'Bridgerton' boss teases juicy details about main character development

Jess Brownell, the showrunner for Netflix's "Bridgerton," addressed the sexuality of Eloise Bridgerton in a recent interview.

Speaking to TV Line, Jess said, "We’ve talked about Eloise in the room a lot about the fact that to a lot of people, she does read as queer, and I totally understand why."

She explained that Eloise’s lack of interest in romance, as portrayed by Claudia Jessie, is a major reason why people question her sexuality.

"But we felt it’s really important to hold space in this show, where everyone is obsessed with romance, for there to be a character—specifically a female character—for whom that is not the priority," she added.

Jess revealed that the idea "is not that Eloise just needs to meet someone of the right gender, but that she is genuinely more interested in cerebral pursuits at this moment."

She concluded by saying that Claudia’s character "is on a path of finding her place in a society that doesn’t make a lot of room for women who care more about ideas than they do love."