Who Is Lady Whistledown

Since the premiere of the Netflix original series Bridgerton, everyone has been wondering exactly who this mysterious figure referred to as Lady Whistledown is. Fans of the series want to know who writes the scandals that drive the British drama’s plot forward, as content from Lady Whistledown’s Scandal Sheet shows up as a narrator for the show.

The answer to the question of Lady Whistledown’s identity is quite a mystery. Lady Whistledown is known as “the mysterious social arbiter of Regency London,” and her true identity is kept a secret. Whenever Lady Whistledown is spoken of in the show it is in a very mysterious and secretive manner.

The woman behind Lady Whistledown has not been revealed by the show’s creators and scriptwriters, however, it is rumored that the celebrated author Julia Quinn is the true identity of Lady Whistledown. Quinn is an American author and Bridgerton is an adaptation of her bestselling romance novel series.

Quinn hasn’t commented on this speculation herself, but she does acknowledge Lady Whistledown’s existence. On Twitter, she posted, “Going to start recording audio books and the first one I’m going to record is my own Lady Whistledown’s Scandal Sheet.”

This could be a clue as to who is hiding behind the mysterious character of Lady Whistledown, however her identity is still a mystery for now. All we know for sure is that she has been sophisticatedly penning the scandals that have gripped the fictional town of London for quite some time.