Charithra Chandran joined “Bridgerton” Season 2 as an eligible bachelorette who caught the eye of Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey). Throw in a love triangle with her onscreen sister played by Simone Ashley, and the Netflix series reveled in its signature steamy Regency-era drama.
Yet for Chandran in real life, her rise to fame thanks to the record-breaking series marked a different personal milestone off-camera.
“Coming to L.A., it was a profound moment because I spent my life avoiding the sun,” Chandran told Variety. “I spent my whole life going outside with a hat on or being fully covered up so I didn’t tan. This is the first time in my life that I walked out and I was like, ‘I can feel it. I can tan.’ And I can feel beautiful.”
Chandran continued, “When you’re young and you’re an immigrant all you want to do is assimilate.
Yet for Chandran in real life, her rise to fame thanks to the record-breaking series marked a different personal milestone off-camera.
“Coming to L.A., it was a profound moment because I spent my life avoiding the sun,” Chandran told Variety. “I spent my whole life going outside with a hat on or being fully covered up so I didn’t tan. This is the first time in my life that I walked out and I was like, ‘I can feel it. I can tan.’ And I can feel beautiful.”
Chandran continued, “When you’re young and you’re an immigrant all you want to do is assimilate.
- 5/19/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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