Emmy Award-winning “Bridgerton” hairdresser Marc Pilcher dies of COVID-19 aged 53

The stars of Netflix’s “Bridgerton” paid tribute to the Emmy Award-winning hair and makeup designer of the hit show Marc Pilcher, who died Sunday at the age of 53 after contracting COVID-19.

Pilcher, who last month received a Creative Emmy for her hairstyle in the period drama, was fully immunized and had no underlying health issues, her family said in a statement her agents Curtis Brown have said. shared with Variety on Monday. Reports of deaths among fully vaccinated people are rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UK-based Pilcher traveled to Los Angeles for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 11. He tested negative for the coronavirus throughout the trip, but fell ill after returning, according to Variety.

Nicola Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington on the show, called Pilcher a “brilliant and visionary hairstylist and makeup artist” in a poignant Instagram post.

“Marc was so passionate about his job and so talented. Not even a month ago, he won his first Emmy Award. It’s a tragedy that he was taken so young when he still had so much to do, ”Coughlan wrote. “Please also use this to remind yourself that COVID is still a very real and present danger, please get vaccinated and masked to protect yourself and others. “

Phoebe Dynevor, who plays Daphne Bridgerton, shared Coughlan’s post as an Instagram story and wrote: “Running out of words.”

Shonda Rhimes, executive producer of the series, said the death of Pilcher, who in 2019 was nominated for an Oscar for her makeup and hairstyling work on “Mary Queen Of Scots”, was “beyond words” .

“I will always be in awe of the incredible hair and makeup job he brought to Bridgerton,” she wrote on Twitter. “My heart goes out to his loved ones because we lost him too soon.”