"And the response to the fourth season - the first part of which dropped on Netflix on January 29 - proves the show's still got it. Like many shows about teenagers and young adults, the actors who played the Bridgertons and their love interests are actually older than their characters. The two leads this season, 37-year-old Luke Thompson and 28-year-old Yerin Ha, are playing characters who are 30 and 24, respectively."
"One of "Bridgerton's" most inspired choices was to make the world of British high society in the 1800s more diverse than it was in real life, beginning with the choice to make Queen Charlotte, a real queen and wife to King George III, Black. As Business Insider has previously reported, historically, she is thought to have been England's first biracial monarch, though she is mainly depicted as white in art."
Season four of Bridgerton centers on Benedict Bridgerton's romance with Sophie Baek. The Bridgerton characters and their friends range in age from 14 to 33. Many actors playing them are significantly older than their characters; Luke Thompson, 37, portrays a 30-year-old and Yerin Ha, 28, portrays a 24-year-old. Queen Charlotte is portrayed as Black and historically was about 72 years old in 1816. Historical accounts suggest she may have been England's first biracial monarch, though art typically depicts her as white. Simone Ashley is older than her character Kate; her 30th birthday was March 30, 2025. Ashley previously appeared as Olivia Hanan in Sex Education for 15 episodes. In the books, Sophie Baek is around 22 but could be aged up for the show.
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