Bridgerton’s Golda Rosheuvel says she feels ‘very privileged’ to be an openly gay and black actress on a major series: ‘I’m very proud of who I am’
Bridgerton’s Golda Rosheuvel revealed she feels ‘privileged and blessed’ to be an openly gay woman of color starring on a major series.
During the 51-year-old Bridgerton actress’ recent interview with Page Six, she reflected on representation in Hollywood and playing Queen Charlotte.
‘For a long time now stories had been told by the privileged,’ she began. ‘And I think it’s time that the door has opened and the time is now that the door is being opened by people of color, black and brown people.’
Grateful: Golda Rosheuvel revealed she feels ‘very privileged and blessed’ to be an openly gay woman of color on a major series; seen in 2018
Rosheuvel went on to praise Shonda Rhimes, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Coogler for writing for and casting black performers.
She continued: ‘To be able to create the space where you can have a black queen in the highest-watched period drama on Netflix, you can have that to be able to break down the boundaries to make the space for black and brown people to be in a lavish, sexy, scandalous, beautiful representation of life.’
While Rosheuvel noted ‘the journey is not over,’ she said it was ‘definitely going in the right direction.’
Royal: During the 51-year-old Bridgerton actress’ recent interview with Page Six, she reflected on representation in Hollywood and playing Queen Charlotte
‘There’s not a lot of us around who are gay, female, black and I’m very privileged and blessed to be one of them,’ she said.
The Guyanese-British performer, who is known for her theatre work, clarified that she does not speak for others like her and is only a ‘small voice in that community.’
‘I think each of us who has a small voice creates something big and something wonderful for the next generation to see themselves and be proud of… I’m very proud of who I am.’
As for her only complaint about portraying the fictional Queen Charlotte, she joked she got ‘sick of eating the bonbons.’
‘There’s not a lot of us around who are gay, female, black and I’m very privileged and blessed to be one of them,’ she said
In January, she revealed that her regal costumes worn on the set of Bridgerton made her take half-an-hour when using the bathroom.
The Netflix star candidly confirmed that ‘peeing is quite difficult’ as she opened up about the pain she also endured while wearing elaborate wigs on set.
On The After Party show, she said: ‘At about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, your head starts steaming and it’s very hot under there and you can’t wait to get that s*** off.’
Sense of humor: As for her only complaint about portraying the fictional Queen Charlotte, she joked she got ‘sick of eating the bonbons’ (seen in 2019)
Golda’s pain might have been a result of glue or adhesive which is frequently used in wig application to attach the headpiece to the scalp.
Alternative methods include braiding the natural hair underneath and securing it in place by sewing the wig onto the plaits. Clips are also used to secure wigs in application.
Bridgerton was watched by a whopping 82million households worldwide in just a month, making it Netflix’s biggest show ever.