Martha Stewart and Meghan Markle have repeatedly found themselves in the same conversation, with the 85-year-old lifestyle mogul becoming an unexpected measuring stick for the Duchess of Sussex's own career reinvention. Stewart, long regarded as the original domestic lifestyle authority, built a multimedia empire long before the influencer era made homemaking content a saturated space. Through Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she published best-selling cookbooks, launched numerous television programs, and became America's first self-made female billionaire. Now, as Meghan Markle attempts to establish her own lifestyle presence with the brand As Ever and the Netflix series With Love, Meghan, comparisons between the two women have taken on a sharper edge.

Meghan was accused of copying Stewart's career playbook, with her projects appearing to borrow heavily from the homemaking legend's path from domestic expert to global brand. Stewart herself has not been silent on the subject. Over the past several months, she has offered a series of comments about Meghan that range from cautious dismissal to pointed criticism. Below is everything Martha Stewart has said about the so-called copycat comparisons and the events that followed.

Key facts

• Martha Stewart, 85, is widely considered the original lifestyle guru and America's first self-made female billionaire.
• Meghan Markle launched her lifestyle brand As Ever and her Netflix show With Love, Meghan.
• In April 2025, Stewart was asked about With Love, Meghan while promoting her NBC cooking competition Yes, Chef

  
  Source:MSN News