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Bridgerton is back for a new season full of swooning maidens and steamy sex scenes, and those 82 million households who watched the first series are once more all hot under the collar. But for some women, dressing in period costume – inspired in part by the hit show – has become a way of life. Sophie Andrews, 26, regularly dresses up in the full regalia of Bridgerton’s Regency era and says it’s a boost for her confidence.

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.

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

“Bridgerton” — Netflix’s hit period production about upper-class courtship in England’s Regency era — is a world populated with sparkling balls, intricate courtship rituals, extravagant attire, and insidious gossip. And, apart from the Julia Quinn novels, there’s a surprising inspiration for it: West Hollywood. 

's all-knowing gossip maven, whose identity was at the heart of several covert (and not so covert) investigations by various members of the Ton in season 2, came between BFFs Eloise Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington (aka Lady Whistledown). Their friendship was irrevocably broken when Eloise learned, after being wrongly accused by the Queen of reporting on the Ton's scandalous affairs as Whistledown, that it was Penelope — with some help, of course — who was responsible for inciting all the drama in her regular gossip sheet.Their blowout fight in the last episode of the season is the exact moment everything changes for the two, now estranged, friends. When Eloise begins putting the pieces together during the last ball of the season, she confronts Penelope after discovering loads of money secretly stashed away in her room.

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

Bridgerton is back for season 2 on Netflix, and with it comes more high-society hijinks and romantic power plays during the Regency-era social season.Actresses Golda Rosheuvel And Adjoa Andoh, who play both Queen Charlotte and Lady Danbury respectively sat with ESSENCE alongside Ruth Gemmel who portrayed Lady Violet Bridgerton, to talk about what’s in store for fans during season two, and how their portrayal as aristocratic Black women in Recency London actually reveals historic truths through societal misconceptions. As Rosheuvel and Andoh reveal, this season delves deeper into each of their individual characters. We see more of The King, and how his relationship with the Queen impacts her moves.

 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.

Bridgerton is finally back with a second season and we can’t wait to binge watch the whole series already. While we love watching all the drama and romance unfold, it’s the beautiful costumes that catch our attention and the intricate detailing that has clearly gone into each individual piece. We’ve done some digging and found out some juicy details on the costumes from the colour palette to why there were no bonnets in sight...

Bridgerton fans were thrilled when they tuned into the first episode of the Netflix regency drama and heard Nicola Coughlan use her real accent. Nicola, 35, is best known for her role in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls based in Ireland and in season two of Bridgerton, Nicola got to showcase her Irish accent. In the hit Netflix series, Nicola stars as Penelope Featherington who typically speaks with a posh London accent as she is the youngest daughter of a nouveau-riche family in the period drama.

Brighton has been a seaside holiday favourite since families flocked to its pebbly beaches on a newly opened railway in the mid-19th century. And the hotspot is now awash with relics from the Victorian era. But for fans of Netflix show Bridgerton there's a hint of Regency splendour in the south coast Sussex town...The sumptuous Royal Pavilion is top of the list of places to go.

Her Bridgerton character lives in high society, but actress Ruby Barker is far more down to earth in real life – revealing her go-to hair product is a supermarket steal costing just £1. Ruby, who shot to fame as Bridgerton’s Miss Marina Thompson, spoke exclusively to OK! about her beauty secrets and how it’s taken time to learn how to look after her locks. “I used to chemically straighten my hair and it completely destroyed it,” she told us, recalling her teenage years.

Season two of Bridgerton has finally landed on Netflix today, Friday 25th March and we are so excited about its return. It feels like ages since we finished binge watching the first series of the hit romantic period drama meaning we are well overdue our next dose of scandal and sexual conflict.

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

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.

Regé-Jean Page would not be returning for the new season, the popular Regency drama wasted no time acknowledging the Duke's absence.In the opening minute (or rather, opening seconds) of the first episode, newlywed and new mother Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) makes her way to the Bridgerton family home in a gilded carriage. At first, it's unclear why she's returned to the estate.

daylight-saving time, which is a sign of the arrival of spring, as well as a new cycle of TV programming featuring people of color.This year’s spring television lineup is packed with plenty of scripted shows and documentaries, along with the return of some highly anticipated favorites. Although this is the time of year that brings people outside again, there will be tons of things to watch on cable and digital streaming platforms during those days when you just want to stay in the house.As March comes to an end, we will see the premiere of Netflix’s Bridgerton, along with the third season of Donald Glover’s Atlanta, after an almost four-year hiatus.

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” star Charithra Chandran claimed her friends cruelly stated she was a diversity hire after she was cast in the wildly popular period drama. The British actress, 25, made the shocking revelation in an interview with the Telegraph on Sunday, describing the comments as “harmful.”“I’ve had friends say to me, ‘Oh you got that because you’re brown,’ and that really hurts,” Chandran stated. “[And] What’s really scary is that you can start believing it.”The starlet, who’s of Indian descent, has been cast as debutante Edwina Sharma in the second season of the steamy series, set to hit Netflix Friday.