“Bridgerton” casting director Kelly Valentine Henry says her inbox has been flooded with X-rated audition tapes from actors vying to be in the next season of the steamy period drama.
On Sunday’s episode of the “Should I Delete That?” podcast, Henry revealed that some of the videos she receives are closer to adult films than audition tapes.
“It’s every day … I get the most unbelievable videos, unsolicited,” she told hosts Em Clarkson and Alex Light.
“It’s sex basically, it’s not actual sex but it’s quite punchy,” she continued. “It’s not nudey pictures, but not far off.”
Henry, who has been casting the hit Netflix show since day one, said that her inbox is always “90 percent” full of emails from people trying to get their big break on the hit series.
“Bridgerton” debuted in 2020 and quickly became one of the streaming giant’s most popular series, known for its blush-inducing romance scenes, over-the-top costumes and memorable monologues.
Henry is currently casting Season 4, specifically Sophie Beckett, who catches the eye of Benedict Bridgerton, played by Luke Thompson.
While they have yet to find their diamond, Henry said that “everybody” wants the coveted role — and is willing to go above and beyond to get it.
One woman even sent Henry a massive “heavy-duty” plastic banner of herself dressed in a Regency-style costume, which was big enough to hang on “scaffolding.”
“It’s a bit sad, really,” Henry said. “I don’t understand.”
They have not announced which couple Season 4 will follow, but fans believe it will likely follow Benedict or Francesca Bridgerton.
While Henry is already casting the next big “Bridgerton” star, fans are still reeling from the recently released third season, which followed Colin Bridgerton’s love story with Penelope Featherington.
Although some viewers complained there wasn’t enough PDA between the two leads, actors Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton would likely beg to differ.
Coughlan revealed in April that she and Newton were “so comfortable” around each other while filming sex scenes that they often lounged around naked together.
“It is a testament to the fact that we just got to a point where we were so comfortable together,” she told Teen Vogue. “We’d just finished the big sex scene, the most intense and involved one…. and we just felt relieved.”
While Coughlan didn’t reveal which “big sex scene” she was talking about, the pair notably destroyed a chaise lounge chair while filming their steamy mirror scene.
