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Headline: Simone Ashley 'grateful' to be cast in lead role in This Tempting Madness

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The Bridgerton actress, who has Indian heritage, was convinced that she wouldn't be given the role because it would be easier to cast a white actress and her on-screen family members. "I was in LA auditioning for this role in 2023, and I was on the phone to my team and I said, 'They are never going to ask me; there's a family in the movie... they are going to want to get a white girl so they can get a white family - it's just easier to cast,'" she recalled in an interview with Porter magazine.

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