{"id":2181809,"date":"2025-11-30T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2181809"},"modified":"2025-11-30T15:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T15:24:02","slug":"meghan-markle-called-salmonella-sussex-over-thanksgiving-turkey-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-called-salmonella-sussex-over-thanksgiving-turkey-blunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle called &#8216;Salmonella Sussex&#8217; over Thanksgiving turkey blunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F11%2F116443821.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meghan Markle won\u2019t be thankful for her new title. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSuits\u201d alum, 44, is being dubbed \u201cSalmonella Sussex\u201d by critics online for a hygiene mistake she made while preparing a turkey on Thanksgiving. <\/p>\n<p>Markle shared a short Instagram clip where she seasoned a raw turkey in a roasting pan, rubbed it with various spices and then added lemon zest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle\u2019s Thanksgiving turkey. <span class=\"credit\">Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle making a turkey on Thanksgiving. <span class=\"credit\">Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLet the \u2018game\u2019 begin \ud83e\udd83 Get it? #momjoke,\u201d Markle captioned the clip, set to Bob Dylan\u2019s \u201cTurkey Chase.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But people online called out Markle for keeping her jewelry on the entire time she was preparing the raw turkey. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeghan, what in the \u2018Salmonella Sussex\u2019 is going on here?!\u201d one person <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fashionistaera\/status\/1994812357013561707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know anyone who wears their rings and bracelets when handling food. Especially a turkey. Guaranteed spread of bacteria,\u201d someone else<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Defenestrate123\/status\/1993532953163702726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle in an As Ever Instagram video. <span class=\"credit\">@aseverofficial\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A different person <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Katsbigopinion2\/status\/1993533553423138952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cOh my God that\u2019s actually disgusting. I didn\u2019t even notice until you pointed that out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo gross, and it\u2019s basic food handling knowledge. Proof she has no idea what she\u2019s doing,\u201d another critic <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Defenestrate123\/status\/1993534172720472355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Somebody else <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tweetannylee\/status\/1993640467981115712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>, \u201cIt makes me feel queasy when I see people cooking with their jewelery on. Ick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s spreading bacteria all over everything she touched as well. Poultry has to be handled carefully and washing hands a lot to avoid cross contamination. Good grief,\u201d another tweet <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MissBeaHavin\/status\/1993553957332173209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Markle on the set of her Netflix show, \u201cLove, Meghan\u201d which was panned by critics.  <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before Thanksgiving, Markle released a newsletter via her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asever.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqoPJIMYaGnN8SO6Wg-Fm5i7GFIxcH9ITeZx3rZSPRbKQ1mWSFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As Ever lifestyle brand<\/a> and revealed her and Prince Harry\u2019s plans for the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my family to yours, wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!\u201d the Duchess of Sussex wrote. \u201cI am so thankful for your support and warmth as we\u2019ve grown As Ever throughout the year, and the way in which you\u2019ve invited this collection to be a part of your home.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. <span class=\"credit\">The Archewell Foundation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry baking cookies. <span class=\"credit\">The Archewell Foundation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBeing able to play a small role in your memories, family moments, special celebrations, and daily routines is not lost on me \u2014 from the jam you layer onto morning toast or slather onto PB&amp;J for your kids\u2019 lunchboxes; the honey you stir into your tea; the candle you light to welcome the day or to close it out with a cozy bath; the bottle of bubbles you pop to celebrate; or the wine you sip as you toast your loved ones \u2014 you\u2019ve invited us in,\u201d Markle continued.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/26\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-bring-kids-archie-and-lilibet-to-volunteer-in-la-for-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mom of two<\/a> added, \u201cPlease know that as I look around my home and see my husband and children, family, dear friends (and also navigate the timing on the turkey and the love and layers that come with hostessing) \u2014 I feel grateful.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle won\u2019t be thankful for her new title. The \u201cSuits\u201d alum, 44, is being dubbed \u201cSalmonella Sussex\u201d by critics online for a hygiene mistake she made while preparing a turkey on Thanksgiving. Markle shared a short Instagram clip where she seasoned a raw turkey in a roasting pan, rubbed it with various spices and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2181810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[21751,320216,21741,23067,97938,338488],"class_list":["post-2181809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-celebrities","tag-cooking","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-thanksgiving","tag-turkey"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Meghan-Markle-called-Salmonella-Sussex-over-Thanksgiving-turkey-blunder.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2181809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2181811,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181809\/revisions\/2181811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2181809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2181809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2181809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}