Phoebe Dynevor Wanted To "Throw In The Towel" On Her Acting Career Right Before "Bridgerton"

"I was kind of at that point where I was ready to go home."

You likely know Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne from the mega-successful Bridgerton.

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Well, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Phoebe addressed how she almost quit acting entirely before she was cast in Bridgerton.

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"I had been living in LA for about nine months, and I was kind of at that point where I was ready to go home, and sort of throw in the towel and see the fam for a bit," Phoebe began.

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Before Bridgerton, Phoebe played parts in Snatch and Younger.

"Then I got a call saying, 'Can you come in and read with Regé next week?'" she continued. "I was like, 'Oh God, well that's annoying because I've got to move my flight,' and I was like, 'I hope it pays off.' I didn't think anything of it."

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"Then the next day they were like, 'Netflix will pay for your flight back to London because you've got to be in rehearsals on Monday.' So it did pay off."

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Damn right it did. 

Phoebe previously told Glamour about her reaction to being cast in the show, adding, "After [my agent] told me the news, I had a bit of an embarrassing, crazy scream. I called my mom — it was like 4 a.m. her time — and I don't think my family slept that night."

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"Sometimes with auditions and going up for a role, you don't want to admit to yourself that it's everything you've ever wanted. But I knew deep down that I was so desperate to play Daphne. I was overjoyed to get to bring her to life."

Follow your dreams, kids!