THE NUMBERED NIGHTMARE: Mindy Exposes Meghan’s Celebrity Pecking Order
The gloves are off, and the weapon is a jar of artisanal strawberry preserves! On her new, intensely curated Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, Meghan Markle was blindsided by a brutal but essential question from guest Mindy Kaling about her highly publicized jam giveaway—and Kaling exposed the entire celebrity ranking scam!
Kaling, who received jar number of , confessed that the numbering made her feel “very hierarchical.” She demanded to know: “Does having a lower number make me more special?” Kaling’s question perfectly articulated the massive public suspicion that the numbered jars were a secret A-list hierarchy, a way for the Duchess to categorize her celebrity friends and force public competition for her favor!
THE DESPERATE DENIAL: Meghan’s PR Backpedal
Meghan, , was forced to deliver a frantic PR denial right there on her own show! She insisted the numbering was not “a ranking” and was simply meant to “share them.” But she immediately undermined her own denial by admitting, “And then people started to take it very personally.”
The truth is, Kaling wasn’t the only one! Other A-list recipients like Chrissy Teigen, Kris Jenner, and Tracee Ellis Ross all received numbered jars, generating massive, intentional buzz. Meghan’s team knew exactly what they were doing: creating an exclusive, status-driven giveaway where the number provided bragging rights. Kaling, who is deeply embedded in the Hollywood ecosystem, called out the deception right to the Duchess’s face.
THE BRAND BAGGAGE: From Orchard To ‘As Ever’
The jam drama is all about building massive hype for Meghan’s controversial lifestyle brand, which was originally called American Riviera Orchard and is now clumsily rebranded as As Ever.
Meghan used the video update to sell the new name change, claiming the old name “limited me to things that were just manufactured and grown in this area.” The real reason for the change? The original name was seen as too restrictive and pretentious, locking her into a small geographical area when she needs a massive, global brand for her products. The sudden, public love for “jam is my jam” is just a corporate line designed to sell the product before it even officially launches.
THE MONTECITO MAKEOVER: Selling The ‘Handmade’ Lie
Meghan desperately tried to frame the initial jam batch as an organic, personal gesture: “Anyone who got one of those jars that I was making on my stove in my actual kitchen at my house.”
This is the ultimate Montecito PR fantasy! The idea that the wife of Prince Harry and the future head of a massive lifestyle brand is personally standing over a stove, slaving away over jars of preserves, is laughable. This “handmade” narrative is crucial for her brand’s appeal, but it’s a transparent lie designed to make the expensive product feel authentic and humble. Even the detail that she used her calligraphy skills to write the brand name on each jar is part of the meticulous, pre-packaged staging.
THE CELEBRITY COLLUSION: Who Was Desperate For A Jar?
The full recipient list—which included her former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer and RHOBH star Garcelle Beauvais—proves the scope of the PR strategy. These were strategically chosen names designed to maximize social media impact and reach different fan bases.
The core scandal remains the question Kaling raised: Why the numbers? The implication is that celebrities were ranked by importance and expected to publicly flaunt their low-numbered jars, validating Meghan’s status as a Hollywood power player. The entire setup was a brilliant, but highly manipulative, game of status signaling.
THE CLIFFHANGER: What’s The True Ranking?
Meghan Markle denied that the numbered jars were a ranking, but the celebrity panic and Mindy Kaling’s on-camera questioning proves the narrative has spiraled out of her control.
The ultimate question remains: Who got jar number , and who got number ? Was Kris Jenner truly deemed less important than one of the other recipients? We are betting the true list of and their corresponding numbers is a scandalous document that Meghan’s PR team is desperately trying to suppress, knowing it would expose the full, brutal truth of her Hollywood social hierarchy!
