Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, the much-loved prequel of Netflix’s massively fashionable sequence, Bridgerton, has a singular connection to India. The feminine lead of the present shares her identify with our nation. India Amarteifio performs the younger Queen Charlotte within the present that has gone on to win as many hearts as the 2 seasons of Bridgerton.
At Netflix’s world occasion Tudum, that’s at the moment underway in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Amarteifio spoke to Mid-day’s Mayank Shekhar, elaborating on how she was named India.
When requested if there’s a story behind her identify, Amarteifio mentioned, “I want. My mother and father simply love the identify. They’ve by no means been (to the nation), I’ve by no means been. However they only appreciated the identify, and apparently, I simply got here out and my mum went, ‘That’s an India’.”
“To be truthful, my mum is a large fan of R&B music, and there’s an R&B artist referred to as India Arie, so perhaps it’s that, I most likely ought to ask her. However I do know a whole lot of it’s to do with the nation,” she added.
Properly, India, we hope so, too, and want you go to our nation quickly!
The English actress was born in Kingston upon Thames and grew up in Twickenham. Her father is of Ghanaian origin, and her mom is of German origin.
She performs the titular character within the prequel that’s centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and energy. It tells the story of how the younger Queen`s marriage to King George sparked each a terrific love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
On the Netflix Tudum occasion, Amarteifio was joined by her Queen Charlotte co-star Corey Mylchreest, who performs younger King George III on the present. Watch this house for our full interview with the pair on the Netflix Tudum occasion in Sao Paolo!
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Tudum, impressed by the sound you hear simply earlier than a sequence or movie begins on Netflix, can also be the most important Netflix occasion worldwide, celebrating the streaming large’s brand-defining movies, sequence, expertise, and creators. This 12 months’s world livestream signifies the occasion`s return to Brazil – the placement of the primary Tudum in-person occasion in 2020.
This 12 months’s world livestream occasion, broadcast from Ibirapuera Park (Parque do Ibirapuera) in São Paulo, builds upon Netflix’s three-day conference occasion happening June sixteenth to 18th on the Bienal contained in the park. That includes over 2,000 sq. meters of actions, video games, dwell music, and extra, the conference additionally provides attendees the possibility to see their favorite stars up shut.