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Meghan Markle mocked by Jimmy Fallon over Netflix pretzels fiasco

Jimmy Fallon and his show audience laughed at a joke regarding the duchess...

US chat show host Jimmy Fallon has taken aim at Meghan Markle over the duchess’ surprising habit with a bag of pretzels that featured in With Love, Meghan.

During the first season of her new Netflix show, Meghan Markle showed viewers how to transfer pretzels from one bag to another – sparking Jimmy’s merciless mocking.

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Meghan Markle was mocked on the Jimmy Fallon show (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Meghan Markle ridiculed by Jimmy Fallon over pretzels

In episode one of With Love, Meghan, the former Suits star explained how she likes to offer her guests treats and gifts to ensure they have the best stay whilst visiting her stunning Montecito mansion.

The duchess showed Netflix viewers that sometimes it is easier to buy shop bought favourites rather than making them from scratch and demonstrated how to swap shop bought pretzels into another plastic bag, tie it with some ribbon and label it for that extra touch of class.

However, viewers were left unimpressed with this technique and it has sparked a flurry of headlines poking fun at Meghan.

Now, chat show host Jimmy Fallon has had his say and he is just as baffled by Meghan Markle’s hack for pretzels…

During his NBC programme The Tonight Show on Monday, Jimmy’s sidekick Steve Higgins asked him a slew of questions for their Trivia Night segment.

It was here that Higgins asked: “Ready, you’re going to get this. What is the number one question that mystifies scientists? Number one question.”

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Jimmy Fallon found Meghan’s antics very amusing (Credit: Gene Young)

Jimmy Fallon pokes fun at Meghan Markle’s pretzels hack

Famous presenter Jimmy guessed: “Is there life on another planet?” Higgins then joked: “Ooh, no. Why does Meghan Markle make her own pretzel bags? They don’t know why.”

The audience then erupted with laughter, with Jimmy also unable to contain his chuckles. He then quipped: “That’s interesting. She takes it from one bag and puts it in another bag, and that confuses people.”

That’s interesting. She takes it from one bag and puts it in another bag, and that confuses people.

In the first episode of With Love, Meghan, the duchess explained: “This, we’re just going to put into a different bag,” before transferring the supermarket bought peanut butter pretzels into a clear bag.

Meghan then explained why she ensures she labels the treats by hand, stating: “I know that Daniel [Martin] loves peanut butter but I’m going to label this anyway, you always want to be conscious if someone has a nut allergy.

“I’m packing this all up so I can take it home and prep the guest room.”

Meghan on The Tonight Show

The Duchess of Sussex was supposedly due to star on Jimmy’s show twice in 2022, with her first appearance in September that year axed after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

NBC later claimed that Meghan would be appearing on the show in December 2022.

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However, royal reporter Omid Scobie denied this, and the channel later admitted it had made a mistake with the announcement.

Prince Harry made an appearance on the show last year. During his appearance he was seen exploring a haunted maze with the chat show host in New York.

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So, what do you think? Was Jimmy Fallon too harsh on Meghan Markle? Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @RoyalInsiderOfficial and let us know.


Emily Towers
TV & Showbiz Writer
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