On the Podcast: ‘Love Story’ Star Sarah Pidgeon on Channeling Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
February 19, 2026
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Since landing the role of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, actress Sarah Pidgeon has undergone a total transformation. Not only did she dye her dark brown hair blonde (which she says is here to stay, at least for now!), but she also worked with a movement coach to nail down CBK’s mannerisms.
“I was really focused on my eyes, and I was thinking about taking all this information from these books and interviews that I had sort of gathered,” Pidgeon tells Chloe on this Thursday’s episode of The Run-Through. With less than a minute of recorded video of Carolyn to work off of, Sarah found that listening to Elizabeth Beller’s book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy—the basis for the series—on repeat was the best way to prepare.
Beyond her physical transformation, Sarah also discusses her strategy for red carpet dressing, telling the story behind her Chanel feather dress and pants at the show’s premiere. She also divulges which clothes she was able to steal from set!
Earlier in the show, Chioma tells Choe how British Vogue’s Gisele Pelicot digital cover story came to be. She also runs through her London Fashion Week schedule (with Tolu Coker and Chopova Lowena as two highlights), and Chloe discusses how she came up with her new newsletter, Malle Wear.
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