One of the big hurdles to the love story of this season is Lady Whistledown<\/a>, the mysterious gossip spreader of the Ton who has the power to make or break high society and its residents.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve known since the end of season 1 that Whistledown is none other than Penelope, but it seems as though her double identity is set to throw a major spanner in the works this season.<\/p>\n Chatting exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> about the Lady Whistledown thread weaving through season 3, Newton said: \u201cI love that this year, the Whistledown story becomes so involved in the show \u2013 it\u2019s like the main storyline for a lot of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Teasing the way that Whistledown crosses over into Colin\u2019s life this season, Newton revealed:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really interesting because Colin<\/span> kind of pretends that he\u2019s not directly affected by the things that are said about him by Whistledown, but we all see through that.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can see that he is affected, it\u2019s also the people he\u2019s most closest to in his life that are directly affected. So, if anything, out of anyone in the ton, he\u2019s the one that\u2019s most frustrated.<\/p>\n \u201cAs much as he pretends he\u2019s not, he\u2019s most frustrated at her, which we always say, that underlying storyline which is most interesting. Because it couldn\u2019t be a bigger obstacle to overcome between the two of them.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n But how will Whistledown\u2019s growing drama and Penelope\u2019s turn in the spotlight unfold simultaneously? Well, it seems as though it won\u2019t be plain-sailing for Pen, as Coughlan reveals.<\/p>\n She said:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s mad because I think since season 1, she\u2019s been like \u2018This is Penelope and this is Lady Whistledown, they are two separate entities and never the twain shall meet\u2019. But then you\u2019re like, that\u2019s not realistic.<\/p>\n \u201cYou see in season 2, it\u2019s joined a little more and then in season 3, they\u2019re like right there against one another. She\u2019s still trying to go \u2018This is all fine, why would I need to tell him?\u2019. It\u2019s definitely a huge cause of conflict.\u201d<\/p> The anonymous writer is quite the popular addition to the Ton and often, people wait on her pamphlets to be released to find out who\u2019s set to make their debut, what gossip has been spreading, and can often dictate what names are at the fore of some of the drama to come.<\/p>\n But in the season 2 finale, Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) found out that her best friend Penelope was Lady Whistledown, meaning that there\u2019s some serious tension on the cards for the former friends in season 3.<\/p>\n As per the synopsis: \u201cComplicating matters for Penelope is her rift with Eloise (Claudia Jessie), who has found a new friend in a very unlikely place, while Penelope\u2019s growing presence in the \u2018ton makes it all the more difficult to keep her Lady Whistledown alter ego a secret.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Hannah](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Bridgerton-season3-HannahDodd-NicolaCoughlan-49cdfb4.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Bridgerton-season3-HannahDodd-NicolaCoughlan\\"\/")
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