Katie Leung says Bridgerton’s diversity made her feel ‘safe’ to play

Katie Leung is joining Bridgerton for its fourth season. (Getty)

harry potter Star Katie Leung spoke about the world’s diversity: bridgerton She felt “at ease” performing as an actor.

Leon will join the fourth season of the Regency drama as Lady Araminta Gunn, a steely lady who tries to marry off her two daughters.

At the same time, like Cinderella’s stepmother, Gan keeps her own stepdaughter, Sophie (Yerin Ha), as a servant.

This becomes an even more difficult task after Sophie meets Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) at a masquerade ball and charms the Bridgerton man.

discuss her new role guardianLeon played Cho Chang in five films. harry potter He said he felt “blessed” to be a part of the Netflix show.

“In a way, it feels very nostalgic,” she said, recalling those days. harry potter day to day. “Also, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve become less perturbed by the seemingly very big things in my life.”

Leon assured Gunn that she was more than a “typical evil stepmother role,” noting that she ended up playing such a role where ethnicity was not important.

“Being able to play a mother with a daughter, this kind of family dynamic is something that I always feel is missing. That’s where we need to strive and get to from here on out,” she said.

The actress also mentioned bridgertonThe diversity of is what the show is famous for, despite its Regency setting.

“Their inclusivity and diversity, both behind and in front of the camera, is just…you can see it and feel it. That really made me feel at ease being able to perform as an actor,” Leon said.

And in the face of criticism of diversity, Leung said, “The more diversity we have, the less important it becomes. But for now, we’re kind of in the middle of it.”

She also said that “it might have been better” if she had seen more stories centering Asian women when she was a child.

bridgerton This year we’re back with a two-part series. The first will arrive on January 21st and the second on February 26th.