Ruby Barker is opening up about her role on Netflix’s hit series,
The 24-year-old actress plays the role of Marina Thompson, who comes to stay with the Featherington family while being introduced to society.
“I’d seen
Belle the film about Dido Elizabeth Belle who was a mixed race aristocrat in the Georgian period of time and I saw that film and was like ‘wow it would be so amazing to play that character but its already been made, I’m probably not gonna be in a period drama simply because of my race,’”
Ruby recalled in a video interview with Daily Mail.
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Shondaland fans can rejoice. Netflix recently announced that it has renewed randy costume confection Bridgerton for a second season. This comes as no surprise as of early January, Bridgerton is one of Netflix s Top 5 most-viewed original shows.
The Regency-era drama was adapted from Julia Quinn s best-selling book series, but with a modern twist – imagining a color-conscious version of history in which a Black Queen Charlotte (Golda Roshuevel) would create more opportunities for people of color. The first season follows debutante Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) as she navigates the marriage mart and her courtship of rakish Duke Simon Bassett (Regé-Jean Page) all narrated by the Gossip Girl -esque Lady Whistledown (Julie Andrews) and her meddling society papers. Since the show s release on Christmas Day, it has regularly graced Netflix s Top 10.
Netflix names Bridgerton as its biggest series ever ANI | Updated: Jan 28, 2021 17:06 IST
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): Online streamer Netflix has recently announced that the superhit show Bridgerton is its biggest series ever.
According to E! News, the series has been watched by 82 million households around the globe within the first 28 days of its release. The show s views have marked Netflix s own projections of 63 million households.
As per the report by the streamer, the series was among the top 10 shows in every country except for Japan. It was also at the number one position in 83 countries including America.
The hit show has also made Julia Quinn s novel of the same name stand again in the New York Times bestseller list, 18 years after they were first published.
Nicola Coughlan: She stars as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton. (Image: Netflix)
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What is Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan’s nationality?
Penelope Bridgerton is portrayed by actress Nicola Coughlan who may be best recognised for starring in Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.
The comedy series is about a group of teenage girls, including Coughlan’s character Clare Devlin, growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1990s.
This is world’s away from the likes of Bridgerton which is set in and around central London, focusing on the upper-class members of society.
While Coughlan has a strong Irish accent in Derry Girls, she has a very English accent throughout Bridgerton.
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Sparks fly between Daphne, played by Phoebe Dynevor, and the rebellious Duke of Hastings, played by Rege-Jean Page ((Liam Daniel/Netflix/PA)
Bridgerton has become Netflix’s biggest ever original series, it has been announced.
According to Netflix, a record 82 million households around the world chose to watch Bridgerton in its first 28 days.
The series, which debuted in December 2020, sees Dame Julie Andrews voice anonymous gossip writer Lady Whistledown in the raunchy, romantic period drama, described as Gossip Girl meets Downton Abbey.
The drama is the first series from Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes’s production company Shondaland, after her lucrative deal with the streaming giant.