Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh revealed she was moved by the number of young Black girls sending her pictures of themselves dressed as her notable character Lady Danbury.
The 59-year-old actress starred as Simon Basset’s (Regé-Jean Page) mentor in season one of the Netflix drama, which took the world by storm following its debut on Christmas Day 2020.
Critics and fans have praised the show’s diverse cast, and Adjoa was overwhelmed by the programme’s impact on young boys and girls.
Speaking to the Mirror, she said: ‘I can’t tell you how touched I have been to see the little Black girls posting photos of themselves in a Regency dress, dressed up like princesses.’
‘You kind of go, “oh these children are going to grow up feeling like they have a place” – not like they are being tolerated,’ she added.
In the highly-anticipated second series, Lady Danbury welcomes the Sharma family – sisters Kate (Simone Ashley) and Edwina (Charithra Chandran), along with their mother Lady Mary (Shelley Conn) – who travel to London from India to take part in the social festivities.