Hi, I'm Simone Ashley
and I play Kate Sharma in Bridgerton.
I'm Charithra Chandran and I play Edwina Sharma.
And I'm gonna take you through the wedding scene
in the second season of Bridgerton.
Shot by shot.
We launch in to the cathedral where the wedding
between Edwina Sharma and Lord Anthony Bridgerton
is gonna take place.
But we filmed this in a church in Piccadilly,
I think over two to three days?
There he is.
God, he looks so handsome, doesn't he?
There's a lot of tension going on between Kate and Anthony
and they can’t give it away, their feelings for one another
in front of everyone, in front of the Queen,
at her wedding that she's organized.
So, it's very tense.
People might say, "Oh, how did Edwina not notice?"
"How did she not observe these glances?"
And the reality is, it's not even a thought in her head.
She would never expect, you know
her sister to be in love with her fiancé.
So, you can't really register something
you don't know will exist.
It's just beyond her even thought process.
And I remember filming this moment,
having the orchestra there, the band there, and everyone
in the cast stand up, it felt like a real wedding.
I mean, Charithra looks stunning.
So, they actually kept me hidden
from all the supporting artists and the rest
of the cast so that their reactions
to the gown and the moment was really real.
I was just beaming.
It didn't really require much acting at all.
Proud sister moment.
Miss Edwina, you look lovely.
Thank you, my Lord.
I'm happy you are pleased.
Dearly beloved...
I know what happens and I'm even starting to get excited
about how what's gonna happen,
how they gonna get out of this?
It's a lot of shifting eyes.
And this woman in holy matrimony.
Oh, the yearning, the angst!
You can't help but feel for Anthony and Kate
and how the conservatism of that society, the rules
of that society have held them back from true love.
So this is kind of like a fantasy sequence where
Anthony's fantasizing about what would it be like
if the bride was Kate, and all the alters are clear
and they, it's just them to alone, which I think is a really
nice nod to the fact that and their feelings for one
another can really dance when they're on their own.
Something always happens when Kate and Anthony
are left on their own.
I think they can just let their guards down
and be vulnerable.
The archbishop would like you to repeat,
my Lord, after him.
Yes, of course.
The most difficult part
about filming the scene for me were the bracelets.
Kate was anxiously playing
with her mother's bracelets and then it snaps off.
And that's kind of what is the pivot in this scene.
It was hard to do that.
There were these really tightly screw-on bracelets
and they were really incredibly hard to take off.
I, Lord Anthony Bridgerton.
Awkward!
Allow me.
Me and Johnny would keep giggling at this point,
actually, when we bent down.
I can't remember why, but, we had to do a few takes
'cause we kept laughing.
Ooh, she knows.
They said we need you.
Wait, I need a moment!
Running down the aisle, I was so worried
I was gonna trip over and damage the dress, hurt myself,
but surprisingly easy, actually.
And I think it says this in the script,
but there's a moment where Kate and Anthony
look at each other, and it's like, "She knows."
What has happened to my wedding?
The bride seems to run away, ma'am.
I love that bit with Bessie Carter and the fireworks.
Breathe, Edwina!
Like, I know what's gonna happen but I'm watching it
being like, "Oh my God, what's gonna happen?"
It is just nerves.
I genuinely thought I was gonna pass out
filming this scene.
That feeling was so real.
Okay, perhaps you might find that tea--
It is not tea that I want!
I'm not gonna lie, If I was Edwina, I'd be throwing hands.
I feel like this is very restrained.
What I want is the truth!
Oh!
Suddenly your words fail you, sister.
Edwina--
I think it's the first time you kind of see this side
of the relationship between Edwina and Kate.
It's a very adult conversation.
It's a lot of confrontation.
It's really uncomfortable.
You have feelings for him!
Scandalous!
so coming out.
All this time!
I really do feel for Edwina.
Oh, you cannot deny it now, Kate!
'Cause it's the first time her little sister's
owning her voice and standing up
for herself and confronting Kate,
when usually it was the other way around.
And I think that kind of evolves
into pride for Kate, to see her little sister be like that.
But in this moment, I think she's quite speechless.
You told me we'd put all secrets to rest, but no!
I can already see the comments coming about,
"Why does Edwina have so much more anger
and heat towards Kate?"
And the truth is, it's because she loves Kate more.
By the end of this episode, she thinks Anthony's trash,
she can do better.
But Kate is her sister.
Do you love him?
Edwina, I--
That is enough!
That scene was so exhausting to do, though.
Super rewarding.
I mean, those are the kind of scenes
that make you want to be an actor.
Go!
Anywhere else, Kate.
Thanks for watching the wedding scene with us.
And you can catch season two of Bridgerton
only on Netflix.