Throughout the trilogy, Dakota Johnson maintained a level of mystery on set. But one day, during a close-up shoot in Fifty Shades Darker, the camera caught something the director hadn’t noticed before: a handwritten note tucked into Ana’s pocket.
It wasn’t part of the costume.
After the scene, a wardrobe assistant discovered the folded piece of paper and asked Johnson about it. She reportedly smiled and said, “It’s just something I needed.”
The note, according to whispers on set, was written by Dakota herself—a letter to Ana, written in character. In it, she reportedly poured out all of Ana’s fears, doubts, and hopes. “It was a way to remember what this character was feeling when no one else could see it,” Johnson explained later in a rare interview.
The moment proves that Ana Steele’s depth didn’t just come from the script—it came from Dakota’s quiet commitment to living her story.
