‘Bridgerton’ Showrunner Says the Queen Calling Francesca a ‘Sparkler’ Is ‘Her Way of Playing the Game’

In “Bridgerton” Season 3, Queen Charlotte deems Francesca Bridgerton a “sparkler” — rather than the traditional “diamond” — as she plays the game on her terms, according to showrunner Jess Brownell.

“The Queen has actually not had the best luck in predicting matches the last couple of seasons,” Brownell told TheWrap. “She chose Daphne as her diamond, who did make a fantastic match, but not to the prince who the Queen wanted for her, and then in Season 2, obviously the Edwina-Anthony match fell apart.”

Given her not-so-stellar track record, Brownell explained how the Queen (Golda Rosheuvel) entered this season with “trepidation” and hesitancy to name a diamond “right away, let alone at all.”