Sex Education icon Simone Ashley, who was born to Tamil parents, stars as photographer Pia in the new romantic-comedy movie, Picture This

Ashley, 29, has portrayed Kate Sharma on the show since its sophomore season, which focused on Kate's romance with Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey). She will reprise her role in the upcoming Season 4.

Simone Ashley is having quite the moment. The British-Indian actress who captured hearts as Kate Sharma in Netflix's steamy period

Simone Ashley, star of 'Bridgerton', celebrates the resurgence of romantic comedies with her lead role in 'Picture This'. The film features a British-Indian wedding backdrop and follows a photographer's quest for love and career success amidst her ex's return.

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Ashley got to fulfill her own wish in Picture This, a new Amazon-backed rom-com that topped the streaming charts during its opening weekend on Prime Video. Offering a fresh take o

Whenever the West decides to ‘represent’ the non-resident Indian community on screen, Indians instinctively reach for a pinch of salt—sometimes, a whole fistful. There are only two ways to react: either be mildly pleased that we made it into the film at all or groan at how they have managed to get everything wrong,

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