The 3rd season of Bridgerton arrived on Netflix a few weeks ago with its first four episodes and has since conquered the streamer’s series charts. Not only fans are happy about the return of the romantic historical drama, the stars of the hit series also had a lot of fun filming the new season. For Eloise Bridgerton actress Claudia Jessie, however, the fun ended unexpectedly, as she injured herself in a crazy accident on set.
Bridgerton star Claudia Jessie injured herself on the set of season 3 while jumping for joy
As Claudia Jessie told the Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert, she broke her wrist one morning before filming began: “I’m an idiot, it was my fault.”
Cast and crew gathered at eight o’clock on the day of filming in high spirits. To start the Friday off in style, Claudia Jessie made a momentous decision: “To celebrate the good mood, I performed a high kick, a ceremonial high step.”
Only Jessie was already wearing her costume, the underskirt of which restricted her freedom of movement more than the actress had expected: “When I lifted my leg, it was restricted by my crinoline and came right back.”
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Jessie swept herself off her feet, lost her balance and slowly fell to the ground, all the while maintaining eye contact with co-star Hannah Dodd (Francesca Bridgerton), whose shock was expressed with “Oh no” could be seen in her eyes.
Finally, Jessie landed on her wrist, which at first Laughter from her co-stars However, when the others present realized how serious the situation was, she was immediately treated by a set medic: “Luckily we have a paramedic on set for idiots like me.”
On the patient form, the case was marked with “Patient has on set
high kicks made” whereupon Jessie explained amusedly and indignantly: “I only did one! It’s not like I’m a unstoppable kicking machine that had to be stopped at all costs.”
Claudia Jessie was able to continue filming for Bridgerton Season 3 despite her injury – with a trick
After her injury, Claudia Jessie had to wear a bandage around her wrist, which caused complications for the filming of Bridgerton Season 3. However, the costume department was able to solve the problem with a trick.
In certain scenes that took place on a summer day in the park, she wore a Muff over the arms ‒ a piece of clothing that you normally put your hands in to warm them in winter. Everyone on set found it very amusing: “We made up the word, of course, but we said: ‘It’s the Summer mustinessnaturally!'”
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Claudia Jessie with her “Summer Muff” in Bridgerton
The English word “muff” can be translated into German as “hand warmer”. At the end of the interview, the mischievous actress also plays with the meaning of the word, which in English can also colloquially mean a vagina.
You can see Claudia Jessie again in part 2 of Bridgerton’s third season. This starts on June 13, 2024 on Netflix.