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A new member of the ton! Season 2 introduced Bridgerton viewers to several characters — including Charithra Chandran as Edwina Sharma.
In the book series, written by Julia Quinn, the younger sister has a more passive role to play as her older sister, Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), finds herself falling in love with Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey). The hit Netflix series took several liberties with the source material to create a more in-depth character.
Ahead of the season 2 premiere, Chandran opened up about how she initially found it difficult to connect to Edwina. “It’s hard to play a character who could easily be quite saccharine,” the actress told Shondaland in March 2022. “The only way that you push past that over-sweetness is to really commit to it, to make her more like an ingenue who’s excited by the world.”
The U.K. native noted that she grew to appreciate her character after filming her scenes for season 2. “Having played her now, I love her so much because she has so many good things that are often not considered valuable in our society,” Chandran told Canada’s The Kit that same month. “She chooses to trust people, which you could see as naïveté or immaturity, but it’s a choice that she makes to see the best in others. Wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone could be a bit more like Edwina?”
During the interview, Chandran also addressed the inclusivity that came from casting her and Ashley in the lead roles.
“My mom and I are obsessed with Colin Firth’s Pride and Prejudice, and we watch it like three times a year, but I never thought this was a possibility,” she added. “When I put on the dress with the empire waistline, I was teary-eyed I never expected this, because I’d never seen a Brown person in a
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is just days away from dropping, 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. The only drawback was a missing Nicola Coughlan, who had to miss the premiere after testing positive for COVID-19.Ashley, whose love story with Lord Anthony Bridgerton is at the center of season 2, stunned in a black, lace skirt and top combo that was dripping in intricate details.