Meghan Markle's Netflix series has been nominated for an Emmy Award and experts are calling the nod "somewhat baffling."Months after "With Love, Meghan" was canceled by the streaming service, the Duchess of Sussex earned her first-ever Emmy nomination.On Wednesday, Markle took to Instagram to celebrate the news."A huge congratulations to the amazing crew, producers, and team who worked on ‘With Love, Meghan’ on @netflix We are nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Series!" she captioned her post.Meghan Markle's Netflix series was nominated for an Emmy.
(Jemal Countess)Hilary Fordwich, British Royals Expert, told Fox News Digital she was shocked by the nomination due to the "lack-luster" response from the audience.MEGHAN MARKLE'S FAILED MARTHA STEWART DREAMS MOCKED BY COMEDIAN: 'SHE WAS SLINGING JAM'"Well not so surprising when one considers these award bodies reward high profile players who might garner the awards attention.Nevertheless, given how polarizing MM is & that the show had completely lackluster ongoing watching views, it is somewhat baffling," Fordwich said."Nevertheless, given how polarizing MM is & that the show had completely lackluster ongoing watching views, it is somewhat baffling."She continued, "The really weak commercial traction of her show, with dreadfully low on-going watching demonstrated by lack of audience appeal, doesn’t warrant such an award, but no doubt it will garner the aforementioned media attention."STEPHEN COLBERT RAKES RECORD-NUMBER OF EMMY NOMINATIONS AFTER 'LATE SHOW' SERIES CANCELLATIONAccording to Fordwich, Markle will most likely use the publicity from her Emmy nomination to fuel her next project.
"This would only be a public-relations win, which is a far cry from a concrete future media contract," she said.Meghan Markle has spoken out after receiving the nomination.(Savion Washington/Getty Images)Kinsey Schofield, host of YouTube’s "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," agreed with Fordwich and believes ...