Overview
- Sarah Pidgeon said filming in Hyannis in heavy clothes during hot weather triggered a heat rash that flared into psoriasis across her body.
- She explained that turning her dark hair into Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s blond took more than 20 hours over two days and required a steroid on her scalp to manage her condition.
- Pidgeon described a planned hair evolution on screen, starting with curlier, dimensional tones and shifting to a much blonder, straighter look to mirror Bessette Kennedy’s style arc.
- Following backlash to early first-look photos, producers dropped a criticized wig, switched to Pidgeon’s real hair, brought in new hair and costume leads, and sourced original-era pieces.
- Executive producer Brad Simpson said the feedback improved accuracy, and the series’ wide streaming release on Hulu and Disney+ has kept attention on how the team recreated the icon’s look.