“Jonny Bailey for the win!”
gushes Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran.
The moment is reminiscent of an iconic scene in Andrew Davies' 1995 adaptation ofPride and Prejudicein whichColin Firth’sMr.
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“And those naturally came out onto the page when I was writing the show.
That scene of Anthony going in relates to that.
It’s an Easter egg for fans of the genre.”
“We worked really hard to make that moment magical and memorable.”
“I read it and I thought it was absolutely brilliant and hilarious,” he says.
It’s tongue in cheek."
“The jacket was really heavy,” he says.
It didn’t feel as sexy as it read on the page.
But much like with everything inBridgerton, the brilliant post team have done a really good job."
Simone Ashley tells EW she shot her scenes where Kate is staring on a completely separate day.
“We weren’t actually looking at Jonny in the lake,” she admits.
“Sorry to spoil it for people!
He was away doing something.
I was off riding my horse filming another scene with the second unit.
That whole scene is all movie magic and cut together.”
Chandran, however, was present to see the fall.
“Jonny Bailey for the win,” she proclaims.
“It must be pressure for Jonny because it’s such an obvious comparison.
So, my heart went out to him.
He’s the utter professional.
He smashed it, and looked beautiful doing it.”
“There’s a lot ofschadenfreudeI think,” he quips.
But how exactly did they nail it in one take, movie magic or not?
“That was the main thing I was worried about.
I was wearing this plastic sheet underneath me to keep me warm.
And it was over within five minutes.”
