Bridgerton's Simone Ashley admits she and Jonathan Bailey exchanged ‘gifts’ daily on set

Simone Ashley revealed that she learned how to tattoo herself during the pandemic by watching an inmate's videos during a visit Monday on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.'I was in LA over lockdown in 2020 and I did all the regular stuff, like making banana bread, tie-dying, all of that kind of stuff,' said the 26-year-old British actress who stars in the Netflix series Bridgerton.'I thought it would be a good idea to get my own tattoo pen with the needle,' she added. Inmate videos:Simone Ashley revealed that she learned how to tattoo herself during the pandemic by watching an inmate's videos during a visit Monday on Jimmy Kimmel LiveJimmy, 54, asked her where she got it and she said bought it online and that it was surprisingly easy.'I didn't need an ID,' Simone said.

Simone Ashley is enjoying a sunny day out in London!

Bridgerton is back – and it’s not only the sexy cast going bump in the night.The second series of the popular Netflix drama dropped on Friday and has already been watched by millions.There have been spooky goings-on at locations where the Netflix smash - which featured Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page romping in the first series and now has Jonathan Bailey as leading man - is filmed. And it’s enough to keep Lady Whistledown busy with supernatural gossip!Here Daily Star hunts down the Bridgerton ghosts who have put the willies up people over the years.Spectres are said to haunt the house which serves as the on-screen home of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and her family.

Another Bridgerton romance! Following Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma’s (Simone Ashley) epic slow burn romance, fans have questioned if Benedict Bridgerton’s (Luke Thompson) journey to find love would be put on hold.

Netflix’s Bridgerton.The star has opened up about filming the latest outing of the regency romance as he explained how he found embodying Viscount Anthony Bridgerton.The second season of the show focuses on Anthony’s quest to find a wife following on from Daphne Bridgerton’s (played by Phoebe Dynevor) match.He has his eyes set on the diamond of the season, Miss Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran).However, her protective older sister Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) proves to be a foil to his advances in more ways than one.Speaking at the recent international press conference, Jonathan shared how he related to his character in the show.The star explained how he also comes from a big family, despite being the youngest.Jonathan also admitted that filming the show was quite “isolating” as well.He explained to press including Express.co.uk: "My experience of series two was that it was quite isolating.“I think both Kate and Anthony have this sort of weird thing where they exist for other people.“Their sense of boundaries is something that they really have to come to terms with.“Their isolation in their family means that when they meet, they have this sort of addictive quality to the time spent together."He added how the show has also taught him a great deal.Jonathan continued: “It made me think a lot about what it is to love yourself before you can love someone else.“Also what it is to be a soulmate, what it means to grow from trauma or to be stuck in something without identifying it.“It was really interesting to study what that is for these two people who have experienced quite similar things in their past at a time when there was no conversation really.”The star finished: “It made me quite introspective and reflective of

A new member of the ton! Season 2 introduced Bridgerton viewers to several characters — including Charithra Chandran as Edwina Sharma.

 expecting steamy love scenes right off the bat, they had to wait a little longer than usual.Unlike the first season of the Netflix series, the latest chapter in the titular family's story takes a different (translation: simmering, slow-burn) approach in building up the romance between eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), and his love interest, Kate (Simone Ashley). As the season begins, Anthony has his eye on Kate's younger sister and the newly minted «diamond» of the season, Edwina (Charithra Chandran), because — as he says right off the bat — she ticks all the boxes.

Simone Ashley is opening up about making love on screen.

Netflix's viewing figures.After much anticipation, season two is finally here and while fans will be able to see a brand new love story blossom as they follow Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) on his hunt to find the one.While fan-favourite Regé-Jean Page will not be returning for the second series, the majority of the season one cast will make a defiant return.As some faces return for series two - and a handful of new ones - fans might think they recognise quite a few of the cast from elsewhere... and they'd be right.

VIP costars! While many human actors get top billing on most TV shows and movie sets, it’s often their four-legged counterparts who end up stealing the show.

EVERY Lord and Lady should have the most exquisite property to kick back and relax in after a long day courting. And it's no different for new Bridgerton star Simone Ashley - who has joined the cast as the love interest of Viscount Anthony Bridgerton.

Making an impression. While some Bridgerton fans fell in love with the Netflix dramas’s chaste courtship traditions, many viewers just couldn’t stop talking about those steamy sex scenes — including the cast.

