Adjoa Andoh, the actress from Bridgerton who portrays Lady Danbury, made big promises in the run-up to season four and revealed that Howard Cunnell has never seen the show.
Bridgerton actress Adjoa Andoh says husband Howard Cunnell has ‘never seen a second’ of the hit Netflix show, despite it being the network’s “biggest series ever”.
In 2021, the streamer said 82 million households around the world tuned into the show in its first 28 days online. It hit the number one spot in 83 countries, including the US, UK, India, France and Brazil.
The network has confirmed that the plot will focus on the relationship between Golda Rosheuvel’s Queen Charlotte and Adjoa’s character, Lady Danbury. Adjoa claims that the show is not her husband’s “thing” despite its success.
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My husband has never seen a second of Bridgerton, she claimed for Good Housekeeping. It’s not his style. When the new series premieres on January 29th, the 62-year-old star says viewers will get “more bang for their] buck.”
She said: “Everyone knows it’s Benedict’s story, but I can also say that we’re expanding the ‘Bridgeverse’ in terms of where the focus is storytelling-wise. If you love Bridgerton , you’ll get more of the same – but you’ll also get more bang for your buck. Take that as you please.”
She also reflected on the show becoming an overnight hit back in December 2020. She explained: “Everyone was at a low ebb that Christmas. The combination of Covid, the success of platform streaming and the particular brand of storytelling adopted by [Shonda Rhimes-founded production company] Shondaland made Bridgerton this remarkable thing. And, of course, there was the sex!
With Bridgerton‘s method of framing historical romantic drama, it had historic frothiness, looked incredible, and had unprecedented casting. Although the rest of the streamers have now gotten in, Bridgerton is still occupying a position in the market, which is quite impressive.
Adjoa Andoh previously urged Black women in the entertainment sector to “celebrate who they are as artists and remember that they are more than just there to fly the flag for others.”
Adjoa praised the next generation of Black women for being “very thoughtful and wise,” but warned them to remember that they are just “creative people” in their own right when they spoke at the Pride of Britain Awards.
She said, “We are there to say, “A door can open wider,” “We are there to say, “Keep going,” “pick your battles,” and “Think about who you want to be.”
“Celebrity what you do as artists, because you are there as a creative person, not just to fly the flag.”
The full interview can be found in Good Housekeeping UK’s February issue..
Source: Mirror
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