Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley on sex scenes, fitting into corsets and the career her parents really wanted her to have
thesun.co.ukSHE’S the relatively unknown beauty thrust into the spotlight as the leading lady in Bridgerton’s second series – a casting that has catapulted her to overnight stardom.
As Lady Kate Sharma, the stunning love interest for hunky Anthony Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama, Simone Ashley’s ground-breaking appearance has already broken the mould as one of the first Asian actresses to slip into Regency costume for a period role.
But the 27-year-old jokes that hauling herself into figure enhancing corsets has proved an even greater challenge than breaking boundaries – quipping: “I realise if you wear a corset, you just don’t eat.” Laughing at her own naivety, Simone admits she ordered a big breakfast ahead of her debut on set only to discover it was an epic error or judgment.
She said: “On my first day, I was like, “OK, first day as a leading lady, got to eat lots of food, be really energised. "So, I had this massive portion of salmon and that’s when I needed to be sick, basically because I was wearing the corset. “I realised when you wear the corset, you just don’t eat.
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