Bridgerton newcomers shine at season two premiere
23.03.2022 - 08:37
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Newcomers Charithra Chandran and Simone Ashley join Jonathan Bailey at last night’s Bridgerton premiere.
Charitha, 25, and Simone, 26, play sisters Edwina and Kate Sharma, alongside series hunk Jonathan, 33, who is back as Anthony Bridgerton in season two.
New leading lady Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma, ditched her Regency garbs and bared her navel in a black lace two-piece, revealing black hot pants underneath.
Her glossy black hair flowed over her shoulders and she added a delicate nude lip and smokey eye shadow to complete her look, reports the Mirror.
The actress behind Kate's sister Edwina, Charithra Chandrran, wore an off-the-shoulder number.
She wore her hair in a low pony tail and added a pop of red lipstick to match the flowers on her white gown.
Fans will be able to get their fix of 18th century scandal this week after the second series returns.
The second season follows Lord Anthony Bridgerton, the eldest of the Bridgerton siblings, as he sets out to find a suitable wife.
The show has been met with mixed reviews ahead of its second series, with critics warning that it's not as raunchy as its predecessor.
But creator of the show Chris van Dusen defended the lack of naughtiness, adding they refuse to do sex scenes for the sake of it.
He said: "It was never about quantity for us," he explained. "Our approach to intimacy on the show really is the same as season 1.
"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."
"There is so much sexiness in the looks across the room and the hands grazing and the fingers almost touching. You can really feel that build from episode to episode and you