As the third season of "Bridgerton" wrapped up on June 13th, fans were left with burning questions about one of the series' most enigmatic characters, Eloise Bridgerton, portrayed by Claudia Jessie. In a revealing interview, producer Jess Brownell opened up about the direction Eloise's character might take, addressing speculations about her sexual orientation and the potential for gender-swapped love interests.
“We’ve talked about Eloise in the room a lot about the fact that to a lot of people, she does read as queer, and I totally understand why,” Brownell told TVLine.
“But we felt it’s really important to hold space in this show where everyone is obsessed with romance for there to be a character — specifically a female character — for whom that is not the priority.”
Brownell didn’t rule out potentially shaking up Eloise’s story but for now the intent is not that she “just needs to meet someone of the right gender.” Instead, Bridgerton will explore how Eloise is “genuinely more interested in cerebral pursuits” at this point in time.
In a separate interview, Brownell was once again asked about some viewers advocating for Eloise to end up with a woman. (Based on Julia Quinn‘s book series, Eloise’s love interest in To Sir Phillip, With Love is meant to be Phillip, who is played by Chris Fulton.
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