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A new clip from the upcoming second series of With Love, Meghan, shows the Duchess of Sussex baking with Queer Eye fashion expert Tan France.
In the trailer for the Netflix series, France, 42, tells the 44-year-old duchess her flower sprinkles are “the gayest shit I’ve seen in a long time”, with the word “shit” bleeped out, and the remark making Meghan burst out laughing.
The sprinkles are part of Markle’s As Ever range, which launched in March, and includes ready-made shortbread cookies and crepe mixes with pre-measured amounts.
In the clip, Markle is wearing a blue and white striped shirt, while France wears a blue denim shirt.
France is among the celebrity guests joining the former Suits star during the eight episodes. Others will include US model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen, podcaster Jay Shetty and his cookbook author wife Radhi Devlukia.
Also appearing will be chefs Samin Nosrat, Clare Smyth, Christina Tosi, Jose Andres and David Chang, and Meghan’s close friends, pilates instructor Heather Dorak and make up artist Daniel Martin.
A previous trailer released earlier this month showed Meghan cooking, baking and crafting with her celebrity friends and saying: “I love the idea of just spending time together … and finding new ways to show people you care.”
Season one of With Love, Meghan was savaged by critics.
One review in The Guardian described it as a “gormless lifestyle filler” and “so pointless it might be the Sussexes’ last TV show”. The series has a 3.2 rating out of 10 on imdb.com.
With Love, Meghan will return to the streaming platform on Tuesday, two weeks after Harry and Meghan announced a watered-down deal with Netflix.
They have signed a “multi-year, first-look deal for film and television projects”, in contrast to their reported 100 million dollar (£74 million) contract five years ago.