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Shonda Rhimes and Lena Dunham among TV creators demanding abortion protection
Lena Dunham and Shonda Rhimes are among over 400 TV creators and writers that have demanded abortion protection from executives. The 'Girls' creator and the Shondaland boss are part of a 411-strong group of showrunners and head writers who have penned an open letter to industry bosses, in which they noted their "grave concerns" for staff taking the "grave risk" to be working in states that have outlawed abortion in the wake of the US supreme court overturning Roe v. Wade - the landmark ruling which gave women the constitutional right to a termination - and set out the steps they want to see pu...
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Dame Julie Andrews hasn't met the cast of Bridgerton
Dame Julie Andrews has never met the cast of 'Bridgerton'. The 86-year-old Hollywood icon might have narrated the hit Netflix period drama, however, she's yet to meet her co-stars in real life. Appearing on the 'Today' show on Wednesday (22.06.22), she said: "You know I've never met the company in person. "Of course, I see them on the show sometimes. But I do all my recording far far away from them." However, the 'Mary Poppins' star insists they are all "terrific" at what they do. She said: "I think it's gorgeous looking, and they're all wonderful in it and they're lovely people to work with. ...
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Nicola Coughlan jokes about getting used to sexy Brigderton scenes for season three
Nicola Coughlan is “gonna have to” get used to filming raunchy scenes in ‘Bridgerton’. The ‘Derry Girls’ star joked about needing to get ready to shoot some hot and heavy scenes for the third season of the hit Netflix period drama as she and Luke Newton - who plays Colin Bridgerton to her Penelope Featherington - are set to be the main focus of the next run. Asked if she prepared for the task, the 35-year-old actress told E! News’ Daily Pop: "I'm gonna have to be!" Nicola revealed she has been sitting on this since “two weeks into filming season two”. She said: "I've known for, like, two weeks...
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Nicola Coughlan says Bridgerton season will follow Penelope and Colin’s love story
Nicola Coughlan says ‘Bridgerton’ Season Three will follow Penelope and Colin’s love story. The ‘Derry Girls’ star - who plays the youngest Featherington sister and the person behind the ‘Lady Whistledown’ persona - revealed the “big secret” on her social media for the upcoming season of the popular Netflix period drama based on the series of novels by Julia Quinn. On Sunday (15.05.22), the 35-year old actress wrote on her Instagram Story: “Like Lady Whistledown I’ve been keeping quite a big secret for quite a long time … but I can finally tell you that @bridgertonnetflix Season Three is Colin...
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Bridgerton Season Two becomes most-watched English language series on Netflix
‘Bridgerton’ Season Two is the most watched English-language series on Netflix. The new run of the period drama - which is set during the Regency era of London and is based on the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn - has amassed more than 627.11 million hours of total watched minutes on the streaming service, beating the record set by its debut series. According to The Wrap, ‘Bridgerton’ - which was created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes - had its watch time increased by 66.7 million hours. The cast includes Simone Ashley, Nicola Coughlan, Charithra Chandran and Jona...
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Viola Davis says she was told she wasn’t 'classically beautiful' enough to play romantic leads
Viola Davis says she was told she wasn’t “classically beautiful” enough to play romantic leads. The ‘First Lady’ star revealed that casting directors The 56-year-old actress told The New York Times that industry professionals told her she was “too dark” and “not classically beautiful” to take on the starring role in a romantic movie. Viola faced similar criticism when she was cast as Annalise Keating in the Shonda Rhimes’ series ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ with people claiming she “wasn’t pretty enough to pull it off”. Of the reaction, the ‘Fences’ star believes the reaction is the product o...
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Luke Newton was couch surfing before landing Bridgerton role
Luke Newton was "living on mate's sofa" before landing a part in ‘Bridgerton’. The 29-year-old actor plays Colin Bridgerton in the Netflix drama, and he's admitted that being cast in the hit show has totally transformed his life. Reflecting on his meteoric rise, he shared: "When I booked the job I was living on my mate's sofa bed and I was working in a bar, and I actually drove past the bar the other week. It's so crazy how in three years your life can change. "Sometimes it's luck, and sometimes the stars align in the right place at the right time." Luke has also been amazed by the show's popu...
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Charithra Chandran wanted to channel Tracee Ellis Ross and Audrey Hepburn at the Bridgerton season two premiere
Charithra Chandran wanted to channel Tracee Ellis Ross and Audrey Hepburn at the ‘Bridgerton’ season two premiere. The 25-year-old actress - who plays Edwina Sharma in the Regency Netflix romp based on the book series by Julia Quinn- even wanted to throw in a little of Carrie Bradshaw in her “first big fashion moment”, which ended up being a white with red flowers Carolina Herrera dress with dramatic sleeves and some Christian Louboutin peep toe stilettos. Charithra told Harper’s Bazaar: "It’s my first big fashion moment and my priority was to find something that really showed off my personal ...
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Anna Delvey thinks she is 'more self-aware' than Julia Garner's depiction of her
Anna Delvey thinks she is “more self-aware” than the fictionalised version of herself. The 31-year-old convicted criminal - real name Anna Sorokin - doesn’t agree completely with the way that Julia Garner portrayed her in the Shonda Rhimes’ produced Netflix mini-series ‘Inventing Anna’, which was based on The Cut article by journalist Jessica Pressler Speaking to Cosmopolitan, Anna said: “I think I’m more self-aware of the way I come across. Not all of the time, but I just don’t think I’m, like, so brazen and shameless.” The fake German heiress - who was found guilty of theft of services and g...
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Nicola Coughlan thinks it is 'mind-blowing' that Kim Kardashian and Kate Middleton watch Bridgerton
Nicola Coughlan thinks it is “mind-blowing” that Kim Kardashian and Kate Middleton watch ‘Bridgerton’. The ‘Derry Girls’ star is confounded that A-listers love the steamy costume drama - such as the 41-year-old reality television star and 40-year-old future Queen - on Netflix. The 35-year-old actress told Tatler: “It’s crazy to think that something you made has been seen by that many people in the world. It’s quite mind-blowing.” The 'Harlots' star - who brings to Penelope Featherington to life in the Shonda Rhimes' screen adaptation of the popular book series - also defended the bad name that...
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