"In love with a woman" says Bridgerton Star Jessica Madsen in Pride Month post
June 3, 2024Jessica Madsen from Bridgerton is opening up about her identity and her love life in a post celebrating the beginning of Pride Month.
On Saturday, June 1, Madsen, 32, shared a heartfelt post on her Instagram, featuring artwork celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and a historical photo of a march following the Stonewall Riots. The actress also posted a simple selfie, posing in a close-up wearing a colorful tie-dyed T-shirt, rainbow rhinestones on her face, and a bucket hat with the words: “LOVE SUPREME.”
In the caption, Madsen wrote that she is “in Love with a woman, loud about it and proud about it!” and included the hashtags: “#pride #pridemonth #loveislove #gaypride.”
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Several of her Bridgerton co-stars showed their support for Madsen’s post in the comments section, ‘People’ reports. Nicola Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington, and Jonathan Bailey, who portrays Anthony Bridgerton, both commented with heart emojis.
Coughlan, 37, simply posted several heart emojis, while Bailey, 36, used another series of emojis: “❤️🙌❤️.”
Hannah Dodd, who plays Francesca Bridgerton in the series, also expressed her support, writing: “Love youuuuuu” with a yellow heart emoji.
Joanna Bobin, who plays Lady Cowper, chimed in with: “Go baby girl! Love you,” while Julia Quinn, the author of the original Bridgerton book series, commented with rainbow heart emojis.
Madsen has previously been open about her sexuality. In June 2023, she discussed her identity in another Instagram post, sharing graphics about bisexuality that stated: “Bisexuals are not ‘confused’” and “bi af." In the caption, she wrote: "Bi the way…. Happy Pride month 🌈❤️.”
Last month, Madsen addressed the criticism of her Bridgerton character in an exclusive interview, saying, “The internet is wild.”
“I mean, people are not the biggest fan of her,” she remarked about Cressida, noting that she receives “interesting comments and some interesting DMs” containing messages like, “Thank you for letting me hate you so much,” or “I love hating you so much.”
Madsen joked that she replies to these messages with, “You're welcome.”
“It makes me feel like I've done my job right,” she continued. “I really don't take those things personally. But I like it when people who I meet have appreciated the show. Yeah. That's always lovely.”
In her interview with PEOPLE, Madsen hinted at potential “twists and turns” for her character in the second part of season 3.
“The mask is falling off Cressida. She's becoming a human being. No, we're getting to see her human side and why she is the way she is,” she said. “And yeah, that every mean girl has something beneath her. If we quote 'mean girl' as everyone likes to call her.”
“I personally don't think she is, but hey, you know,” she added.
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