Pamela Anderson has put an end to rumors that Meghan Sussex copied her show. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the Baywatch icon responded directly to speculation that Meghan’s “With Love, Meghan” was a rip-off of “Pamela’s Cooking with Love.” Her answer was swift, simple, and final: “One.” When Cohen asked how similar the shows felt on a scale of one to ten, Anderson didn’t hesitate. She dismissed the question with a smile and made clear that she saw no issue.
Pamela Anderson Responds with Clarity
The moment occurred during Cohen’s “Plead the Fifth” segment, which is known for digging into celebrity controversies. Instead of leaning into the drama, Pamela shook her head and reminded viewers, “I didn’t invent cooking shows. She’s just doing her thing.” Her tone stayed light, and she gave no indication that she felt threatened or copied. This brief exchange managed to cut through months of clickbait and online speculation. Anderson cleared the air with her answer and exposed how much of the buzz came from outside the shows themselves.
The Media Created a Narrative That Didn’t Exist
Much of the drama stemmed from the timing of the two shows. Pamela’s series premiered on Prime Video in February 2025, featuring her hosting plant-based dinner parties with guest chefs on Vancouver Island. Meghan’s Netflix show followed in March, postponed from its original January date due to California wildfires. Her format blended cooking, gardening, and hosting, often set in a sunny California estate. Despite the differences, tabloids latched onto perceived similarities and tried to frame them as rivals.
Despite there being no conflict between the two women, tabloids pushed a narrative that framed Meghan’s show as a “copy” to stir outrage and clicks, another example of the press manufacturing drama where none existed.
Pamela is not the first woman the media has placed opposite Meghan. Just months earlier, Gwyneth Paltrow became the subject of a made-up feud. In that case, the press claimed a breakfast video Gwyneth posted was a jab at Meghan’s show. The speculation spiraled until Gwyneth responded in a short Instagram clip, turning the camera to reveal Meghan sitting next to her. Meghan smiled and shrugged. The nonchalance in that video destroyed a narrative that tabloids had spent weeks constructing. In both cases, the supposed drama dissolved the moment the women involved spoke up.
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A Pattern Rooted in Familiar Playbooks
This kind of media framing has become disturbingly predictable. Meghan, a woman of color navigating a predominantly white royal institution and media landscape, is consistently cast as the antagonist. The aim isn’t subtle, it’s about upholding entrenched hierarchies by positioning her as an outsider, or worse, as a threat.
When Meghan first entered the royal spotlight, the press quickly pivoted. Criticism that had once been aimed at Kate Middleton abruptly shifted into fawning praise, using her as a foil to weaponize attacks against Meghan. But that formula is starting to lose power. Meghan’s life and accomplishments, as a podcaster, entrepreneur, businesswoman, and working mother who balances visibility with intentionality, are clearly out of the league of the outdated fairytale archetypes the British press clings to.
Embed from Getty ImagesPamela And Gwyneth Reject Tabloid Rivalries The Press Hoped Would Stick
Unable to keep recycling Kate as the contrast, a royal who has often faced public scrutiny for lighter workloads and extended absences, the media has now turned to prominent American white women like Gwyneth Paltrow and Pamela Anderson, attempting to pit them against Meghan in a desperate effort to undermine her credibility, her work, and her very existence.
It’s part of a long-standing racial power dynamic: in many media narratives, white figures are often upheld as the default standard; a hierarchy that resists figures like Meghan, a titled Black woman, occupying equal or higher visibility. A duchess who is Black? For many in the establishment press, that is still too much to accept.
But this time, the strategy is failing. Unlike Kate, who never corrected the false media narrative that Meghan made her cry and was widely presented as the palace-approved contrast, women like Pamela and Gwyneth refuse to be weaponised in the same way. They reject tabloid-driven rivalries and see through the media’s divisive tactics.
They understand that the world is big enough for everyone to thrive, that success isn’t defined by aristocratic titles or manufactured rivalries, but by impact, autonomy, and truth.
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Will it make a difference to the people who are so invested in villainizing Meghan, but it will hopefully force the media to create another negative narrative.
It should never have been a question , much less taken as gospel. Meghan’s show was supposed to premiere in January, Pamela’s premiered in February. So how was Meghan copying a show that finished filming after hers, and was ready for production before the other show
Gwyneth and Pamela had enough enough to know not to allow themselves to be used as pawn in a battle with no winners. I wish Martha Stewart at her big age could learn this message. Her response was condescending and a dog whistle, after decades, she thinks she should be the only one
The real controversy/scandal is the British tabloid in between ressurectin green Betty to throw shade at Meghan, they using hate forums on Reddit as the source for their narratives. Every time those hate groups decided to fake outrage by acting like they dont know: the delinquency notice was an admin problem, lmost lifestyle shows use a set, M’s show was filed before Pamela’s, good are manufacturers in a fracture and not in a home…etc,).the tabloids are ready to give it life with the right amount of fake outrage. They know each story is false, because they have all been false. But they churn them out because they get weeks/months of clicks Establishment media instead of calling out the BS amplify it
There is an interesting but seemingly overlooked permanent record of what Meghan faced in dealing with Kate over the lie that she made Kate cry – a lie that William and Kate chose to allow to fester to Meghan’s great distress. and to the delight of the British tabloids in their relentless attempts to destroy this talented, humanitarian woman, contrary to all that is decent in professional journalism.
Much of the argument between Kate and Meghan centred on Kate inssting against Meghan’s wishes, that royal protocol demanded the little bridesmaids should wear stockings. Meghan rightly prevailed since it was her wedding.
I have seen no comment on the official wedding photograph where a normally meticulous Kate is clearly intent on lifting and shortening Charlotte’s skirt to expose her bare legs in perpetually recorded defiance.
This distortion undoubtedly may create a lifetime of hurt to Harry and Meghan as a seemingly deliberate and immature act from ‘Babykins’ as Willy calls Kate and a spiteful blemish on a most precious, permanent and historical record and a lifelong reminder of the happiest day of Harry’s and Meghan’s lives.
The words ‘nasty’ and ‘bitter’ spring to mind.