{"id":12229,"date":"2022-03-15T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1605021"},"modified":"2022-03-15T12:55:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:55:09","slug":"bridgertons-jonathan-bailey-is-the-cover-star-of-this-weeks-radio-times","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bridgertons-jonathan-bailey-is-the-cover-star-of-this-weeks-radio-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgerton\u2019s Jonathan Bailey is the cover star of this week\u2019s Radio Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kelly-Anne Taylor\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 15 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In this week\u2019s Radio Times<\/strong>, Kirsty Lang interviews Bridgerton<\/a> star Jonathan Bailey. As the steamiest costume drama returns to our screens, season 2 (available to stream on Netflix<\/a> from 25th March) follows Viscount Bridgerton\u2019s search for a wife \u2013 but, is Jonathan Bailey ready for his Mr Darcy moment?<\/p>\n

Bailey discusses the invaluable advice co-star Phoebe Dynevor gave him concerning the exertions of being the series lead \u2013 and how he will continue this legacy by passing on a notebook he has kept throughout filming to the next in-line.<\/p>\n

Charithra Chandran, who plays Edwina Sharma in season 2 of Bridgerton, also discusses how the costume drama has revolutionised attitudes towards diverse casting: \u201cMinorities are often alluded to as being there to tick boxes, to fill a quota. I cannot tell you how unbelievably invalidating that is. It penetrates our minds and makes us feel like we\u2019re not worthy of success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had people at university tell me, \u2018You only got the lead in that show because they needed to have a person of colour in it.\u2019 It makes you doubt everything. If I\u2019m being really honest and vulnerable, in my head I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh God, if people don\u2019t like me in this or if I\u2019ve done a bad job, I\u2019ve ruined it for my entire community.\u2019 When you are a minority you invariably feel the weight of representing your entire community. That\u2019s not imposed by anyone \u2013 but it\u2019s something I feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also in this week\u2019s Radio Times Magazine:<\/strong><\/h2>\n