‘I READ SOMEWHERE THAT EMPATHY CAN BE TAUGHT. IMAGINE IF WE DID THAT’
The 32-year-old plays Eloise Bridgerton in the Netflix smash. Her character is smart, sassy, switched on and the audience’s access point into the Regency era’s peculiar social structure. Jessie has plenty to say about contemporary society’s peculiarities as well
THE BIG ISSUE: Did you expect Eloise to be a fan favourite?
CLAUDIA JESSIE: I was nervous that people would be like: “Claudia’s crap.” That’s my natural disposition, to be quite nervous. On the page, she’s so funny and quick-witted and so
