# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJff78DMdW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54869733-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-30T20:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

“It’s really important.”
 
Bridgerton writer Julia Quinn said last year that while she didn’t write Francesca as a neurodivergent character, she was thrilled some autistic fans of the show could relate to her.
 
And the actress who plays her, Hannah Dodd, agrees.
 
“To acknowledge feeling slightly different to your siblings and how society is going about and if that’s not fitting quite right with you... it’s really important.”
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to read more from our chats with the cast.
 
#HannahDodd #Bridgerton #FrancescaBridgerton #BBCNews

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