At first glance, Catherine of Aragon might not seem like the ideal role model for 2020.
“And she keeps getting up and never stops fighting.
A lot of 2020, I have felt like I have been knocked sideways, over and over again.
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“It was such a gift to get to play a character for that long.
I am aware that I have a very young-looking face.
Season 1 began following Catherine at age 17, and season 2 (premiering Oc.
- will take us into her mid-to-late 30s.
The journey wasn’t without its own tumultuousness, even before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hope was dreadfully sick the final few days of shooting, but they plowed ahead at her insistence.
“I was really ill,” she says.
“But my best quality is tenacity.
That tenacity is just one trait Hope shares with Catherine.
For those anticipating season 2, Hope warns it’s going to be a dark, emotional ride.
When it comes to her own acting challenges, Hope says, “Season 1 paled in comparison…
It was just such a heady romp.
I’m a very emotional person.
I know what it feels like to sit in a dark place.
But for season 2, she had to cut herself off from much of that warmth.
“Catherine’s on her own, which also means I was on my own.
She trained intensely for the sequence.
I don’t like to be underestimated just because I’m short.”
Hope admits that she did have a few slip-ups, including landing face-first in mud on her first take.
Catherine’s not the only queen fit for 2020.
