Mindy Kaling Gets Candid on Her Friendship with Meghan Markle & Reveals the Biggest Misconception About the Royal

In an interview with Time magazine, Kaling shared rare details about her friendship with Markle, including the biggest misbelief about the duchess. “I think a misconception about Meghan is that she’s in any way fussy or has expectations of fanciness,” the Mindy Project star said. “She really is a down-to-earth person who knows a lot of fun tricks to make entertaining and cooking easier.”

Kaling also opened up about Markle’s Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, where the Office star made a guest cameo. “I was on maternity leave with my daughter in March and April, and Meghan texted me that she was doing a show where she was going to cook for her friend,” the actress explained. “I wanted to get taken care of in that moment of my life. That was a fun maternity leave field trip.”

“The theme was throwing a party for children. I love cooking, but I’m really not good at entertaining,” Kaling continued. “I don’t know anything about how you’re not supposed to use overhead lighting when people come over. You’re supposed to use little lamps.”

Kaling admitted that Markle excels in this area, adding,  “For kids’ parties I usually just go to the party supply store and get paper things, which I don’t judge and neither does she.”