Emma Naomi knows her Bridgerton character, Alice Mondrich, has so much to lose if she goes against the Queen’s wishes.
The first part of season 3 finds Alice and her husband Will Mondrich (Martins Imhangbe) having their lives turned upside down when Alice’s great aunt, Lady Kent, leaves her estate to the couple’s young son Nicolas. When Will refuses to give ownership of his gentlemen’s club following their rapid ascent into society, Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) advises Alice that the Queen will not tolerate him continuing to work and she should convince him to change his mind.
“I think it would be a huge statement to go against that advice,” Naomi exclusively tells PEOPLE. “A social, maybe even political statement, to go against that advice. And so, it’s not just a family decision in supporting Will’s dreams at that point, it’s about solidifying our place in this…
