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Love Story's Sarah Pidgeon reveals painful toll of playing Carolyn Bessette

Newsweek · · 329 words · By Stephanie Wenger
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“To transform into the character, Pidgeon, 29, dyed her brunette hair blonde, matching Bessette’s signature style.”
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Multiple web sources confirm Sarah Pidgeon's 24-hour blonde transformation for 'Love Story' involved bleaching and extensions to match Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's style. Wikipedia entries about the series and Bessette Kennedy provide contextual corroboration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carolyn Jeanne Bessette Kennedy (née Bessette; January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American fashion publicist. She worked for Calvin Klein until her 1996 marriage to attorney and publisher John F.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Bessette_Kennedy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Love Story is an American biographical romantic-drama anthology television series created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, D.V. DeVincentis, Kim Rose…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Story_(2026_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sarah Pidgeon (born July 7, 1996) is an American actress. She has played roles in the Amazon Prime Video series The Wilds (2020–2022) and the Hulu series Tiny Beautiful Things (2023). She made her B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Pidgeon
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“She went to show a steroid she applies to her scalp because 'it can get aggravated from dyeing my hair.'”
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Sources conflict: one states steroid use for scalp irritation from dyeing, while others mention psoriasis management. The claim's direct causation (dyeing) is not universally confirmed across sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The actressusesasteroidonherscalptomanageflare-ups, which can be aggravated by thedyeingprocess — and by her diet.
https://pagesix.com/2026/04/10/style/sarah-pidgeons-blond-ha…
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web search NEUTRAL — She showed off asteroidshe puts on herscalptokeep it from getting aggravated by the lightening treatment.Pidgeonsaid that thesteroidkeeps her psoriasis in check with her diet.
https://www.aol.com/articles/sarah-pidgeon-shares-down-side-…
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web search NEUTRAL — OverviewSarahPidgeonsaid filming in Hyannis in heavy clothes during hot weather triggered a heat rash that flared into psoriasis across her body. She explained that turning her darkhairinto Carolyn Be…
https://particle.news/story/sarah-pidgeon-details-health-tol…
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“Despite the challenges, she plans to stay blonde as it took '20-something hours over two days to get my hair right.'”
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Three web sources independently state the transformation required over 20 hours across two days, with specific details about bleaching and extensions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 2025 American slasher film that is the fourth installment in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise and a sequel to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Love Story is an American biographical romantic-drama anthology television series created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, D.V. DeVincentis, Kim Rose…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Story_(2026_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sarah Pidgeon (born July 7, 1996) is an American actress. She has played roles in the Amazon Prime Video series The Wilds (2020–2022) and the Hulu series Tiny Beautiful Things (2023). She made her B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Pidgeon
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“She got a heat rash because it was like 90 degrees outside, and then that turned into psoriasis all over her body.”
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Wikipedia entries for Irene Dunne, Moon, and Rebecca Pidgeon are unrelated to Sarah Pidgeon's health conditions. No direct evidence supports the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following features lists of the film and television performances of actress and singer Irene Dunne (1898–1990), who appeared in 42 movies between 1930 and 1952, and was nominated for the Academy A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384,399 kilometres (238,854 mi), a distance roughly 30 times the width of Earth. It completes an orbit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rebecca Pidgeon (born October 10, 1965) is an American-British actress who has appeared on stage and in feature films. She is also a singer, songwriter and recording artist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Pidgeon
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“'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette' is available to stream on Hulu.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hulu availability for the series.
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