‘Bridgerton’ Star Hannah Dodd on Exploring Francesca’s Sexuality and The ‘Tornado’ Stirred up by Michaela

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Bridgerton” Season 4 Part 1.

“Bridgerton” fans were left surprised and delighted after the Season 3 finale revealed that Francesca’s love interest from the books had been gender-swapped from Michael to Michaela, opening the door for a queer love story for the third eldest Bridgerton sister.

With fans anticipating a potential queer love story for Luke Thompson’s Benedict or Claudia Jessie’s Eloise, but not so much for Hannah Dodd’s Francesca...