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PLT: Behind Closed Doors

Ruby Barker on how Bridgerton has changed her life

PLT: Behind Closed Doors

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4.99.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

To kick off season 7 of Behind Closed Doors, we wanted to focus on the importance of dreaming big and working hard. We couldn't think of a better role model for this than the incredible Ruby Barker, AKA Marina Thompson from Bridgerton. She told us how she was cast in a number 1 Netflix show without ever going to drama school, what it was like behind the scenes of Bridgerton, and why being involved in such a groundbreaking show was so important to her.

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0:00.0

Hey guys, welcome back to a brand new season of PLT behind closed doors. With a brand

0:16.3

new year for us to start fresh, we wanted to focus on the importance of dreaming big

0:20.8

and working hard for what you want. With that said, someone who has done just that and

0:25.4

has found herself in an unimaginable amount of success recently is someone you'll know

0:30.1

as Miss Marina Thompson from the hit Netflix show Bridgerton. Bridgerton has been viewed

0:35.0

by more than 64 million households in less than four weeks, myself definitely included.

0:41.2

And in this time, this actress has quickly become a fun favourite. So without further

0:45.5

ado, I am so excited to introduce today's guest, it's Ruby Barker.

0:51.9

Welcome to Behind closed doors, Ruby Barker everybody. Hi everyone. Hi, God, how are you?

0:57.7

I'm very well, thank you. You look amazing. Let me tell you, I am so excited to have you

1:02.8

here today. This is so exciting for me, so thank you so much for joining us. You have had

1:07.1

a pretty crazy start to the year, haven't you? It's been mental. Yeah, literally, like,

1:12.2

Bridgerton coming out, everything's just, I've had so much to do, like, I've gone from

1:16.9

zero to a hundred overnight. It must be so exciting because Bridgerton launched

1:21.4

on Christmas Day, which literally only feels like, well, it was a couple of weeks ago.

1:25.0

And since then, it's become the most watch show on Netflix ever since, which is just the

1:30.4

most, the most watch show. Like, that's what our producers have told me. And I mean, I

1:34.8

knew that anyway. I think there was something that was a record of 64 million views in

1:39.5

the first four weeks. Can you, like, is mud that you actually didn't even know? Like, that's

1:44.6

how big it's gone. It's, I heard about the 64 million, but I didn't hear that it was

1:49.6

the most, one of the most watch, the most watch show. The most watch show on Netflix ever.

1:54.6

Wow. Each just been wild. It must have been the best Christmas present for you ever coming

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