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Bridgerton<\/em> Stars Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha on Chemistry, Confidence, and the Show\u2019s Exquisite Costumes<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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This article contains light spoilers for the first part of<\/em> Bridgerton Season 4. (Members of the media were given Episodes 1\u20134 to screen in advance of the show\u2019s release.)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Netflix megahit Bridgerton<\/em>\u2014adapted from the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn\u2014returns for Season 4 today, with that well-heeled family in the wisteria-clad Mayfair manor looking for yet more love on the Ton.<\/p>\n

Each Bridgerton<\/em> season follows the courtship of one of the household\u2019s eight siblings, some of whom are eager for romance and some of whom balk at the idea. This time around, it\u2019s brother Benedict\u2019s turn to find a partner and settle down\u2014and his attitude sits firmly in the middle of those two poles. (He\u2019s played by Luke Thompson.)<\/p>\n

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Rejoice, Dearest Readers! Bridgerton<\/em> Season 4\u2019s Glorious New Trailer Is Here<\/span><\/p>\n

By <\/span>Radhika Seth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In Season 4, Benedict\u2019s rakish bachelorhood comes to an end with the introduction of Sophie Baek, played by the Australian actress and series newcomer Yerin Ha. Sophie is Bridgerton<\/em>\u2019s Cinderella proxy; a riches-to-rags-to-riches-again outsider who is both kind-hearted and determined. Early on, she sneaks into a masquerade ball dressed in London fog-hued sequins\u2014immediately enchanting Benedict in so doing. The rest is (fictional, high-society) history.<\/p>\n

Below, over separate interviews in New York City, Thompson and Ha discuss everything from the extraordinary lushness of the show\u2019s visuals to the cast\u2019s superlatives.<\/p>\n

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Vogue<\/em>: Luke, what were your thoughts going into this season, having been a part of the show since the beginning but now becoming the center of attention?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luke Thompson:<\/strong> The people who make Bridgerton<\/em> are absolutely<\/em> in control of what it is and what they want it to be. So, when you\u2019re placed at the center of it, you can relax a little and let it all happen to you. I just feel quite lucky, really, and maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019ve had time to settle into the world of Bridgerton<\/em> and know what it is a bit\u2026 but I didn\u2019t find it to be pressurized or a big burden to lead the story. I\u2019ve been able to learn by watching other people do it before me.<\/p>\n

To that point: Did any of your show-siblings, who have already found their love matches, impart any wisdom along the way?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult, right? Because the beauty of Bridgerton<\/em> is that every year it regenerates. I can\u2019t think of another show that does that, where it\u2019s long-form but every season focuses on someone else. And because the characters are different, they incarnate the lead position in different ways. And I think that\u2019s true of the actors, too. It\u2019s personal. And yes, Johnny [Jonathan Bailey] and Reg\u00e9 [Reg\u00e9-Jean Page] and Luke [Newton] all offered help. It was lovely to know that was there, but I was keen on making the mistakes I had to make, and trying to work it out for myself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That\u2019s a nice quote: \u201cMaking the mistakes you had to make.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, also\u2014I don\u2019t know, my mom\u2019s a teacher, so maybe that\u2019s why\u2014I like the idea that you can only really learn if you fuck up. I think I\u2019ve always been quite dubious about advice\u2026<\/p>\n

Benedict and Sophie\u2019s chemistry is strong. Tell me about working with Yerin: Did that come naturally or was it a slow burn?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We actually met on Zoom for the chemistry read, and then we did one rehearsal. But that\u2019s the nature of acting; you just have to jump in. And it\u2019s why acting is exciting. You don\u2019t have to really know someone to connect to them. I also think everyone<\/em> has chemistry. You discover what your chemistry is, and how it develops. It\u2019s not fixed, like, Do you have it or not?<\/em> It\u2019s more passive than that. You let it happen and go on this discovery-journey together. And I feel lucky because Yerin was very lined up with me on that. We didn\u2019t try to force anything or do lots of exercises to squeeze chemistry out of each other. We took it scene by scene. You develop trust, and you develop a dynamic.<\/p>\n

A \u201cpassive\u201d process is an interesting idea. You\u2019re not lunging into it, you\u2019re letting it come together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the most interesting things that happen aren\u2019t when actors have ideas. They\u2019re when actors are doing things they don\u2019t even realize.<\/p>\n

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Your character, in past seasons, has been with both women and men. How much does Benedict\u2019s bisexuality impact the plot this season? Or is it more that\u2026 this is his reality, and it\u2019s not really a big deal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s striking is his sexuality doesn\u2019t feel like a big determiner of his identity. There are plenty of stories where it is about that identity, and those are wonderful. This story is doing something different. For Benedict, sex has been this force he\u2019s always keen to explore with curiosity and openness, but it has also helped him dodge really falling for someone. And that someone could have been anyone\u2014we believe that. Love is where it falls. So it doesn\u2019t feel like a huge question of identity for him. What I do think is interesting is that the show treats Benedict\u2019s sexuality in terms of the character\u2019s experience, rather than trying to represent a general experience. It\u2019s just\u2026 him being him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s the most fundamentally different thing about Season 4, when compared to the first three?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s wonderful that we get an upstairs\/downstairs element for the first time.
So far, the world of Bridgerton<\/em> has maybe felt more fantastical because you see the rich and popular side of society, and it looks stunning, and there\u2019s drama. But exploring a different version [now] grounds it. So hopefully the universe is expanding. Maybe it\u2019s got a few more roots now. And it\u2019s perfect that this happens in the season where the couple\u2019s whole question is: How do you bring love down to earth?<\/em> Falling in love is a mixture of fantasy and reality. It\u2019s where fantasy and reality meet. So it\u2019s a great symbol.<\/p>\n

The costumes in the first episode\u2014throughout, really, but especially at the masquerade ball\u2014are extraordinary. How involved are you in shaping the looks, and what\u2019s it like inhabiting that kind of period design?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no need to weigh in. The design is extraordinary, on all levels. To be surrounded by people who are so talented and in control and wildly creative\u2026 it\u2019s funny, costume fittings on the show are often extremely relaxing, in a way, and amazing. They throw these things on you\u2014new suits, waistcoats, everything\u2014all carefully tailored. And you just get to be<\/em> in them. There\u2019s nothing I could possibly add. And it\u2019s crazy because the sheer detail\u2026 you watch it onscreen and it\u2019s there for a second and then it\u2019s gone. Some costumes you only glimpse. I remember with Evie, my dresser, I asked her if it\u2019s frustrating that all this detail goes into something you barely see. And she said: \u201cIf the detail wasn\u2019t there, you\u2019d<\/em> know it, as the actor.\u201d The overall effect is only achieved because there\u2019s so much attention to detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What you wear impacts how you carry yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, that\u2019s right. And in our case, I think it lifts the show into the realm of something really artistic. Because with art, the more closely you look, the more you discover. Hannah [Dodd], who plays Francesca, was telling us yesterday that she was fiddling with her dress and realized the pattern in it had, like, a musical clef motif. And Francesca\u2019s character is very into music. There are constantly things to discover.<\/p>\n

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Vogue<\/em>: Yerin, what was joining this show like for you? How did you want to put your stamp on Sophie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yerin Ha:<\/strong> What was kind of great\u2014and perfect for me in this strange situation\u2014was that I had 24 hours to turn it around. I didn\u2019t have too much time to think. And I sometimes feel like when you\u2019re not overthinking, that\u2019s when the best work happens. With auditioning for Bridgerton<\/em>, it worked in my favor that I wasn\u2019t able to stew on it and try to do it to perfection. Because what is perfection, right? In acting, anyway\u2026<\/p>\n

Good point. So you went into it more on instinct?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I remember reading the scenes for the audition. I had to do two. One was around a lake, and one during an afternoon tea. I remember reading them and thinking, OK, I think I have this\u2013there\u2019s a clear emotive beat, or an obstacle, or an objective that I want to accomplish. These scenes were easy to absorb, and they felt very natural for me to access. [Sophie] felt really quite close to me. I was like, oh, I know what she might possibly feel like.<\/p>\n

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Can you elaborate on that a little bit? Sophie is an outside looking in, even though her rightful place is among the group to which she aspires. What did she teach you about yourself, or rather, make you realize about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sophie has taught me quite a lot. And through playing her, there\u2019s been a lot of self-reflection. To be an actor in this industry, I\u2019ve had to really get myself seen and heard. And, also, being a woman in this industry, a lot of insecurities can flare up. I realized how much negative self-talk I [do]\u2014but, for example, I would never talk in such a way about a friend. The way we talk about our friends is the way we should talk about ourselves! Basically, Sophie is someone who really struggles to be kind to herself. And because she\u2019s not kind to herself, she struggles to let love in. She\u2019s refusing to believe the positivity and see the beauty within her because she hasn\u2019t worked on herself. So that\u2019s something I\u2019ve carried through: I need to work on talking more kindly to myself, and the way I view myself.<\/p>\n

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As a new cast member, do you have a favorite moment from the previous three seasons? A highlight that stuck with you, even before you knew you\u2019d be involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think each storyline portrays love in such different ways, which is beautiful. Maybe the one with Nicola [Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington]. I remember watching it and thinking it was such a beautiful sequence. Actually, I say that, and then I look at Daphne\u2019s one with [the Duke of Hastings], and that was so beautiful. Now they\u2019re all coming back to me! No, I don\u2019t think I have a favorite. I think they\u2019re all equal, and they present such different types of love and the ways passion can arise. I\u2019m sorry, that\u2019s not really a great answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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No, you\u2019re right: the show does a great job in differentiating the way it tells love stories. It\u2019s the same family, with relatively similar people in it, but the stories are different enough to keep viewers entertained.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, because it\u2019s different tropes. And I think because we\u2019re tackling different tropes, love stems from different emotional places, which is what makes it unique\u2014even though we do get a consistent amount of intimacy scenes throughout!<\/p>\n

And Bridgerton<\/em> is known for showing intimacy in a pretty unguarded way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ultimately, I think all of its steamy scenes are a bigger lens into connection\u2026 that deep connection that people are so desperate to have. I think they\u2019re sort of a mirror, perhaps, to real life.<\/p>\n

This is a bit on-the-spot, but the show is famous for Regency-era remixes of pop songs. If you could have one song \u201cBridgerton<\/em>-ized,\u201d what would it be, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, wow. I feel like Olivia Dean is having such a moment right now, and I\u2019d love to hear some of her. Or more Lana Del Rey. I feel like she has a really good place in Bridgerton<\/em>. I think her poeticism could sit somewhere really nicely in the show.<\/p>\n

Bridgerton<\/em> has a large ensemble cast, and it keeps growing. Can I ask you some superlatives?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Okay. Let\u2019s do it.<\/p>\n

Who is the class clown?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Claudia Jessie [who plays Eloise].<\/p>\n

Most likely to run a Fortune 500 company?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A what?<\/p>\n

Like, a huge corporation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Laughs<\/em>.] Oh\u2014I feel like Golda [Rosheuvel]. She plays the queen.<\/p>\n

Best dressed? IRL, not in character.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ooohhh. Hannah Dodd.<\/p>\n

And who\u2019s most likely to brighten your day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luke Thompson!<\/p>\n

In real life, and in fiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In real life and in fiction! Exactly.<\/p>\n

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