Hannah Dodd dons chic period attire as she films Bridgerton scenes as Francesca

Filming for the extremely anticipated collection three of Bridgerton continued on Wednesday as the cast have been noticed on set in South London. 

And new addition Hannah Dodd regarded strikingly totally different as she remodeled into Francesca Bridgerton for the primary time since filming began.

The actress, 27, stood out in chic period attire, made up of a surprising robe, gloves and heels whereas beaming beside her new on-screen brother Jonathan Bailey as he reprises his position as Anthony. 

Hannah regarded radiant as she sported a mushy glam make-up look with a nude lip, whereas her hair was in a trendy updo. 

A brand new casting announcement was made when it was revealed that the seventh Bridgerton sibling, Francesca, would lastly be launched within the third instalment of the franchise.

Ruby Stokes was initially set to play the eldest Bridgerton daughter, nevertheless as a consequence of scheduling conflicts she has stepped down and been changed by Anatomy of a Scandal and Eternals star Hannah Dodd.

Francesca is a little bit of a thriller inside her chatty, extroverted household and solely had two fleeting appearances in Season one.

Despite her reserved nature, she goes alongside to get alongside in terms of social affairs, fortified with a dry wit and pragmatism that confound the fickle ton but appear to attract consideration when she least needs it.

The character then appeared within the first three episodes of season 2 however disappeared  with out an evidence, leaving viewers confused.

Elsewhere on set, Jonathan regarded dashing in an 1800’s costume which included lengthy go well with jackets and shirt as he stood beside Luke Newton who performs his on-screen brother Colin Bridgerton.

Another acquainted face on set was Simone Ashley, who performs Anthony’s spouse Kate, who appeared in excessive spirits whereas donning a yellow robe. 

The cast gave the impression to be filming a lavish occasion as all of them gathered of their greatest gear exterior of the grand venue.

The well-liked period drama has confirmed that it’s again in manufacturing after the record-breaking second season was launched in March.

The third season will give attention to one other of the Bridgerton siblings – Colin – however will break custom and skip the third Julia Quinn novel and leap to the fourth, Romancing Mister Bridgerton.

New show-runner Jess Brownell confirmed in an interview with Variety that season three is skipping forward to guide 4 and specializing in Colin and Penelope’s love story.

A possible romance has been teased between the pair all through the final two seasons, as wallflower Penelope pined for Colin from the aspect of the ballroom whereas he took centre stage.

However their storyline led to an ungainly position on the finish of the final collection, after Penelope overheard Colin mocking the thought of marrying her to his buddies.

Brownell defined: ‘I actually really feel prefer it’s Colin and Penelope’s time. Because we have been watching each of those actors on our screens since Season 1, we have already invested in them a little bit bit. We know who they’re as individuals.

‘Instead of treading water on that dynamic, we wished to push it into their season. It actually felt like the right second to tee it up.’

She added: ‘I feel Shonda Rhimes has mentioned publicly earlier than that she needs to have eight seasons. We hope to get to inform each sibling’s love story and they’re going to at all times be in every season.

Previous seasons have taken round a year from filming to launch, which might put the Bridgerton season three launch date in Summer 2023.

It was reported earlier within the year that cameras would begin rolling for the third season in the summertime, with pre-production already nicely underway.

At the second of collection two, Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) discovers that her greatest buddy Penelope is Lady Whistledown and has secretly been behind the gossip column for years. 

In one of many remaining scenes, Eloise is heartbreakingly seen confronting her buddy over her suspicions after she finds a whole lot of copies of Whistledown in Penelope’s bed room. 

Speaking concerning the standing of their friendship within the new collection, Nicola advised Entertainment Tonight: ‘They need to [reconcile]. They need to, as a result of it will break my coronary heart [if they didn’t]. 

Also, I feel, in deep life-long friendships, there are moments like that whenever you do battle and you have simply bought to study to develop a little bit bit. But I feel Penelope has bought some apologizing to do. I feel she has some apologizing to do.’

So far, no new cast exits have been confirmed after Regé-Jean Page stop the present following his lead position as the Duke Of Hastings, Simon Basset.

When quizzed on whether or not he was upset that producers could recast his half, Regé dismissed the hypothesis and mentioned they have been ‘free to do as they wished’.

However it appears collection two leads Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley) are set to return within the upcoming season.

Speaking to Deadline, Ashley mentioned: ‘We’re going to be again!’ She continued: ‘Kate and Anthony are simply getting began. In season two, there was a variety of push and pull between Kate and Anthony, there have been problems with the household, after which they discover one another in direction of the top. I feel the whole lot is simply beginning.’