Bessie Carter's friends are "so over" her having famous parents
The 31-year-old actress is the daughter of actors Dame Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter and she's thankful their stardom hasn't really had an impact on any of her close relationships
29 July 2025
She told People in 10: "Most of my friends are so over it in the nicest way. As in, they're just my parents to them. Which is really nice."
But when it comes to finding a partner to fit in with her family, Bessie thinks a sense of humour is vital.
She said: "I mean, if you've got a crackin' sense of humour, you're gonna be fine.
"[My parents have] got a crackin' sense of humour. Humour is one of the most important things to me in any kind of relationship, so, yeah, if you can crack a joke, you'll be absolutely fine."
Bessie can currently be seen playing Nancy Mitford in Outrageous, which is inspired by the true story of aristocratic sisters in 1930s Britain but she still believes the themes of the show are relevant today.
She explained: "[The sisters] were women who were living in a culture and in a society and in a time where they were rarely allowed to be educated [and] they were rarely allowed to have a proper profession. They were only valued if they were marriable, and they couldn't be financially independent.
"They went to the places that they were listened to, and those places ended up being pretty extreme places.
"[Outrageous is] symbolic of the greater world right now that we live in, [with] so many disillusioned people who are not feeling heard and not feeling represented.
"If we don't give them a voice, a place where they feel safe and listened to and education - all of that going back to their human rights - they will go to places where they feel valued."
The Bridgerton actress previously dismissed the suggestion that her own success is due to being a so-called nepo baby.
Speaking to The Independent, Bessie explained: "I have a lot of drive to make stuff happen myself, instead of waiting for the phone to ring.
"Some people might use that phrase (nepo baby), but I don't really care. I believe in myself and my trajectory being what it is, and I've never used my parents, ever, to get any work."
Despite this, Bessie still enjoys working in the same industry as her mother.
She said: "It's really nice when I'm in hair and make-up and the make-up artist says, 'I worked with your mum.' Who wouldn't like that?"
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