Bridgerton fans are left divided as Francesca falls for a woman in new lesbian storyline in huge change from the novel's plot By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 15:47 EDT, 13 June 2024 | Updated: 15:56 EDT, 13 June 2024 e-mail 26 shares View comments Bridgerton fans have been left divided as Francesca Bridgerton falls for a woman in a new lesbian storyline. The second part of the highly-anticipated Netflix series dropped on Thursday, delighting viewers, with Francesca played by Hannah Dodd finding affections with the opposite sex. But this is a huge change from the novel's storyline which has led to plenty of reaction from fans.
In series three John Stirling is seen introducing new wife Francesca to his cousin Michaela Stirling, played by Masali Baduza. She then looks at her and warns: 'I caution you, every sordid detail John has spoken about me is a lie, the truth is far worse!' Bridgerton fans have been left divided as Francesca Bridgerton falls for a woman in a new lesbian storyline In series three John Stirling is seen introducing new wife Francesca to his cousin Michaela Stirling, played by Masali Baduza (seen) But in Julia Quinn's books Francesca falls for Michael Stirling after husband John dies. One fan wrote in reaction: 'Happy Pride Month to Francesca Bridgerton!' But another wasn't so happy and wrote on Twitter: 'It's disrespectful to the couple's fans.
They shouldn't have done it.' It comes after lead actress Nicola Coughlan revealed a behind the scenes sec.