BRIDGERTON’S JONATHAN STARTS FILMING WITH SIMONE ASHLEY

WASHINGTON: ‘Bridgerton’ fans, rejoice! Filming of the second season of the popular romantic Netflix series revolving around the new love story of Anthony Bridgeton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) has officially started.

People Magazine captured Jonathan Bailey, who is reprising his role as Anthony Bridgerton with new costar Simone Ashley, who is playing the leading lady and Anthony’s on-screen love interest Kate Sharma on the set of the series’ forthcoming season. In the snaps from the film set, the duo was spotted attending a horse race alongside an array of other ‘Bridgerton’ stars including the other Bridgeton family: brothers- Colin Bridgerton, Benedict Bridgerton, sister- Eloise Bridgerton, mother- Lady Violet Bridgerton and the saviour of all- Lady Danbury.

The much-awaited second season the romantic drama will reportedly shift the focus from the love story between Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon (Rege-Jean Page) to Anthony’s romance with Kate. It will be based on Julia Quinn’s novel, The Viscount Who Loved Me, as per People Magazine. Producer Shonda Rhimes has earlier revealed that the first season of the much-loved series was one of the long-awaited projects as part of the eight-show deal she made with Netflix in 2017. Season one of the series is based on Julia Quinn’s novels set in the competitive world of Regency-era London’s ton during the season when debutantes are presented at court. The drama is narrated through the lens of a mysterious gossip columnist, Lady Whistledown. With a viewership of 82 million households, ‘Bridgeton’ has become the most-watched series on Netflix.