As the eponymous family’s matriarch, Lady Violet is a pivotal character in the Bridgerton novels.

While her children are the focus of a Lady Whisteldown article, she is always there to provide advise, conduct some convincing, and even perform some damage control.

Despite many viewers’ best intentions, Tracy Beaker kept popping into their minds as they settled down to watch Bridgerton season two. This is due to the fact that it was quickly discovered that Ruth Gemmell, who is also Tracy Beaker’s mother, performs the role of the matriarch.

As soon as fans realized the link, they immediately started making the same joke on Twitter. Tracy Beaker claims on her TV program that her mom is a Hollywood celebrity, which is why she can’t take care of her. Tracy Beaker’s mother is revealed to be a stunt double in the film Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me, when she finally sees her.

One of the mothers in Bridgerton was Tracey Beaker’s, and ever since I began watching the show, I can’t stop thinking about how successful she is as an actor in Hollywood, according to Betty (@bethanyfawcett_).

Jodie (@jcdiet) was one among many who couldn’t get over the link; she tweeted a photo of Gemmel beside an image of her in Bridgerton, alongside her as Tracy Beaker, and said, “every time I see Lady Bridgerton I just think of Tracy Beaker’s mum.”

Katy Galloway (@imkatygalloway) tweeted, “finding out that the Bridgerton mum is also Tracy Beaker’s mum in the Tracy Beaker movie has just blown my mind.” Other viewers were surprised by the revelation.

Gemmell really played both parts simultaneously in the 2021 revival of the iconic children’s program My Mum Tracy Beaker, in which she resumed her role as Carly Beaker, also known as Tracy Beaker’s mom. A plethora of other legendary British TV series have featured the actress.

For eleven episodes of EastEnders, she portrayed Whitney Dean’s mother, Debra Dean. She was also a guest star in Doctors, Holby City, and Casualty. Season three of Bridgerton and the first season of the spinoff series starring Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton will also air in the near future.