Simone Ashley developed a unique skill during lockdown.
10.03.2022 - 16:55 / etonline.com
Jonathan Bailey has mixed feelings about the upcoming release of 's sophomore season. In a new GQ HYPE interview, the 33-year-old actor admits that «the idea that [] is coming out again is a bit of a rug pull,» noting that the whole thing is «quite scary.»The nerves come from the success of the Netflix series' first season, which saw Bailey star as Lord Anthony Bridgerton.
The show catapulted Bailey into fame basically overnight, turning him into a sex symbol, though that's a title he'd like to avoid.«Any actor who thinks they're a sex symbol? Cringe,» he says.The star-making turn came when Anthony was in a supporting role, as the brother to Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) amid her love story with Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page). This time around, though, it's Bailey's character whose love story will play out.In an interview with , Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma, Bailey's onscreen love interest in season 2, teases what fans can expect from their «very enemies-to-lovers story.»«They have a lot of friction at the beginning because they resonate with whatever traits that annoy each other within themselves, and then that breeds chemistry,» Ashley tells the outlet.
«They’re both used to people walking away and being isolated, being left alone, being left with a lot of pressures and responsibilities, being slightly misunderstood.»She adds, «I think they met each other and it was like, 'It takes one to know one. I see a lot of me in you, and I’m not going to walk away from you.'»Meanwhile, show creator Chris Van Dusen tells, «Going into the first season, I wanted to fully break Anthony, so that we could put him back together in the second.»For Bailey, as he went into season 2, he «started to think about [Anthony's]
.Simone Ashley developed a unique skill during lockdown.
Simone Ashley is enjoying a sunny day out in London!
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.
Spoiler alert! Do not proceed if you have not watched the season 2 premiere of “Bridgerton”.
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.
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.
Jonathan Bailey gets in between Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran for the premiere of Bridgerton‘s season two held at Tate Modern on Tuesday (March 22) in London, England.
Whoops! Anthony Bridgerton [Jonathan Bailey] may be the most desirable in the marriage mart, but the 33-year-old actor isn’t always as smooth as his on-screen character.
Simone Ashley is sharing some details about Bridgerton season 2!
Taron Egerton and Jonathan Bailey‘s play Cock has officially opened on London’s West End!
Jonathan Bailey is sharing how 's cast and crew work hard to ensure everyone feels safe during sex scenes. In an interview with , the actor detailed how things go down when filming the show's intimate scenes, which includes the presence of intimacy coordinators on set, who ensured that «no one goes into a scene quaking, worrying about how it will go.»«If you are concerned, you can talk to them,» he explained, adding that actors were also given consent forms to sign before each scene that detailed «which bit of skin we are going to show in each scene and where we will be touched and how.»«It turns sex scenes into a choreographed dance,» he added.For his part, the actor shared how he ensured that his frequent scene partner, Simone Ashley, always felt comfortable when they were shooting intimate scenes together. Bailey plays Lord Anthony Bridgerton, who takes the reigns as the leading character during the show's second season focusing on his quest for love. Although Anthony sets his sights on Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran), he is told that he must «tame her sister,» Kate Sharma (Ashley).
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