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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christie D'Zurilla

‘Bridgerton’ star Golda Rosheuvel says she ignored director’s advice to stay closeted

It’s a scenario that’s perfect for the gossip-fueled “Bridgerton”: Golda Rosheuvel, who plays Queen Charlotte on the Netflix series, was once told to keep her sexuality a secret. By a director who was also a lesbian.

The Guyanese British actress found the advice “mind-blowing” — and not in a good way.

Rosheuvel, who was known primarily for her U.K. theater work prior to “Bridgerton,” said on a recent “Just for Variety” podcast that she and the director had been discussing being out and proud and whether she should say in interviews that she was gay.

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