seen above) said in a statement she agreed to do the show because of her \u201clove of food and love of Australia.\u201d JAKE ROSENBERG\/NETFLIX<\/p>\n Markle (seen above with Delfina Fiueras on \u201cWith Love, Meghan) said she was \u201chonored\u201d she got to be on \u201cMasterChef Australia.\u201d COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/p>\n In the comments section of Network 10\u2019s Instagram post, some critics already vowed to boycott Markle\u2019s episode, which she filmed during her and Prince Harry\u2019s faux-royal tour of Australia <\/a>in April.<\/p>\n \u201cDefinitely won\u2019t be watching,\u201d one fan wrote. <\/p>\n \u201cI love watching Master Chef, but won\u2019t be watching it with her,\u201d another fan said. <\/p>\n A third person pointed out Markle is \u201cnot a chef.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFirst time since the beginning of this show, that I WON\u2019T be watching, first time!!\u201d someone else wrote, before calling the former \u201cSuits\u201d actress \u201cso nauseating!\u201d<\/p>\n Some fans vowed to boycott Markle\u2019s appearance on \u201cMasterChef Australia.\u201d Netflix<\/p>\n But other fans showed support for her guest judge gig on the reality show (Markle is seen above with Alice Waters on \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d). Netflix<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan, our must-read newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n A different fan mocked Network 10 for referring to Markle as \u201cDuchess\u201d despite her quitting her royal duties back in 2020. <\/p>\n However, Markle is still technically the Duchess of Sussex, a title she received from the late Queen Elizabeth II as a gift\u00a0for her and Prince Harry\u2019s 2018 royal wedding<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n When the couple\u00a0left the royal family in 2020<\/a>\u00a0and moved to the US, the queen let them keep their Sussex titles, but banned them for using the name \u201cSussex Royal\u201d for their projects outside the royal family.<\/p>\n Markle (seen above) previously showed off her cooking skills in Netflix\u2019s \u201cWith Love, Meghan.\u201d As Ever\/Instagram<\/p>\n Page Six confirmed in January that \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d was canceled after two seasons due to low ratings (Markle and Prince Harry are pictured above). Instagram\/meghan<\/p>\n Other fans showed support for Markle\u2019s \u201cMasterChef\u201d gig in the Instagram comments.<\/p>\n \u201cI love this for her\u2026 she is working and finding opportunities for herself,\u201d one fan wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cCan\u2019t wait to see her,\u201d another fan shared. <\/p>\n A different person wrote, \u201cShine meghan shine\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n In Netflix\u2019s \u201cWith Love, Meghan,\u201d Markle cooked for her celebrity pals and famous chefs at a house in California near her and Harry\u2019s $14 million Montecito mansion. <\/a><\/p>\n Markle (seen above with Harry in 2019) also has a lifestyle brand that Netflix severed ties with in March. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Markle (pictured above in 2023) filmed the \u201cMasterChef\u201d episode during her faux-royal tour of Australia in the spring. Getty Images for Project Healthy Minds<\/p>\n Page Six confirmed in January that the series\u00a0was not recommissioned by Netflix for a third season<\/a> due to falling ratings.<\/p>\n In March, we revealed that the streaming service\u00a0cut ties with Markle\u2019s As Ever lifestyle brand.<\/a><\/p>\n But the company is still working with the Sussexes on several other endeavours, including adaptations of the books \u201cMeet Me at the Lake<\/a>\u201d\u00a0and \u201cThe Wedding Date,\u201d<\/a> as part of their lucrative deal <\/a>with the couple.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t