Author of Rivals told writers to stop making her 'macho men' cry
Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals, an executive producer on the show says.
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Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals, an executive producer on the show says.
Executive producer Laura Wade revealed that Dame Jilly Cooper requested the 'Rivals' adaptation team to depict her male characters as more emotionally controlled.
Dame Jilly Cooper, author of 'Rivals', instructed the Disney+ adaptation team to avoid depicting her 'macho men' characters as emotional, according to executive producer Laura Wade.
Laura Wade, executive producer of the Disney+ series 'Rivals', shared that Dame Jilly Cooper advised the team to portray her male characters as less emotional on screen.
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