Meghan Markle’s Pretzel-Packing Habit Becomes Late-Night Punchline
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has become the subject of humor due to a peculiar action featured in her Netflix lifestyle series. This occurred during a “Trivia Night” segment on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday.
The “Tonight Show” Joke
During the segment, Steve Higgins, Fallon’s sidekick, posed a question to the host. “What is the number one question that mystifies scientists?”
Fallon offered the guess, “Is there life on another planet?”
Higgins, 61, replied, “Oh, no.” He then revealed the correct answer: “Why does Meghan Markle make her own pretzel bags? They don’t know why.”
The audience, including Fallon, reacted with laughter to the joke about Markle.
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“That’s interesting,” Fallon remarked. “She takes it from one bag and puts it in another bag, and that confuses people.”
The “With Love, Meghan” Scene
The moment the joke references originates from a scene in “With Love, Meghan.” The episode shows Markle transferring pre-packaged pretzels from Trader Joe’s into a personalized bag for her guest, makeup artist Daniel Martin.
In the scene, Markle says, “This, we’re just going to put into a different bag,” referring to the Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Pretzel Nuggets.
She continues, “I know that Daniel loves peanut butter but I’m going to label this anyway, you always want to be conscious if someone has a nut allergy.”
After personalizing the bag, Markle states, “I’m packing this all up so I can take it home and prep the guest room.”
Online Reactions and Criticism
Following the show’s premiere on March 4, the mother of two received online criticism for this particular scene.
- One viewer wrote on X: “I’m so glad Meghan Markle has a new show on Netflix where I can watch her take pretzels out of a labeled bag and put them into a new bag…then label it. The people’s Martha Stewart!”
- Another person said Markle “transferred pretzels from one bag into another like she was splitting the atom.”
- “’I have seen hostage videos with more entertainment,’” tweeted another viewer.
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The series received lower viewership compared to “Harry and Meghan” in 2022 and negative reviews, with some critics describing the show as “an exercise in narcissism.” Despite this, Netflix renewed the show.
The Sussexes signed a substantial deal with the streaming service in 2020.
Celebrity Reactions
Like Fallon, other personalities have commented on Markle’s venture into the lifestyle sector, including Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow.
“Everybody deserves an attempt at everything that they want to try,” Paltrow, 52, said in her April 2025 Vanity Fair cover story.
Paltrow added of Markle, “I’ve met Meghan, who seems really lovely, but I don’t know her at all.”