Ep 85: All About Claire Sawyer, Future Lawyer with Brooke Bridges
Claire Sawyer is NOW a lawyer! Today we talk with Claire about her journey into law and time at James K. Polk Middle School. Just kidding! Late April Fools! Today, we are joined by Brooke Bridges, the actress who brought Claire Sawyer to life on Ned's Declassified School's Survival Guide. We talk about her time on Ned's, the importance of representation in media, as well as what she's up to now as a mom and entrepreneur. Find Brooke on Instagram and TikTok @thebabblingbrookemarie
Episode Highlights
Brooke reflects on how being on set for the show impacted her mental health and how she struggled with figuring out who she was during that period.
Despite the challenges, she enjoyed working with the cast and spending time on set, particularly with the hair and makeup team's teacup poodles.
Brooke now lives and works on a farm in upstate New York with Soul Fire Farm, where she focuses on food justice and food access for communities of color.
In addition to working on the farm, she also owns a small business called Brooke’s Botanicals, which makes botanical remedies for skin, hair, and self-care.
Brooke has two young children, and she talks about how exhausting but rewarding it is to be a mom.
Brooke reflects on how it feels to come full circle now and see that people were inspired by her portrayal of Claire, despite the challenges she faced during that time.
She wishes there were more representation like her character maybe that's an opportunity for there to be. A Claire Sawyer spinoff isn’t off the table for her.
Tweetable Quotes
“The one thing that has always done me well in my life was to just, do it. Like, not like, truly, just like, just try it. There’s so much fear out there and there’s so much doubt that we have for ourselves, but if we can just believe that whatever we try, even if it doesn’t work, there’s still something to learn and grow out of.”