Charithra Chandran: ‘My experience post Bridgerton has tempered my ambition’

From starring in Bridgerton to appearing in the comic book adaptation One Piece, Charithra Chandran is one of the most exciting talents redefining what representation looks like on screen. In this chat with Josh, Charithra opens up about the profound responsibility of being a woman of colour in an industry that wasn't built for her, including the racism, apathy, and backlash she faced when cast in One Piece. She discusses why her post-Bridgerton journey has quietly reshaped her ambitions and gets candid about therapy, heartbreak, and learning — finally — to ‘take the wins’ and ‘let love in’. ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- Charithra Chandran @charithra17 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel:    / @joshsmithsgreatchatshow   📩 Business enquiries – [email protected] ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters #Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry #SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth