‘Bridgerton’ Author Speaks Out on Fan ‘Disappointment’ Over Gender-Flipping Francesca’s Love Interest: ‘Grant Me and the Team Some Faith as We Move Forward’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “Bridgerton” author Julia Quinn has taken to social media to address upset fans of the Netflix series following the Season 3 finale, which included a dramatic change from Quinn’s novels in gender-flipping Francesca Bridgerton’s love interest.
While Season 3 was primarily devoted to the blossoming romance between friends Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), it also tracked the courtship of Francesca (Hannah Dodd) by John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin (Victor Alli).
In the “Bridgerton” Season 3 finale, Francesca and John get married and spend their final days with her family before relocating to Scotland.
Fans of the “Bridgerton” novels know that in Francesca’s book, “When He Was Wicked,” their marriage is disrupted when Francesca meets John’s charming cousin, Michael Stirling.
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