Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks has claimed he turned down an opportunity to work on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix show "With Love, Meghan", describing it as "forced and fake".
However, Netflix insiders have denied approaching the Michelin-starred chef for the programme, which was released on March 4.
Stocks said he was contacted during New York Fashion Week in February last year about consulting on a "mystery lifestyle programme".
He claimed he "shut it down quite quickly" as it "just wasn't for me".
A Netflix production source has contradicted his account, stating the show was not even in development when Stocks alleges the meeting took place.
In an interview with GB News on Saturday, Stocks elaborated on the alleged approach, saying: "I was asked last year by Netflix if I wanted to consult on a lifestyle programme. They didn't go into too much detail about who it was but I already kind of knew anyway."
The chef claimed those he met "were kind of preparing" him for the star and show to be "very divisive".
He explained his reluctance to participate: "I felt like even if she produced a really great programme - which I was quite sceptical of - that I might get a little bit slammed for being a part of it."
Stocks added: "I didn't like the idea of me showing her how to do something and then it being forced and fake."
The Netflix series featuring the Duchess of Sussex was released on March 4, more than a year after Stocks claims he was contacted.
Stocks did not hold back in his criticism of the Netflix show, describing it as "terrible" in his GB News interview.
"Everything - the music is quite slow, it's quite lethargic, it's quite painful to watch," he said.
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He maintained that his criticism was about the programme itself, telling the New York Post: "I just didn't like the programme."
"It wouldn't matter if it was Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck or Donald Duck," he added.
Since speaking out about the show, Stocks claims he has received hundreds of death threats.
"I've not gone in on somebody personally here because that's something I do not do and would not do," he told the New York Post.
"All of a sudden, I'm getting death threats on me," Stocks added.
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However, Netflix insiders have denied approaching the Michelin-starred chef for the programme, which was released on March 4.
Stocks said he was contacted during New York Fashion Week in February last year about consulting on a "mystery lifestyle programme".
He claimed he "shut it down quite quickly" as it "just wasn't for me".
A Netflix production source has contradicted his account, stating the show was not even in development when Stocks alleges the meeting took place.
In an interview with GB News on Saturday, Stocks elaborated on the alleged approach, saying: "I was asked last year by Netflix if I wanted to consult on a lifestyle programme. They didn't go into too much detail about who it was but I already kind of knew anyway."
The chef claimed those he met "were kind of preparing" him for the star and show to be "very divisive".
He explained his reluctance to participate: "I felt like even if she produced a really great programme - which I was quite sceptical of - that I might get a little bit slammed for being a part of it."
Stocks added: "I didn't like the idea of me showing her how to do something and then it being forced and fake."
The Netflix series featuring the Duchess of Sussex was released on March 4, more than a year after Stocks claims he was contacted.
Stocks did not hold back in his criticism of the Netflix show, describing it as "terrible" in his GB News interview.
"Everything - the music is quite slow, it's quite lethargic, it's quite painful to watch," he said.
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He maintained that his criticism was about the programme itself, telling the New York Post: "I just didn't like the programme."
"It wouldn't matter if it was Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck or Donald Duck," he added.
Since speaking out about the show, Stocks claims he has received hundreds of death threats.
"I've not gone in on somebody personally here because that's something I do not do and would not do," he told the New York Post.
"All of a sudden, I'm getting death threats on me," Stocks added.
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