Bessie Carter says working with mother Dame Imelda Staunton was ‘dream’ of hers

Bridgerton star Bessie Carter said it has been a “dream” of hers to work alongside her mother Dame Imelda Staunton.The mother and daughter duo are to star opposite one another in a West End revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession.Bessie, 31, is the only child of Olivier award-winning actress Dame Imelda, 69, and Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter, who wed in 1983.Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter and Bessie Carter (Ian West/PA)PA Archive“She’s everything I could never be, this tall, elegant, confident, gorgeous woman,” Dame Imelda told the Observer.“I just sit here and think: ‘In God’s name, how did that happen?’”Referencing their difference in looks, Bessie said: “Fortunately there’s a line in this play about how you can’t tell that the characters are mother and daughter, because you wouldn’t really pick us out in a crowd (as related).“But it’s always been a life dream of mine to work together.”Dame Imelda reflected on her thoughts about the term “nepo baby”, which refers to someon...