Sarah Pidgeon talks candidly about how playing Caroline Bessette Kennedy wasn’t always as glamorous as it seemed.
During the latest beauty secrets video for vogue magazine, Pidgeon revealed that she developed the skin condition while filming the record-breaking Disney+ and Hulu show Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Caroline Bissette Last summer. While filming in Hyannis, Massachusetts — where the Kennedy complex is located — Pidgeon said she was wearing heavy clothes even though the weather was hot.
“When we were shooting love story“We were in Hyannis and I was wearing a cashmere sweater and jeans. I got a heat rash because it was 90 degrees outside, and then that turned into psoriasis all over my body,” Pidgeon said.
Then she showed a patch on her arm. “I put it on my chest, I put it on my stomach. It’s literally everywhere,” Pidgeon said. “It comes in waves, it will go away, and you can always cover it up.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, psoriasis is a long-term disease that causes scaly, itchy patches on the skin. There is no cure.
In the series, created by Connor Haynes and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Pidgeon stars opposite Paul Anthony Kelly, who plays JFK Jr. After the heartbreaking end last month, Hollywood Reporter Executive Awards Editor Scott Feinberg predicts that Pidgeon will be the front-runner for the 2026 Emmy Awards for Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology or Movie category.
Ahead of the series premiere, Pidgeon spoke with… THR About recreating her favorite look for a former Calvin Klein ad.
“I’m a big fan of Yohji Yamamoto’s outfits. There’s one in particular, which is a cream pencil skirt, and it has these buttons. There’s a bone piece, so it’s very structured, and these long sleeves with beige Manolo heels. That picture that Caroline is wearing, I think of it immediately. She’s holding John’s hand and she’s smiling,” she said. “It was just about, in particular, wearing these clothes that are so symbolic of her later in her life, because that’s when it was really intensely photographed, you understand how much it changed the way you carried yourself.”
The show’s costumes were later improved after initial backlash to early photos shared by Murphy. Executive producer Brad Simpson said the response ultimately helped improve the final look. “What it showed us was how much people cared about Caroline Bissett and how important she was to generations,” Simpson said. “But it was a good point of flexibility for us to adapt. We made some more dramatic changes. We brought in Rudy Mance, the amazing costume designer who sourced a lot of the original pieces that CBK wore. We went to actual collectors, to people who had written books about her fashion and style and formed a trust of the mind. We went from using wigs to using Sarah’s real hair and figuring out how to create different buttery versions.”
“But we took all that feedback, and I think we got it right. I’m really proud of the way it looks. I think it looks beautiful,” he added.
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