Bridgerton which dropped on Netflix on Christmas Day during the peak of the global Covid-19 pandemic.While many of us were forced to leave our office days behind us and transition over to working from our kitchen tables, viewers quickly became invested in the steamy relationships of the elite members of British society during the Regency era.As viewers all over the globe tuned into the eight-part series auburn beauty Phoebe Dynevor and her onscreen husband Regé-Jean Page were catapulted to stardom after their breakthrough roles on the show.However, the TV hunk disappointed viewers just months after the series landed on the popular streaming platform when he confirmed that he would not be reprising his role in the second series.Now, all eyes are on Daphne Bridgerton’s eldest brother Anthony (played by Jonathan Bailey) as he starts the search for his true love as the head of the wealthy British family.And with the second series right around the corner, fans are desperate to learn more about the love lives of the star-studded cast away from the cameras.With less than a week until the highly-anticipated show returns to our screens, the Daily Star has taken a look into the love lives of gorgeous actors as fans prepare to fall in love with the beloved characters all over again.Phoebe Dynevor and Kim Kardashian's current beau Pete Davidson first crossed paths when the successful actress visited New York City back in February 2021 to film the seventh and final season of Darren Star’s Younger.

Bridgerton season two is released today on Netflix as fans of the regency romp get stuck into a new story.This time around it’s Jonathan Bailey’s Anthony Bridgerton who leads the show as viewers watch him caught in a love triangle with Kate Sharma (played by Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran).However, as the series airs, it also prepares to say goodbye to one of its key players next season.This is because showrunner Chris Van Dusen will be stepping down at the end of season two.His replacement has not yet been named but there are two more outings of the show already confirmed.Speaking at the Bridgerton Global Press conference earlier this week, Jonathan opened up about this and how sad he’ll be to bid farewell.He told Express.co.uk and other media how helpful Chris was when he was preparing to star in the show.Jonathan explained: "Chris, we had loads of amazing conversations.“It's gonna be so sad to not have him as our captain going forward.”Following his comments, many of his co-stars shared their sadness with a round of applause for the creator.Elsewhere at the press conference, the stars addressed the lack of sex scenes in the second series of the show.As many fans will know, the Netflix hit became famed for its raunchy moments when season one aired.However, the second outing has toned these down as showrunner Chris opened up about why.He said: "It was never about quantity for us."Our approach to intimacy on the show really is the same as season one.“And we use these intimate scenes to tell a story and to push the story forward.“We've never done a sex scene for the sake of doing a sex scene, and I don't think we ever will."It all serves a larger purpose and it's a different story this season.“It's

Hands up if you’ve ever wished you could visit the Bridgerton set to find out all the secrets from the all-star cast and crew. Luckily, OK! is on hand to give you a sneak peek of what happens on the locations where the Netflix smash hit is filmed, as the show returns for its much anticipated second season. During a launch for the next instalment - which focuses on Anthony Bridgerton’s (Jonathan Bailey) complicated love triangle with sisters Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) - the cast let us in on some juicy behind the scenes gossip.

Fans of period drama will be pleased to find out that series two of the Emmy-nominated series Bridgerton, from creator Chris Van Dusen and legendary producer Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy and Scandal), will be available on Netflix soon.

Bridgerton is the regency love story that took Netflix by storm in 2021.

Nicola Coughlan) may be full of secrets as the infamous gossip queen of England’s Regency Era, it’s really Adjoa Andoh’s Lady Danbury who holds all of the ’Ton’s skeletons.Andoh has earned much praise on the critically acclaimed Netflix series as the sharp-tongued yet perceptive Dowager Duchess and caretaker to the sizzling Simon Basset, played by Regé-Jean Page, who departed the show after the first season. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere on Friday, the 59-year-old British actress spilled the English breakfast tea — or Earl Grey, whichever beverage tickles your fancy — to The Post about the show’s seemingly overnight legacy, the sophomore season’s central star, Jonathan Bailey, and his quest to find love, as well as her character’s mission to stay on top of British high society.

 is just days away from dropping on March 25 on Netflix, and we can't wait for another round of regency-era looks and love stories.The stars of the Netflix series hit the red carpet in their finest of modern wears during the show's season premiere in London Tuesday night and let's just say, they came to slay. From Simone Ashley to Shonda Rhimes and Charithra Chandran, nobody held anything back on the carpet.

Bridgerton season two hits. But I wasn't mentally ready for the knock-out red carpet look she wore to .Dressed in Gucci, Ashley was the evening's “diamond” in a lace two-piece from the brand's pre-fall 2022 presentation.

Bridgerton landed on Netflix during the Christmas season of 2020, few would have predicted just how stratospheric the show would become, breaking streaming records and captivating an audience of . While the first season was released at the height of the second wave of coronavirus, amidst a national lockdown, the second is happily being fêted by the Bridgerton cast in a far more “normal” world, with a glitzy red carpet premiere at London’s Tate Modern to prove it. While the first season belonged to its breakout stars, Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page, who played Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke of Hastings respectively, the second will only feature Dynevor fleetingly, with Page having exited following his big break.