Warning: Spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3 and the books. Within the first a part of Bridgerton season 3, it’s fairly clear she’s extra involved in her piano than discovering a husband (relatable, truthfully). However her indifference to discovering a suitor has acquired some audiences questioning if Francesca Bridgerton is homosexual. Not solely that, however questioning if her love curiosity will diverge fairly considerably from Julia Quinn’s supply materials.
Showrunner Jess Brownell has confirmed that there can be queer love tales within the coming season of Netflix’s hit present, telling Refinery29, “I feel this can be a present concerning the some ways during which individuals love. So it solely feels proper to point out all the methods during which individuals love, together with queer love. So we’re exploring queer love tales throughout the following couple of seasons,” she stated, including, “I don’t wish to say precisely how that performs out. But it surely was vital to me to foreground queer love and to inform queer tales and inform tales about queer pleasure as effectively.”
If Francesca Bridgerton is homosexual, that might affirm a whole lot of fan theories which have been flooding Reddit and social media.
Is Francesca Bridgerton homosexual?
Nothing official has been confirmed, in fact, however some followers do strongly imagine she may very well be. Shortly after the primary a part of season 3 premiered on Netflix, Twitter and Reddit have been stuffed with hypothesis. “did they make francesca homosexual on bridgerton??? or am i simply studying into issues? pls inform me in the event you acquired the identical vibes,” tweeted one viewer. “Francesca Bridgerton is homosexual u heard it right here of us,” wrote one other, to which another person replied: “Actually first episode of the season and that i clocked it.”
Theories on Reddit abound, too. Within the books, Francesca marries twice. Her first husband, John Stirling, suffers from an implied mind aneurysm and passes away—leaving Francesca as a widow. In a really Bridgerton flip of occasions, John’s cousin Michael has at all times possessed robust emotions for Francesca, and after he inherits John’s wealth and property, he and Francesca fall in love and get married.
Some followers have speculated as as to if the collection may “gender-bend” Michael and make the character feminine. “I wish to say Francesca and have them genderbend Michael however this fandom hasn’t been very welcoming to the concept of getting any of the siblings be queer,” noticed one.
One other agreed, saying: “I really feel like they might have the character be performed by a girl and nonetheless preserve all of the qualities that made Michael so nice and the story would nonetheless be simply nearly as good. I get that everybody feels otherwise although.”
That concept isn’t welcome by all followers of the collection although. “Truthfully anybody however Francesca would work out. In her case, turning into a mom and attending to be pregnant after so lengthy was such an enormous a part of her story,” wrote one. “I’m an enormous supporter of LGBT rights, I learn LGBT books, and but I’d HATE it if Michael have been became a girl. It simply wouldn’t be the identical. It wouldn’t be the identical character or the identical story. It could be erasure of my favourite e-book and my favourite male lead within the Bridgerton collection,” commented one other.
Followers of the e-book collection have praised how Francesca and Michael’s love story is completely completely different from her siblings. “Francesca is sensible, a bit sneaky, and a enjoyable pal. Michael can also be an incredible pal, seductive, and stuffed with self-hate for causes you’ll perceive,” one Redditor wrote.
One other famous the nuances of exploring love after dying, “I particularly love how Francesca and Michael’s story exhibits that one doesn’t simply have “The One” and in the event you lose that you simply’d be grieving and sad endlessly, however as an alternative exhibits that an individual can have a number of nice loves of their lifetime and the way the love you discovered once more could be simply as deep as and doesn’t negate the love that you simply misplaced.”
Bridgerton Season 3 is now streaming on Netflix.