Daphne Bridgerton was the “diamond” of the social season — aka the debutante chosen by the queen as the most eligible bachelorette. As such, she was constantly wowing with her wit, her wardrobe, and various other skills befitting a lady of that era. Because high-society Englishwomen frequently rode horses in the 19th century, her character was expected to ride in multiple scenes. That said, equestrian skills didn’t come naturally to Phoebe Dynevor. “I’ve always said — I don’t know why — that I didn’t like horses and was scared of them. But in the audition when they asked me, ‘Have you ridden a horse before?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m amazing. I’ve ridden so many horses. I’d be perfect for this role,'” the actor told Glamour.
Once she was cast, Dynevor underwent horseback riding lessons with her co-star, Regé-Jean Page, and soon grew to enjoy the activity. “I actually loved horseback riding by the end of it and would love to get back on a horse as soon as possible,” she added, per Glamour. But it wasn’t all fun and games, especially in the beginning. “The horse riding was quite terrifying because I didn’t realize that I would have to be side-saddle,” the Netflix star told Express in December 2020. “So that was a new skill!” Speaking of new skills, horseback riding wasn’t the only activity that Dynevor had to master in order to wow in her role as Daphne.
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