The Crown and Bridgerton are two of Netflix’s most popular shows, and fans have been left in shock as they’ve only just realised that two of the stars are mother and daughter.
Dame Imelda Staunton, who plays Queen Elizabeth in The Crown and her daughter Bessie Carter, who plays Prudence Featherington in Bridgerton will be on The One Show tonight, revealing all about taking to the stage together for the first time.
The mother and daughter duo are currently in rehearsals for a new production of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession, playing Mrs Kitty Warren and Vivie Warren.
Fans however, were left in shock when they discovered the two were related. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one penned: “DID YOU GUYS KNOW Bessie Carter who plays prudence featherington is THE DAUGHTER of Imelda Staunton who played Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter?!!!!!”
Another shocked fan wrote: “I just learned Bessie Carter and Imelda Staunton mother and daughter!” A third shocked fan exclaimed: “Woah! Wait a sec! Did everyone else know that Prudence Featherington (aka. Bessie Carter) is Jim Carter & Imelda Staunton’s daughter???”
However, the duo even admit themselves that people “wouldn’t pick them out” as mother and daughter. “Fortunately there’s a line in this play about how you can’t tell that the characters are mother and daughter, because you wouldn’t really pick us out in a crowd [as related],” they told The Guardian when speaking on their new project.
“But it’s always been a life dream of mine to work together,” Bessie continued. Further gushing about her daughter, Harry Potter star Imelda said: “She’s everything I could never be, this tall, elegant, confident, gorgeous woman. I just sit here and think: ‘In God’s name, how did that happen?’”
Although many say the pair look nothing alike, Bessie told her mum: “I’ve got your eyes and dad’s legs.”
Imelda isn’t Bessie’s only famous parent. Her father is Jim Carter, known for his role as Mr. Carson in Downton Abbey. Bessie is the only child of the couple, who tied the knot in 1983.
The couple met on the first day of rehearsal when they were both performing in Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre in London a year prior to their marriage.
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