Meghan Markle recently added British Vogue editor to her list of many accomplishments after serving as the very first guest editor of the magazine’s September issue. She titled the issue “Forces for Change” and focused the content on women she admires, including Laverne Cox, Jane Fonda, and New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. While Markle doesn’t appear on the cover herself, the women she chose are front and center.
That wasn’t the only big decision she was making behind the scenes. Photographer Peter Lindbergh, who shot Markle when she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair in 2017, was hand-picked to shoot for the September issue by both the Duchess of Sussex and Vogue editor in chief Edward Enninful. According to Enninful, Lindbergh was the right choice for the job. “It was one of those brilliantly spontaneous moments when HRH The Duchess of Sussex and I had exactly the same idea at exactly the same time,” he said about the decision to hire Lindbergh. “Peter sees beauty in real people, in real situations. He makes everybody feel their best.”
In fact, Markle gave Lindbergh special instructions before the women had their pictures taken for the issue: She wanted to see their natural freckles.
Lindbergh told Vogue he was thrilled to hear that Markle wanted to keep things natural in the photos. “My instructions from the Duchess were clear: ‘I want to see freckles!’” he said. “Well, that was like running through open doors for me. I love freckles.”
Even those with just a passing knowledge of The Bachelor trivia can guess that the contestants give up their smart phones, email, and other forms of contact with the outside world while they’re filming the reality series. But I like to think that the withdrawal is made easier given they’re all there to find love…or at least a trip to Bachelor in Paradise and some Instagram sponsorships.
And there’s another surprising perk to being on the show: The ability to ask for anything they want at the grocery store and have it delivered by production. Imagine an unlimited supply of popcorn and wine—pretty great, right? Because of that, I’ve always been curious what is on each season’s grocery list so, before Colton Underwood hands out his first round of roses tonight, January 7, I asked the production team to share all the items the contestants requested.
The biggest surprise (to me, at least)? The sweets category is kind of lame. Even ice cream and frozen yogurt, something I’d consider necessary after a long day of talking about my “journey,” are nowhere to be found. Turns out, according to one of the producers, the women simply don’t ask for it. So, it’s not stocked at the house. If the women do get a craving, though, “sometimes we’ll do a special ice cream social night to kill time,” our source reveals. Contestants also don’t ask for desserts like cookies or candy because they’re already there. (Production assistants fill up jars with those treats as soon as the women move into the mansion.)
I also learned that in addition to ice cream socials and cookie jars, the producers throw pizza parties for the women while Colton’s off figuring out the meaning of love. So while you may not get to go on a helicopter ride with the bachelor, at least your carb cravings will be satisfied back home. And to be honest, that sounds like a better deal to me.
So what else is on the list? Take a look, below.
Fruits
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Pineapple
Apples
Grapes
Avocados
Vegetables
PHOTO: Rick Rowell
Erika brought her own bag of nuts to the mansion.
Meat & Eggs
Chicken breast
Ground turkey
Bacon
Turkey bacon
Sausage
Fish
Salmon
Shrimp
Beef jerky
Eggs
Egg whites
Dairy
Milk: non fat, soy, almond, and whole
Greek yogurt, plain and vanilla
Cottage cheese
Parmesan cheese
Cream cheese
Breads & Grains
White and wheat bread
Granola with mixed nuts
Oatmeal
Wheat tortillas
Instant rice
Breakfast potatoes
Pasta
Quinoa
PHOTO: Rick Rowell
Wine isn’t on the grocery list because it’s already well-stocked.
