Bridgerton fans shocked to realise Lady Violet was Tracy Beaker's mum 😲
Turns out Carly Beaker was a famous movie star! ✌
Last updated 8th Jul 2022
Bridgerton is the TV show on everybody's minds right now, after series two dropped on Netflix earlier this month! And as fans of the hit show binge through all of the new episodes, viewers have just made a HUGE realisation.
Remember children's TV show Tracy Beaker? Of course you do!
Well, if you watched the classic show, which made a comeback with main actress Dani Harmer back in 2021, you'll be aware Tracy Beaker used to brag that her biological mum Carly Beaker was a famous movie star.
And it turns out she's not wrong, as fans of Bridgerton have only just realised actress Ruth Gemmell, who plays the iconic role of Lady Violet Bridgerton, was the same actress who played Tracy Beaker's mum!
One wrote: 'every time i see lady bridgerton i just think of tracy beaker’s mum 😠#bridgerton'. (sic)
Another added: 'Finding out that the Bridgerton mum is also Tracy Beaker’s mum in the Tracy Beaker movie has just blown my mind', with a third writing: 'No way is Lady Bridgerton, Tracy Beaker’s mum'.
Another shocked fan wrote: 'I can't see Ruth Gemmell as anyone else other than Tracy Beakers mum in the Tracy Beaker movie 😂 #Bridgerton #bridgertonnetflix #tracybeaker'. (sic)
A fifth added: 'Ok I’ve just discovered Tracy Beaker’s mum is also Lady Violet Bridgerton. I knew I recognised her!'. (sic)
Another commented: 'I absolutely LOVED #Bridgerton on Netflix but I could not see Lady Violet Bridgerton as anyone but Tracy Beaker’s mum - she really was a famous actress after all.'
As well as appearing in 2004 movie Tracy Beaker's The Movie of Me, actress Ruth also starred as Tracy's mum Carly when the popular show made a revival in 2021, with the title My Mum Tracy Beaker.
Meanwhile, Ruth plays the role of Lady Violet Bridgerton in Netflix show Bridgerton, joining the cast back in series one.
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Bad Girls
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Benidorm
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The Bill
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This needs to come back!
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
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The show was also rebooted between 2018 and 2020 as a Netflix series called Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Ugly Betty
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It's a Knockout
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Stars In Their Eyes
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Fun House
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Grange Hill
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MIND = BLOWN!
Bridgerton is available to stream on Netflix now.
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