'Bridgerton' Actress Simone Ashley Reveals Her Corset Put Her in Pain

Is pain all in the name of art? It is quite common for actors and actresses to have to make certain sacrifices to play out certain roles, especially in the case of period pieces such as Bridgerton. This can result in extreme body changes due to the use of very uncomfortable costumes. Recently Simone Ashley, the new protagonist of Season 2, revealed that she is experiencing chronic body aches from the excessive use of her character's corsets.

The 26-year-old actress told Glamour UK that the experience of wearing corsets on a daily basis was an interesting experience that led to physical damages. "My first day, I was like, 'OK, first day as a lead, I have to eat a lot of food, get really energized. So I had this huge portion of salmon and that's when I got really nauseous, basically because I was wearing the corset," Ashley revealed.

Ashley later revealed that she "realized that when you wear the corset, you just don't eat," and that wearing corsets "changes your body. [She] had a smaller waist very momentarily. It involved a lot of pain and [she] thinks [she] hurt my shoulder at one point!"

Furthermore, the star revealed that she always had to rely on the help of a team to get ready, just like a royal did in centuries past, as "when you're in a corset, you can't put your shoes on."

Watch the second season of Bridgerton when it arrives on Netflix on March 25.