And then when we came into season 3, I read the script and I was like, Oh!
It’s going to be perfect for this because she’s sitting quite still.
With the swan swimming around, there was a sound issue, Okvist recalls with a laugh.
Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte on ‘Bridgerton’.Credit:Liam Daniel/Netflix
And that’s something you wouldn’t have thought about.
And she could still have it on whilst doing dialogue.
As opposed to human hair wigs, the crew sources synthetic wigs, which are generally much more lightweight.
Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington on ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix
Still, wearing the headpieces is certainly not as seamless as Rosheuvel makes it look.
(Its the same tried and trued method used by women of those historical periods.)
So we’re just taking that inspiration from history.
Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte on ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix
Its history, mixed with something you [would] see at the Met Gala.
How those women managed to move around in those things, on the other hand… She also makes note of how that balancing act translates into Rosheuvels subtle mannerisms on screen.
But Rosheuvel, Okvist says, is such a trooper and carries the looks like a queen.
Long wig the Queen!
