Mindy Kaling has addressed the mixed reviews of her recent appearance on pal Meghan Markle’s new series.
“I had a great time,” Kaling, 45, said during a Thursday, March 6, appearance on The View. “I noticed that whenever I do something related to Meghan it becomes …”
Host Whoopi Goldberg suggested “big news” to which Kaling agreed wholeheartedly.
“We were making sandwiches and, you know, then they’ll push in on my face on TikTok and they’ll be like, ‘Look at this emotion you felt,’” she recalled. “And I honestly didn’t even remember, ’cause we shot it, like, nine months ago.”
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Despite the mixed reviews from the public, Kaling explained that she thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the Duchess of Sussex, 43, but hinted she didn’t really want to discuss the show.
“I loved my time with Meghan. I’m also like, let her promote her show, I’m here to talk about Running Point,” Kaling said, referring to her own Netflix series, which stars Kate Hudson.
Kaling ended the discussion by reiterating that the appearance was “great” and it was “fascinating” to see the people’s “reaction.”
The Office alum made a guest appearance on the second episode of With Love Meghan. The women revealed that they connected via email. They bonded over motherhood and struck up a friendship. In their episode, Kaling referred to Meghan by her maiden name and the duchess corrected her on her last name — which ultimately went viral.
“It’s so funny you keep saying Markle. You know it’s Sussex now,” Meghan said. “You have kids and you go, I share my name with my children. I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me but it just means so much to go, this is our family name. Our little family now.”
Kaling replied, “Now I know and I love it.”
In addition to the last name snafu, Kaling grilled Meghan on the number order for her jam brand, which was sent out to many members of the royal’s inner circle.
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“[It was] probably one of the most glamorous moments of my life,” Kaling reflected on receiving jar No. 19 before asking the question on everyone’s minds. “As a very hierarchical person, I was like, who are these people? Does having a lower number make me more special?”
Meghan reassured her that it was not “a ranking” of her celebrity friends.
“It was just, ‘Let me share them.’ And then people started to take it very personally,” she said, noting that her mother, Doria Ragland, also received a jar of jam.
