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‘Bridgerton ball’ in Detroit leaves fans feeling duped and disappointed

The illustrious ton of English society would never even set foot in that mortifying charade of a ball– Lady Whistledown, probably.

We all know about the absolutely horrendous “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” held in Glasgow, Scotland last February 2024. Well, apparently, there’s one that beats that whole “experience” this time.

Last September 22, 2024, a supposedly Bridgerton-themed Ball was held in Detroit, where fans had expected to be transported back to the Regency period in Great Britain, complete with decorations you thought you’d only see on the popular Netflix series.

The invitation of the event was styled much like the “Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers” we’d see on the “Bridgerton” series on Netflix, giving much excitement to the fans of the show that readily paid from a range of $150 to $1,000.

Instead, attendees were greeted with what Lady Whistledown could only describe as a “wanton attempt of a soirée.”

According to the report by The Hollywood Reporter, the event was described as “disorganized and bare boned” that left fans and appropriately costumed guests sitting on the floor, looking around the venue and decorations like they were in a Dollar Tree Store.

One attendee who posted their experience in the unofficial Bridgerton ball show on TikTok showed how she and the other attendees were “scammed” by the event organizers Uncle n Me LLC. Her TikTok video caption read, “Dearesr gentle readers, Enjoy my POV on unclenme Bridgerton ball…YIKES.”

@kiimberyly Dearesr gentle readers, Enjoy my POV on unclenme bridgerton ball… YIKES #bridgertonball #unclenme #scammers #detroitbridgerton ♬ BIRDS OF A FEATHER sped up – Lilly 🎃

And “yikes” is just one way to put it.

Other attendees recounted their experience on social media, with one specific thread on X (formerly Twitter) reaching over 43 million views, 271 thousand likes, and 23 thousand reposts and quote retweets.

https://twitter.com/rayleearts/status/1838588300178620810

To make things short—it was a disaster on a whole different level. Attendees that spent hundreds of dollars left to kind-of loiter around the barely decorated venue, food running out almost an hour into the ball, attendees being served raw chicken, the “promised” live music was a sole violinist, and the entertainment was a pole dancer.

Have you ever seen a pole dancer in the Netflix series? Of course, you haven’t. The mere presence of one would probably run over the entire ton like the plague.

Also, the event organizers also promised to crown the “Diamond of the Season”, like how Lady Whistledown or Queen Charlotte did in the show. But that too, did not happen.

The reactions on the Internet were golden, to say the least.

Oh, did we mention that it was an unofficial event? Well, we just have to put it out there to remind people that it really was UNOFFICIAL and in no way related to Netflix or Shondaland.

Could you ever imagine inviting Queen Charlotte to this so-called ball? My dearest gentle readers, that would just be a scandal waiting in the wings.

 

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