Simone Ashley: Feeling 'Othered' By Men, Messy Dating Years, ‘Picture This’ & ‘Bridgerton' Season 4

Bridgerton's Simone Ashley rejoins my podcast 'Reign with Josh Smith' as she releases the new Amazon Prime Movie, 'Picture This' to talk about the about BS social pressures to tick boxes by certain ages, the 'wild west crazy situations ' she got herself into dating, feeling othered in rooms full of men and why we need to start throwing as many promotion parties as we do weddings and baby showers. It’s a big yes from me. Plus of course we talk 'Bridgerton' season four! Listen to the full Simone Ashley interview on the 'Reign' podcast here: http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 - hope you love it! Josh x #simoneashley #bridgerton #podcast #reignwithjoshsmith Chapters & Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Simone Ashley's new movie 'Picture This' 01:04 'Bridgerton' and Representation 02:05 'The girls that looked like me were always the side chick' 02:55 Doing it for your younger self 03:58 Simone's messy years 05:33 Worst dating moments 08:20 Societal pressures on women 10:30 Being in her 'f**k them' era 11:20 Judgement about women getting married 11:56 Simone threw herself a 'promotion party' 13:36 Indian cultural pressures 16:00 Power of dreaming big 18:00 Feeling othered in a room full of men 19:48 Being a producer and learning from Shondaland 22:08 Starting her music career 24:09 Teasing her music 26:19 Filming Bridgerton season 4 27:25 Giving advice to Yerin Ha I am so excited to welcome back one of my favourite 'Reign' guests, Simone Ashley who is in her f**k that era and we love to hear it! You have wanted Simone to come back on the podcast for the longest time, so I am so excited this episode marks a new chapter in Simone's career as she enters the world of movies! The last time Simone joined us Bridgerton season two had just dropped and her character, Kate Sharma was not only winning over Jonathan Bailey but providing the long overdue south asian representation we needed on our screens. We loved to see it, didn’t we!?!? Now Simone is taking on the rom-com genre in Prime Video’s new movie 'Picture This' - which follows her character Pia as she embarks on some blind dates and struggles to keep her career afloat. I honestly howled at and cried at and know you are going to love it too! I have learnt so much from Simone about the power of self belief and I hope this episode shows you how much cutting out the external noise and working on your relationship with yourself can help YOU achieve your dreams. If you love this episode too, let me know in the comments below and you can also find me across social media @joshsmithhosts. See you next week for another episode of Reign! x P.S. This episode, like every episode of Reign, hopes to give you a loving dose of positivity, and to serve as a reminder that love - whether we give it, receive it or feel it has the power to uplift and heal. That’s why we’re empowering you to BE LOVE through these conversations - get out there and feel love, embody love and pass it on because you never know how much it could change your life or someone else’s. Head to pandora.net to discover the latest jewellery collections and more. ABOUT REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH: Reign with Josh Smith is a podcast and video series which sees your favourite celebrities open up like never before, talking about the obstacles they have had to overcome in their life and ultimately show they have learnt to Reign. These chats will hopefully make you feel less alone in your problems, inspire you to find your power and Reign in your own life too. Still haven’t subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith on YouTube? ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYO... Still haven't subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith the podcast? It's available wherever you get your podcasts from right here! ►► http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 CONNECT WITH REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH Podcast: http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 Instagram: @joshsmithhosts Twitter: @joshsmithhosts