Claudia Jessie on Eloise's Surprising Romance in Bridgerton Season Two
25.03.2022 - 20:21
/ glamour.com
Bridgerton seasons, and more. Glamour: I'd love to hear about your audition process. Claudia Jessie: Gosh, when was that? It was April 2019. I think it was the best audition I've ever had in my life. It was the 4th of April 2019.
That's a lot to do with [casting associate] Cole Edwards, who I had auditioned with. It was so much fun, and I felt really comfortable. And then that was it.
I've always got a rule that after auditions I delete everything from my brain, delete everything from my inbox, and I just put it out there and it's got nothing to do with me anymore. I don't want think about it. I remember a while later getting a call saying I got offered the role of Eloise Bridgerton, so it was a very smooth, very simple.
It was very similar for Nicola [Coughlan] as well. I think me and Nicola were the first few people cast.Did you do anything to celebrate when you got the part?I don't know if I did. I probably just had a pint by myself, or I just drank alone.
But no, I don't think I did. I should have. Maybe I'll celebrate today.I think you're due a celebration.
Once you did get the part, how did you prepare to play Eloise? I started reading the books and finding a bit more out about that, but I really my technique is to learn the crap out of the lines and to work hard on set. It doesn't go too much further than that. I'm not a method actor or anything like that.
I mean, what would I do with Eloise? It's pointless. That'd be a very silly thing to do. But with Eloise, I am aware that when I first played her she's 17. She's very youthful; she's very bright and intelligent, but I'm also aware that I'm a 32-year-old woman with quite a deep voice.