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‘Bridgerton’ star Ruby Barker hospitalised after climbing accident

Bridgerton star Ruby Barker has been hospitalised with a broken arm following a climbing accident.The actress, who played Marina Thompson in the first series of the Netflix period drama, sustained the injury during a climbing class in Leeds, Yorkshire, where she was not using a harness.The accident, which was captured on camera, saw Barker fall from a climbing wall before landing awkwardly on her left arm. The actress was then rushed to hospital, where doctors confirmed the breakage.Barker shared the footage of her fall on Instagram, writing: “You ok? This is what happened.”A post shared by Ruby Barker (@rubybarker)Ruby’s fall comes a week after she revealed she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder following a difficult few years off-screen.Last October, the actress called out Netflix for not showing support after she suffered two psychotic breaks in the wake of the Bridgerton’s success – one after the first season wrapped in 2019 and the second in 2022.Speaking about the breaks, Barker alleged that she received “no support” from Netflix or Shondaland, the show’s production company founded by Shonda Rhimes.“Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show, have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask me if I’m OK or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support.
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‘Bridgerton’ star Ruby Barker hospitalised after climbing accident
Bridgerton star Ruby Barker has been hospitalised with a broken arm following a climbing accident.The actress, who played Marina Thompson in the first series of the Netflix period drama, sustained the injury during a climbing class in Leeds, Yorkshire, where she was not using a harness.The accident, which was captured on camera, saw Barker fall from a climbing wall before landing awkwardly on her left arm. The actress was then rushed to hospital, where doctors confirmed the breakage.Barker shared the footage of her fall on Instagram, writing: “You ok? This is what happened.”A post shared by Ruby Barker (@rubybarker)Ruby’s fall comes a week after she revealed she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder following a difficult few years off-screen.Last October, the actress called out Netflix for not showing support after she suffered two psychotic breaks in the wake of the Bridgerton’s success – one after the first season wrapped in 2019 and the second in 2022.Speaking about the breaks, Barker alleged that she received “no support” from Netflix or Shondaland, the show’s production company founded by Shonda Rhimes.“Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show, have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask me if I’m OK or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support.
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Bridgerton's Marina Thompson star Ruby Barker on most challenging part of show 'One shot!'
Bridgerton cast in season one.The star, who plays Marina Thompson in the hit Netflix series, explained that although she relished the opportunity to learn from the rest of her co-stars about “what makes a good actor”, she felt an incredible amount of pressure due to the “anticipation” surrounding the show.Speaking in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Ruby recalled: "The best part was the opportunity to learn from the people around me.“To really sort of learn about what it takes, and what makes a good actor. “The most challenging part of my role, I suppose, was… it was all very challenging.“But it all came very naturally to me.“It was challenging sort of staying cool and staying chill, like, the anticipation, what you're a part of, the scale, you know, the pressure, a lot of which I'm putting on myself.”Referencing Eminem’s hit Lose Yourself, Ruby quipped: “I feel like I was in that b****y Eminem song, where he says, ‘You’ve only got one shot, one opportunity!’ “That was the feeling and the soundtrack in my head for seven months straight!”Ruby worked closely with Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan, 35, on Bridgerton, as they shared many scenes together. Sharing an insight into their friendship behind-the-scenes, Ruby divulged: “She's sweet as pie, she really is so lovely. “The thing is, like, I want to say she's cute, because she's so cute! “But she's a 34-year-old woman, so I don’t want to patronise her or anything! “But she is just the absolute epitome of cuteness in a human soul.”Ruby’s character Marina started series one of Bridgerton as a new member of the ton.Marina was sent to live with her distant relatives, The Featheringtons, so they could help her make her debut in London society.However, it was soon
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