Watching from the corner of every ballroom, Penelope Featherington has observed numerous scandals and exerted influence over high society in the first two seasons of Bridgerton. In its third season, fans can expect Featherington to rise as the unsung heroine and step into the spotlight she deserves.
With the new season coming out in two parts, the first on May 16 and the second on June 13, the Regency-era romance created by Shonda Rhimes is based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels and follows the scandalous and ionate love lives of the eight Bridgerton siblings.
Since its hit debut in season one, viewers have caught glimpses of the unique relationship between Penelope Featherington, played by Nicola Coughlan, and Colin Bridgerton, played by Luke Newton. This time around, it’s time for the star-crossed lovers to confess their fierce ion and burning love for each other.
At the end of the second season, it was revealed Penelope Featherington is indeed Lady Whistledown, the persona responsible for intensifying the ton’s gossip. Featherington had done the unimaginable and created a life of herself where she was independent and quite powerful, defying the traditional role of women in society.
From every fleeting eye-lock in a crowded room to a scandalous carriage ride, the third season has left fans gripping the edge of their seats, eagerly waiting for more.
Despite their love for each other and the breathtaking ion portrayed on screen, it would be remiss to overlook the influence and power Featherington wielded over the ton with her pen. She shifted the narrative of women as independent and free to a certain extent.
Like whispers in the wind, her pen struck with the precision of a well-aimed arrow, piercing through the veil of the high society to reveal its most scandalous secrets.
Featherington wrote on and for the high society she lived amongst. Her readers eagerly anticipated each new scandal, whether it concerned themselves or other of the ton.
The power of her pen was almost equivalent to that of Queen Charlotte. Lady Whistledown could publicly disagree with the Queen’s choices, yet the Queen continued listening to her so much so, she wanted to find Lady Whistledown herself.
According to the books, it has been estimated that Featherington had been writing, publishing, and accumulating money for her papers for nearly four years. Speculations suggest that she has saved around 1 million dollars in today’s money, revealing her independence and capability to depend on herself, unbeknownst to others.
From the book series, viewers may already know that Colin Bridgerton has proved himself to be ally and is proud of her work and the life she had built for herself. Penelope is said to have pursued writing and published a book later on.
“She is also the brilliant, the witty, the breathtakingly magnificent—oh, you all know who I am talking about. I give you, my wife! Lady Whistledown!” Colin Bridgerton says in the book Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.
Indeed, this author agrees Lady Whistledown has created a space for herself and other women in society to imagine themselves as independent, free of societal constraints.
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