Meghan Markle has revealed the reason she opted out of filming her Netflix show “With Love, Meghan,” at her sprawling Montecito, California, mansion.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, appeared at the TIME100 Summit in NYC Wednesday, where she spoke about her lifestyle brand As Ever as well as her cooking series which premiered on the streamer last month.
During her conversation with Time’s CEO Jessica Sibley, Markle touched on the controversial decision to film the Netflix show at an $8 million farmhouse, owned by local philanthropists Tom and Sherrie Cipolla.
“When people say, ‘Why didn’t you [film in] your house?’ Well, I have kids coming home for their nap, and 80 people in the kitchen isn’t really the childhood memory I’d want for them to have,” the mom of two said.
The “Suits” alum shares son Archie, 5, and daughter Lilibet, 3, with husband Prince Harry.
“We were really fortunate to find something close by,” she said, adding that having boundaries in place is “how I take care of myself.”
Markle’s Netflix show premiered last month as part of the Sussexes’ $100 million deal with the streamer.
The eight-part series, which featured special guests like Abigail Spencer and Mindy Kaling, saw Markle offer up a “how-to” guide for hosting friends at home.
The show has been bashed by critics and earned lower viewership numbers than her and her husband’s 2022 series “Harry & Meghan.”
Still, Netflix greenlit the series for Season 2 — and already filmed the episodes.
Many critics slammed the duchess for not being relatable — feedback she has since responded to.
“Don’t they know my life hasn’t always been like this?” she said, reminding New York Times food writer Julia Moskin in an interview that she was not always been married to a prince.
Elsewhere, the former actress explained that she has a strong desire to continue working — despite marrying into royalty in 2018.
“I need to work, and I love to work,” she said, noting that she has had jobs since she was a teenager. “This is a way I can connect my home life and my work.”
This isn’t the former royal’s first time opting for a rental to shoot content in.
In “Harry & Meghan,” the couple filmed interviews in a $30 million estate nearby, opting not to showcase their own lavish pad.
They did, however, show the house’s sprawling garden, which boasts the family’s chicken coop that is adorned with a sign that reads “Archie’s Chick Inn. Established 2021.”