Millie Mackintosh is causing a storm on social media after unveiling a new synthetic turf pitch

Millie Mackintosh, who said she was “ghosted” by Meghan Markle after the actress met Prince Harry, is not a fan of fake friends.

Still, the former Made in Chelsea star is a big fan of fake grass.

Millie, 33, whose great-great-grandfather invented Quality Street chocolates, has caused a social media storm after promoting her new, artificial-turf pitch, which experts warn is a “crime against nature.”

In an Instagram post she was paid for, Millie gushed, “We love spending time outside now that our patio has been transformed.”

Reactions such as: ‘Nature doesn’t stand a chance with this horrible product. I join Monty Don in trying to get the government to ban plastic grass.”

Last month, Millie spoke of the “abrupt” end of her friendship with the Duchess of Sussex. [Meghan] basically told me to fuck off.”

Speaking on her Mumlemmas podcast, the Made In Chelsea star, 33, revealed that she became friends with the Suits star after they met at a hotel event in Turkey, even “giving her all her contacts” when she went to London moved.

Millie added that she and Meghan had met in the capital and shared her favorite hotspots, but that changed when rumors spread that she and Harry were dating.

She added that she had sent Meghan a message offering her well wishes, but was surprised to receive an “abrupt” reply.

Millie told her co-host Charlie Boud that after reading Meghan’s response, she was snapped and decided she wouldn’t contact her again.

She explained, “Years ago, I would say about eight years ago, I went to the opening of a hotel in Istanbul and I met Meghan Markle.

“I was a fan, I watched Suits, and we met at the bar and we both ordered drinks while I started chatting. We got along really well, we got along like a house on fire and just kept in touch.

‘Then we went for lunch, she didn’t know London very well, she’d never been to Chelsea so I took her to The Ivy on Kings Road.

“She didn’t know anyone so I gave her the best places to get your nails done, basically my little black book. I gave her all my contacts.’

Millie said she and Meghan bonded over their marital problems, as the Made In Chelsea star was married to rapper Professor Green at the time and Meghan had previously divorced her first husband Trevor Engelson.

She continued, “When we first met, I was married, going through a bit of a turbulent time, and I was getting divorced, and she was divorced, so we had quite a bit to talk about.”

“That was very close, and we were both concerned with our well-being, she had our blog, we were both concerned with the same things.

“We hung out a few times, we weren’t best friends, but when she was in town she’d let me know and we’d just hang out.”

“Last time I saw her was in a hotel in the Cotswolds, she was staying there, what I thought was going to be a day of yoga ended up as rosè and margaritas in the pool.

‘It was a really nice afternoon, pictures were taken of us riding around on the bikes. That was the last time I saw her.’

Millie explained that Meghan briefly said she was in a relationship with Harry during their last meeting, and weeks later, rumors about their relationship started swirling.

She continued: “While I was there we were chatting and she told me about Harry and that they were messaging, and a friend introduced them.

“I don’t know him, to be clear, I’ve never met him. Me and Harry don’t know each other. I’ve never met him. I actually didn’t ask too much about it.’

Millie added that she reached out to Meghan when her relationship with Harry came to light.

She added: “I messaged her and said, ‘Hey, I hope you’re well, I’m thinking of you,’ and she sent me a very abrupt message, which was really unlike any of our previous communications.” .’

Millie, who did not disclose the message she received, added that she did not question Meghan about her relationship with Harry.

She added: “It’s not like I messaged her asking if it was true, that was none of my business.

“What I read from that message was that she needed some space to cool down.

“I didn’t message her again, but I expected us to keep in touch. I thought she would text back and say “sorry everything is a little stressful right now.”

‘I never heard from her again. I felt like she basically told me to fuck off on that message. So I did. And we haven’t spoken since.”

The former reality TV star then gave her thoughts on what was behind the message: “My view is that, this is my instinct as to why it happened at the time, she thought well, I’m going to be a royal now, I don’t need Millie in my to live.

“I was on a reality show at the time, she was like, ‘I can’t be associated with Made In Chelsea, I’m going to be a royal.’