Even the Biggest 'Bridgerton' Fans Don't Know These Surprising Facts

Yep, that's why Lady Whistledown's voice sounds so familiar! Julie Andrews recorded all of her parts over Zoom in a New York studio. "We sent her the scripts, she ended up reading the scripts and loving the scripts. And she said yes," showrunner Chris Van Dusen told StarLifestyle.

You know, the creative genius behind Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder, and Scandal? Bridgerton is the producer's very first project with Netflix, but not her last: She signed $150 million deal with the streaming service in 2017. Her second project was Inventing Anna.

Julia Quinn wrote eight books in the Bridgerton series, giving the show plenty of content to work with. The novelist also serves as a consultant for producers. "I really felt like it was in such good hands that I didn't need to micromanage in any way," she told Town & Country.

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The character was created for the show and the author of Bridgerton thinks it was a great call. "Queen Charlotte is the biggest new character and she's fantastic in every way. I go back and forth between: 'Wow, I wish I'd put her in the books.' And: 'I'm glad I didn't put her in the books because I wouldn't have done her as great as they do her here,'" Julia Quinn told Town & Country.

Old Hollywood fans would recognize those curled bangs anywhere. "When I did Daphne's first fittings she had these amazing eyebrows and the looks that we started doing reminded me of Audrey Hepburn," hair and makeup artist Marc Pilcher told Insider. "When I Googled the images of Audrey I just looked at the pictures and thought 'My god that's Daphne to a T.'"

"I know Ellen [Mirojnick], the costume designer, had been to the Christian Dior exhibition at the V&A so she had all these 1950s necklines and 1950s prints," Marc Pilcher told Insider. "So I made Lady Featherington into a red-headed Elizabeth Taylor."

Queen C took some style tips from Queen B. "When I researched Queen Charlotte and found out that she was of African descent, it gave me so much more scope to create her beautiful looks," Marc Pilcher told Vogue. As the hair stylist later told Essence: "I was picking through some images and then I saw Beyoncé Knowles in Austin Powers Goldmember and that's when I thought, 'That's what I want.' I wanted the biggest afro someone had ever seen."

That beautiful look involved a ton of work, and took the hair department three to four weeks to complete. To get that volume, four to five wigs were sewn together.

A team of over 200 people worked on the elaborate looks for five months. Between hats, shawls and overcoats, a total of 7,500 pieces were created for 5,000 outfits. Daphne Bridgerton had 104 different looks alone!

He previously starred in Shonda Rhimes's 2018 legal drama For the People. We're definitely watching that ASAP.

Though the actor left on good terms, he wasn't thrilled with the direction Shonda Rhimes and her team had his character heading in. His role in season 2 "would have kept him a player but not the focal point of the show,” a source told Page Six. He later told Variety he enjoyed his "one-season arc" that allowed him to "contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on."

It was during a conversation with show creators and producers, that Jonathan landed the role of Anthony Bridgerton instead. "It wasn't until I was talking to the production company and Chris Van Dusen, the showrunner, and at the end of the meeting we'd spoken about family, and men in society, and women in society, and our own personal experiences," he told Oprah Daily. "And they said, 'Have you thought about Anthony? We're gonna send you some scripts to read because we think you might be an Anthony.'"

"I first auditioned for Lady Danbury. But it went to the marvelous, marvelous Adjoa Andoh, who is a dear friend. Then they came back and said, 'Would you attend a self-taping for Queen Charlotte?'" the actress revealed.

A.k.a. the famous estate where Princess Diana spent her teen years. "The interior of Bridgerton House was inspired by my visit to Althorp when I was developing the show. Elegance. Opulence. And that #staircase," show creator Chris Van Dusen said on Twitter.

If the Wilton House looks familiar, that's because it was used for the exterior shots of the Duke's home. Then the inside was turned into Queen Charlotte's bedroom, "presentation chamber," parlour and garden, Lady Danbury's library, and Clyvedon Castle's dining room. Fun fact: Part of The Crown was filmed here, too!

That enchanting ivy and flowing wisteria? All fake. It was edited in to add to the home's dramatic flair. Other CGI shots include exteriors of the opera house and the London streets.

The show's soundtrack often features classical remakes of popular hits, like Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams" and Ariana Grande's "thank u, next." As Bridgerton's composer, Kris Bowers, put it, orchestral versions of modern songs make the 19th century characters more relatable

Gunter's Tea Shop was one of London's most popular hotspots during the time, located in Berkley Square.

Specially, 19th century boxer Bill Richmond, who's often dubbed as "Britain's first Black sports star." Richmond was so beloved and well-respected, he served as an usher at King George IV's coronation in 1821.

Remember that scene with Simon and Daphne in the rain? That moment — along with all the other steamy ones in the show — was inspired by 1995's Pride and Prejudice. "Obviously Colin Firth coming out of that lake with the white shirt is seared in my mind," Chris Van Dusen told the Los Angeles Times. "But I wanted to see a period piece that went further than that."