'Pretty Little Liars' star Troian Bellisario says she had 'extreme anxiety' about her outfit at Meghan Markle's royal wedding

• Troian Bellisario hated having to wear a fascinator at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding.
• The actress, who attended the 2018 ceremony with her husband Patrick J. Adams (Markle's "Suits" costar), said she had been worried about breaking royal tradition with her choice of a smaller design.
• "They look ridiculous unless you're in the 1930s," she told Stellar Magazine. "It was a nightmare."

Troian Bellisario said she had "extreme anxiety" about wearing a fascinator to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding, which is protocol for all royal wedding guests.

The "Pretty Little Liars" actress attended the Windsor ceremony in 2018 with her husband, Patrick J. Adams, Markle's former "Suits" co-worker and on-screen husband.

Bellisario spoke about the "nightmare" experience in a recent interview with Stellar Magazine.

When asked if she had "outfit anxiety" in the lead-up to the wedding, the actress said: "Of course I did, and I had it two-fold.

"One, because I was trying to conceal the fact that I was five months pregnant. I was absolutely positive that it was going to be revealed. But I also had extreme anxiety about … what are they called? Those hat things?" she added.

"They look ridiculous unless you're in the 1930s," she said.

"You could get one that is an absolute piece of art, but then are you being too vain and trying to call too much attention to yourself? Or if you get a fascinator that's very small, are you not going for tradition?

"I'd never needed a fascinator in my life, and here I was trying to walk this tightrope of 'don't go too big, don't go too small.'

"It was a nightmare," Bellisario said.

The actress ended up choosing a Temperley London dress and matching blush-colored fascinator.

Adding that she feared the British press would criticize her for not wearing "a full hat," Bellisario said her stylist helped her come to her senses.

"My stylist, Annabelle Harron, is actually an Aussie, and I called her right before I was about to walk out the door and I was like, 'Annabelle, this is not a full hat,'" she said.

"And she said, 'It's fine, you have a veil, you have a head covering.' And I was like, 'If the British press tears me apart, I can never forgive you for this." And she said, 'Trust me, I'm an Aussie. I've got you!"

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