Love Story’s Sarah Pidgeon Reveals Surprising Way She Tapped Into Carolyn Bessette (Exclusive)
For most people, taking on the roles of late American icons John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy would be daunting, to say the least.
But for model turned actor Paul Anthony Kelly—who portrays the legendary president’s son in Ryan Murphy‘s new limited series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette on Hulu—the gig was the chance of a lifetime, and a job he didn’t take lightly.
“The opportunity presented itself, and it was a big one,” the Canadian-born star told Harper’s Bazaar earlier this month. “I just had this feeling like I could relate to him. I still think I do. I understand who he was at his core, and I think our values are aligned. It was something I knew I was capable of doing and I could have fun with and explore.”
Despite having JFK’s dashing good looks and a head of hair that rival’s the Prince of Camelot’s, the 37-year-old admitted, “It was definitely a challenging role—and there were a lot of similarities that I could find myself in with him that I think eventually became a truthful characterization. But I’m still processing it. I still can’t believe it’s me.”