#I made like 6 other regency dresses and they all broke lmao

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In Conversation with Bridgerton

1. Jim Carter is a legend and he was a consummate host for the evening, would watch him host any interviews tbh

2. They screened the season 1 trailer as a refresher and then the cast came in; they walked down the end of the aisle and I had an aisle seat so imagine my shock and awe when wee Nicola Coughlan skipped by in her little white dress and then one by one the rest of the cast passed me; I was shook.

3. Right off the bat Jim asked Ruth to try and remember all 8 of her children’s names in alphabetical order; she got ABC alright but struggled to remember Daphne lmao and you had Luke and Adjoa both hissing the answer to her, she also stumbled with Francesca (though who can blame her, Franny’s barely in the show lol), and afterwards she blamed her dyslexia for her hesitation; and that was the moment I fell in love with Ruth Gemmell. 

4. Golda and Adjoa were definitely the most verbal and enthusiastic at the beginning as they led the answers and then the rest got more comfortable as the event carried on. 

5. On Adjoa’s first day shooting as Lady D she stamped her walking stick down so hard it broke (she went through a load of sticks and referred to it as Lady D’s Stick of Death).

6. They were asked who Newton got on best with and they said Simone, Adjoa revealed Lady D does not care for the dog, Luke said the dog was indifferent to him (Ruth or Golda pointed out it was probably because he didn’t have any treats on him), and Nicola said she had one scene with him and he didn’t care to be there, classic diva behaviour. 

7. Luke was asked about Benedict’s sexuality and he said he played the part with an openness since you don’t want to give the audience everything about the character in the first season. He said he leaves the character direction up to the writers and referred to them as “the gods” so he goes with what they write but wanted to leave the portrayal up for interpretation. 

8. The crew made Golda a neck brace because they could sense she was struggling with the weight of the wigs for so long. 

9. Martins confirmed that Will Mondrich is named after famous Regency boxer Bill Richmond and revealed that the name choice was a near anagram.

10. He actually used an American accent at the table read for Will since they were basing the character off of Bill and he was originally from America, but after conversations relating to having to bring up why the character had moved to England and such they decided on an English accent. 

11. When asked what drew them to the script, Luke revealed they were all sought out for an audition and given a single scene to work from. He got the scene between Benedict and Eloise smoking in the garden (which he referred to as the “swing scene” and some of the other cast made suggestive jokes about what that might entail) and liked how the scene showed off the sibling bond and how it could be set in modern day. 

12. There were mix ups between the two Lukes on set, a particular favourite mix up of Nicola’s was that Luke Newton was given a personal trainer in the first season since he’d be doing an intimate scene and as they’re not given all the scripts all at once, they wondered what is might entail. It turned out Luke Thompson was doing the intimate scene (with Gen) and that they gave Luke N a trainer for nothing!

13. Another Luke Newton anecdote; Nicole revealed in the second season that Penelope is hiding her money underneath floorboards to keep her secret from her family. She mentioned to Luke N that she had been hiding money under floorboards and he replied “what, like in your flat?” 

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