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Holly Willoughby finally responds to Meghan Markle 'copycat' show comparisons

Holly Willoughby has addressed the comparisons between her new YouTube show, Holly Willoughby Together, and Meghan Markle's Netflix show With Love, Meghan, saying she actually enjoyed it

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Holly Willoughby(Image: Holly Willoughby Together With Voy/Youtube)

Holly Willoughby has spoken out after her new YouTube programme, Holly Willoughby Together, was savagely likened to Meghan Markle's Netflix disaster With Love, Meghan.

The former This Morning host, 45, gave her frank assessment of Meghan's foray into lifestyle content, which was ridiculed by television icon Martha Stewart earlier this week. In a fresh interview with The Times regarding Meghan's "brief" series, Holly revealed: "I know it got an absolute hammering, but I actually really enjoyed her show."

She admitted she "doesn't mind" the parallels drawn between the pair after numerous publications ran features comparing them directly. This follows Holly's programme being slated by TalkTV personality Stephanie Takyi, who likened Together to "watching paint dry".

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Meghan Markle's Netflix show flopped(Image: Getty)

She said: "Holly is back but she is not back with a bang. You know, this is a very sink or swim moment for Holly Willoughby's career, and right now, she's sinking.", reports the Express.

"She's no longer the nation's TV sweetheart anymore, we've seen through that. We've seen the controversy over the past few years. We want a bit of realism from Holly.

"So she's now come back, gone into this Meghan, Martha Stewart-kind of era, and so far it's not working.

"I think this is very much a last shot saloon for Holly Willoughby's career, but we have to give her the benefit of the doubt. It was the first episode, but if I'm honest, Mark, it was like watching paint dry.

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Holly Willoughby issued her verdict on Meghan Markle's show(Image: Getty)

"I fell asleep half way through it."

Others have claimed that Holly's show "makes Meghan's look good", while she has also faced criticism for endorsing weight loss medication company Voy, and for collaborating with her producer husband Dan Baldwin behind the scenes in what some are calling a display of "nepotism".

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