“I was really terrified! It’s the weirdest feeling, walking around a set that you’ve watched on TV and meeting these people who have become super successful.”

Here’s what we know about the real-life Hannah Dodd, away from her character of Francesca.

Hannah Dodd is an English actress

Dodd is a British actor who has starred in a variety of films and TV shows. Per her IMDB profile, she was in Pandora, Marvel’s Eternals, Netflix’s Anatomy of a Scandal, Enola Holmes 2 and more.

She is also a model

The Colchester-born talent also works as a model and is signed with Select Model Management. According to her profile on the website, after signing a deal with the agency, she landed her first major campaign with Burberry alongside David and Victoria Beckham’s son, Romeo Beckham. As seen on her Instagram page, she also works with brands like Bulgari, Longchamp, Zimmermann and Aveda, to name a few.

She studied dance at university

According to People, Dodd studied dance at London Studio Centre.

In 2014, she told British Vogue that “dancing has always been a passion of mine from a young age”, adding that she was training in ballet, contemporary, jazz and musical theatre.

Why did Hannah Dodd replace Ruby Stokes as Francesca Bridgerton?

According to Stokes’ interview with Variety last year, she left the show due to scheduling conflicts with another Netflix series she was cast in, Lockwood & Co.

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