Mindy Kaling Thinks People Wouldn't Believe 'That Meghan Markle Ate at Jack in the Box' as a Kid

Mar. 15, 2025

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala 2024 at JW Marriott LA Live on Oct. 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, California and Mindy Kaling during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 5, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty;Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

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Meghan MarkleandMindy Kalingpreviously bonded over being “latchkey kids” and are doing so again on Meghan’s new Netflix show,With Love, Meghan.

Meghan, 43, and Kaling, 45, originally found a commonality within each other when Kaling appeared on Meghan’s 2022 podcast,Archetypes, and the topic came up again in episode two ofWith Love, Meghan, called “Welcome to the Party.”

She continued that she “grew up with that and watchingJeopardyand having a lot of fast food — Taco Bell, Jack in the Box.”

Kaling replied, “People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box.”

Meghan Markle and Mindy Kaling on Netflix’s ‘With Love, Meghan’.Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

Meghan is still a fan of fast food,particularly In-N-Out Burger. In fact, she said it was her husband’s “favorite” in a 2022 interview withVariety.

“There’s one at the halfway point between L.A. and our neck of the woods. It’s really fun to go through the drive-thru and surprise them. They know our order,” Meghan told the outlet.

Prince Harry even shared their go-toIn-N-Out ordersexclusively with PEOPLE in 2023.

“In-N-Out is the best! I order two double-doubles, animal style, fries and a Coke! And that’s just for me! Meg gets the cheeseburger and fries with sides of jalapeños. I just stick with ketchup and that special sauce of theirs,” he said. “So good!”

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In anintimate interview with PEOPLEin this week’s exclusive cover story, Meghan spoke more about her eating habits — and not being opposed to ordering Chinese food instead of cooking some nights.

She explains, “But even when I get takeout, I will try to plate it beautifully.”

Not surprisingly, Meghan identifies food as one of her love languages.

“Even before I was a mom, I loved being able to nurture in that way,” she says. “Some of my favorite childhood moments are the meals that my mom would make. She’d make a lot of soul food. I remember she’d taken a Thai cooking class, so every week we had Thai BBQ chicken and spring rolls. I remember those flavors so well, and I want my kids to have those same formative memories of things that I cook. We call them Mama Meals, and those are the ones that I hope they come back to when they’re older, when they’re married, and they have their own kids, and they go, ‘Oh, let’s have a Mama Meal.’ And it’s the same roast chicken I’ve been making since they were little.”

Meghan Markle.

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She encourages others to strive for balance, not perfection, despite her show’s beautiful imagery. “The series is about doing what you can do,” she says, “and doing it with love.”

source: people.com