Simone Ashley Embraces the Sheer Skirt Trend at the Bridgerton Season Two Premiere

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

Charithra Chandran is opening up about some particularly cruel things her friends once said to her about her role on Bridgerton.

The second series of the hugely popular Bridgerton was released today and viewers may have noticed the Duke, Simon, hasn't appeared. Played by Regé-Jean Page the Duke was a hit with many fans of the show.

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 fans are all in an uproar over one final detail after the second season finally launched on Netflix. The debut season of Netflix's Regency-era bonkbuster was packed full of steamy action, with many left wondering if the second instalment will follow the same suit.

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.

Netflix hit series Bridgerton, as she joins the cast as headstrong Kate Sharma. New to London, her character has one thing on her mind as she makes her debut - marrying off her younger sister.However, things get quite complicated for the star as she meets Viscount Anthony Bridgerton (played by Jonathan Bailey).From today, viewers will be able to watch the romantic story unfold across eight new episodes.Simone, who has previously starred in Sex Education, has dished on her behind-the-scenes relationship with her co-star Jonathan.She explained how when she first joined the show, he gave her a bouquet of flowers in her trailer.The star went on to add how she would then reciprocate and leave him gifts as well.She told Glamour UK: “I would always leave him his favourite snacks in his trailer.“We had a very unspoken rhythm going on in that sense, leaving gifts in each other’s trailers.”Elsewhere, the actress also shared their close friendship, which she was “grateful” for.Speaking to Shondaland.com, she said: “We’re both very driven, very ambitious.“We both like to get it done.

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

It has been more than a year since drama Bridgerton shot to fame on Netflix and proved an instant hit.

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.