Inside new Bridgerton star Simone Ashley’s gorgeous plant-filled home as she joins cast for series two

Charithra Chandran is currently starring in the much-anticipated series two of Bridgerton.The 25-year-old plays Edwina Sharma in the Regency era drama and Netflix smash. While the first season of Bridgerton focused on Daphne Bridgerton's (Phoebe Dynevor) romance with the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), the second instalment focuses on the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony Bridgerton's quest to find love. Charithra's character Edwina Sharma features in the show as a potential love interest for heartthrob Anthony, played by Jonathan Bailey.

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Bridgerton's Simone Ashley has told how she gave herself a tattoo over lockdown using instructions from a prison inmate's online tutorial.

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Dearest reader: Don’t try this at home. During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday, “Bridgerton” season 2 star Simone Ashley confirmed she has tried her hand at tattooing.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Bridgerton” Season 2 was viewed for 193 million hours over its debut weekend, per Netflix’s newly released Top 10 rankings for the week of March 21-27. That impressive three-day viewership is a record-breaker, as “Bridgerton” Season 2 is now the most-watched Netflix English-language TV title in its premiere weekend in the streamer’s history.Naturally, the second season of “Bridgerton” landed in the No.

Simone Ashley confirmed she has tried her hand at tattooing.As she recalled to host Jimmy Kimmel, the 26-year-old British actress was in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 lockdown and, while she tried out the more standard pandemic activities like making banana bread and tie-dying, she eventually wanted to try her hand at tattoo art. Considering tattoo parlors were shuttered in the earliest days of the pandemic, Ashley turned to the internet, where she purchased a rotary pen «surprisingly» easily.A novice, she also leaned on the internet to learn what exactly to do. Cue YouTube videos.

Simone Ashley developed a unique skill during lockdown.

Bridgeton’s Simone Ashley hilariously revealed that she took tattoo tips from a prison inmates’ YouTube channel and, to be fair, the result isn’t too shabby. The 26-year-old actress provided a personal insight into how she kept herself occupied during the pandemic. And after attempting the regular stuff like ‘making banana bread’ and learning how to ‘tie-dye’, the star turned her attention elsewhere.

Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley has admitted that she gave herself a DIY tattoo after watching a YouTube video from a prison inmate.Simone, who has also starred in Netflix’s sex positive show Sex Education, told American talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel about her daring endeavour.After growing bored during lockdown she attempted the popular viral trends that circulated during 2020, including “making banana bread” and trying “tie-dye”.Her interest was piqued by the idea of giving herself a tattoo and she went looking for advice in some unconventional places.She told Kimmel: “I thought it would be a good idea to get my own tattoo pen with the needle. I didn’t need an ID, I didn’t need anything, I just clicked a button.”As tattoo shops were closed during the pandemic, the 26-year-old turned to the internet to learn how to set up her personal studio.“It started getting a bit deep and I was like: “Oh, this guy’s using some really interesting stuff,” and then I looked at the username and it was called prisontattoo.com.”The actress said she was shocked after she realised that the inmate was making videos in prison and thought it was a “fab idea” to do it herself.The usual DIY style is known as stick and poke tattooing, where the tattooist uses needles and ink to make the markings.

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!

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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.