“Bridgerton” actress, Ruby Barker, sued Netflix and Shondaland for failing to support her during two psychotic episodes that occurred after the hit romance series. Barker was a series regular during the first season and returned as a guest star for the second season.

She played Marina, a cousin of the Featheringtons, whose scandalous pregnancy makes her a social outcast in London at the time. The actress stated that her first psychotic episode occurred in 2019 after she wrapped production on Season 1 of “Bridgerton.” A second occurred in 2022. The actress stated that she received “no support” from Netflix.

“Not one person from Netflix, not one person from Shondaland, since I had two psychotic episodes from this show, has contacted me or even emailed to ask if I’m okayBarker said during an interview on Oxford University’s LOAF Podcast. “You do».

According to Barker, her mental health began to take a toll during the filming of “Bridgerton.” She claimed that the reclusive nature of her character affected her negatively. “During the shooting, my condition was getting worse”he said.

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“It was a really excruciating part for me because my character was so alienated. I was alone and under these horrible conditions. “When I went into the hospital a week after filming ‘Bridgerton’ Season 1, it was covered up and kept secret because the show was going to air.” Barker continued on the podcast. “In the lead up to the show coming out, I had just gotten out of the hospital, my Instagram following was going up, I had all these obligations… My life was changing drastically overnight and yet there was still no support. So I was trying really hard to act like everything was fine and I could work“, she said meaningfully.

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Barker hinted at her psychotic episodes in an Instagram post in May 2022, when she revealed she had been “really down for a long time”.