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Bridgerton

  • Simone Ashley: Bridgerton and Sex Education star’s side hustle almost doubles in value

    Business

    A production company founded by Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley has almost doubled in value during its latest financial year. Good Catch Entertainment, which is based in Worcestershire, has posted shareholder funds of £1.77m for the 12 months to the end of July 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The latest [...]

    Bridgerton star Simone Ashley attends the Amazon MGM Studios' Picture This New York Screening at NeueHouse Madison Square in March 2025. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
  • Fit for Netflix: the British country hotel straight out of Bridgerton

    THE WEEKEND: If you’ve binged season three of Bridgerton, allow us to take you back but in physical form: what eligible debutant doesn’t need the occasional break from the city’s nonstop social scene and the drudgeries of Mayfair life? Located about an hour’s drive from York train station, the Yorkshire Dales makes for a most [...]

    Grantley Hall, the place to live out Bridgerton fantasies
  • Angel fund backed by former Credit Suisse CEO and Bridgerton star raises over £8m

    Investing

    An angel fund backed by the former CEO of Credit Suisse and Bridgerton actress Charithra Chandran has raised $10.9m (£8.3m) in its first close. The Arāya Super Angel Fund, run by Arāya Ventures, is set to invest in up to 60 pre-seed and seed stage founders over the next four years in health tech, fintech, [...]

    The fund is backed by former Credit Suisse CEO Phil Cutts.
  • Bridgerton effect: Netflix show creator opens London Stock Exchange to mark UK economic contribution

    June 14, 2024

    Bridgerton has supported almost 5,000 businesses over the past five years, from the film production companies working on the show to the wedding companies producing Bridgerton-themed events for fans and the food merchants creating novelty treats inspired by the show's characters.

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