Bessie Carter Addresses Health Issue Amid ‘Nepo Baby’ Claims

Actress Bessie Carter has revealed she suffers with breathing difficulties after sharing an Instagram reel of her using a nebulizer.

The Bridgerton star, 31, said she first became aware that she wasn’t breathing properly having squeezed into a tight-fit corset during rehearsals for a West End show last year. 

With Bessie in high-demand as an actress after the success of Bridgerton, in which she plays Prudence Featherington, her Instagram post on Thursday revealed she has since turned to a nebulizer to combat the problem. 

Typically used by those that suffer with conditions such as asthma or bronchitis, the apparatus makes breathing easier by delivering medication in the form of mist to the lungs. 

Sharing a selfie of herself with the nebulizer in her mouth to her Instagram stories, the 31-year-old captioned the post: ‘Reality’.

Actress Bessie Carter, 31, has revealed she suffers with breathing difficulties after sharing an Instagram reel of her puffing on a nebulizer

Sharing a selfie of herself with a nebulizer in her mouth to her Instagram stories, the 31-year-old captioned the post: ‘Reality’

Bessie is the daughter of The Crown and Harry Potter star Imelda Staunton and Downton Abbey icon Jim Carter (seen in 2016)

The TV star is currently starring alongside her mother Imelda Staunton for the first time in the West End show Mrs Warren’s Profession. 

During a recent podcast the Bridgerton actor spoke about her breathing issue more extensively, including the moment she realised it was a problem. 

She said: ‘The show we did at the National last year, I had to have extra help from the voice person to get my ribs moving, because I am so used to holding my ribs in because of wanting that thin waist, which again is so internalised and so subconscious, I don’t’ even know I am holding it in.’

It comes after Bessie – whose dad is Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter – hit back against claims she is a ‘nepo baby’ during an interview with The Independent.

Despite her parents huge successes in the world of acting, Bessie insisted she has worked for career and ‘doesn’t really care’ about the term ‘nepo baby’ being used.

‘I have a lot of drive to make stuff happen myself, instead of waiting for the phone to ring,’ she said. 

‘Some people might use that phrase (nepo baby), but I don’t really care. I believe in myself and my trajectory being what it is, and I’ve never used my parents, ever, to get any work.’ 

Typically used by those that suffer with conditions such as asthma or bronchitis, a nebulizer makes breathing easier by delivering medication in the form of mist to the lungs

Further posts shared by Bessie on her Instagram revealed she celebrated the release of her new series Outrageous the Sea Containers hotel in London

Her room boasted epic views of the city’s skyline including St. Paul’s Cathedral

Supporting Bessie was her mother, with Imelda adding: ‘There seem to be about 22 million more actors now. During the time of Maggie [Smith] and Robert Stephens [the late parents of the actor Toby Stephens], you could count actors with that level of celebrity on one hand.

‘Now it’s not unusual for children to have parents who are also actors, simply because there are so many of them.’

Bessie did however admit that she’s taken inspiration from her parents and their successful careers, heaping praise onto the pair.  

The 31-year-old’s latest endeavour sees her star as Nancy Mitford in the new six-episode series Outrageous, which follows the lives of the Mitford sisters and is based on Mary S Lovell’s biography.

After the show’s release yesterday, Bessie and her castmates celebrated at the Sea Containers hotel. with the actress put up in a luxury suite with panoramic views across London.