Bridgerton star Claudia Jessie has revealed why Eloise Bridgerton was carrying around a big-ass shoal throughout Season Three, and the reason behind the costume choice is quite hilarious.
While most Bridgerton horn dogs would be focusing on the sexcapades of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) in Season Three, fans might’ve missed that Eloise (Claudia Jessie) always had something covering her hands.
Sometimes it would be hidden behind a book, or sometimes a cheeky fluffy shoal — perfect for this shitty Sydney weather.
Although most people would think this is a costume choice — you know, with Bridgerton being known to deliver in the ‘fit department — the decision to hide Eloise’s hand was due to a wrist injury Claudia had sustained during filming.
Speaking to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, Claudia revealed that she broke her wrist on the set of Bridgerton Season Three.
“It was a Friday morning. I love being at work. I love getting there as you can tell I’m an excitable person,” she began.
“I got there and it was like eight — we haven’t even started filming, I felt so bad — and to celebrate everybody’s good mood I did a high kick.
“A celebratory high kick. The circumference of the dress is not — it’s fine. It ends. I wasn’t in a tracksuit where I could just be like ‘Woo!’”
After attempting a high kick in one of those iconic dresses, she revealed she fell backwards as the ensemble restricted her movement.
“I remember just looking at one of my co-stars, Hannah Dodd, all the way down actually and being like ‘Oh no’,” she shared.
“I landed on my wrist. Everybody was laughing, which I’m glad because I would’ve hated silence, that’s not good.”
So to cover her cast, the Bridgerton costume department had to make a “summer muff”.
“I’m elbow deep in summer muff right there,” the Bridgerton star joked.
SUMMER MUFF?!?! I’m actually going to croak it. It’s just too good.
Following the revelation, Bridgerton fans have shared their reactions to the “summer muff”. One person even went through Season Three and screenshotted a moment you can spot Claudia’s cast.
Someone: How many times have you seen #bridgerton season 3?
— Macarena 🦋 (@blasco_macarena) May 26, 2024
Me: Is that Claudia Jessie’s wrist cast? 😂 pic.twitter.com/Lkok12m3FB
is this how claudia jessie broke her wrist when filming bridgerton ?? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/AGHEzGfI0a
— jess || bridgerton 3 spoilers 🪞✨ (@bellysinfinite) May 24, 2024
I thought Eloise in season 3 of Bridgerton was just inspired by Asian fashion but I just found out that Claudia broke her wrist doing a high kick on set 😂 pic.twitter.com/IoayLySJjT
— Ceraza (@calebjemitola) May 31, 2024
Unrelated but knowing that Claudia Jessie’s wrist was broken for like a chunk of this season and that’s why she has a bunch of poofy things in her hands most of the time (to cover her cast) is BEYOND funny https://t.co/FP8HrCo9XU
— 200 nematodes in a trenchcoat💜💖💙 (@rllightmonkey) May 19, 2024
Ahhhh. Nothing like being elbow-deep in summer muff to fix your injuries.
