Right at the beginning BridgertonIn the first season, matriarchs Queen Charlotte and Lady Danbury captivated audiences with their wit and friendship. However, it was not until the spin-off series Queen Charlotte that audiences could truly understand their relationship and the complex and often difficult challenges they faced as younger women.
And now she accompanies her journey as Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton Season three. Or, as actress Golda Rosheuvel put it today: “The fans have now caught up.”
During a discussion at London’s Claridge’s Hotel today, as some details of season three were revealed, Rosheuvel and Andoh reflected on how audiences can now identify with their characters with more context. “The beauty of season three is that if you know a little bit about her history, you understand why she’s so committed to the Bridgerton family,” Andoh said of Lady Danbury. “Understanding that she can be this older woman, but still carry this great, life-changing love for Lord Ledger. And that love shapes every fiber of her being and the way she moved forward in the world.”
She added: “When you see Lady Danbury as an older woman operating in the hostile society, you understand why she is an entrepreneur. Because how do you survive in this frankly hostile environment if you don’t understand the navigation instructions required? And you see in Queen Charlotte her negotiations with George’s mother. She uses knowledge as her superpower.”
For her part, Golda Rosheuvel wants to share with fans what she knew when she first explored her character for the first season. “What I think is really beautiful and what is close to my heart is that the fans have caught up now,” she said. “Adjoa and I, when we first started, Bridgertonwe did all the work. We did all the research, we researched the characters, you know, I knew about my children. But the audience didn’t know.”
Rosheuvel continued: “I have always described Queen Charlotte as someone who is behind the scenes… and now fans have met the three characters they know and love so well from Bridgerton. This feels like a nice support to me, Bridgerton Number three. They know the fans are behind us, they’re cheering us on and they understand us. They understand the complexity of the relationships that have been created and that they’ve seen in Queen Charlotte.”
Series three of Bridgerton Premiere on May 16th.
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