What is the deal with the Sheffield in Bridgerton?
Who are the Sheffields in Bridgerton season 2? Lord and Lady Sheffield are introduced in episode 5 of Bridgerton season 2. They are the parents of Mary Sheffield Sharma, making them Kate and Edwina's grandparents.
"Bridgerton" writers changed Kate Sheffield's surname to Sharma to reflect her Indian heritage. Author Julia Quinn called the decision "terrific" and said it was executed in an "authentic way." Writers of Indian descent brought elements of their own stories to the character, she told Insider.
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Kate has also secretly been in cahoots with Edwina's grandparents, who disowned Mary (Shelley Conn) after she chose to marry Kate's father, to provide Edwina with a dowry if she lands an English nobleman.
The Sharmas' Heritage
Kate (Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) are of Indian heritage in the series, but in the book, they are described as pale and blonde.
As viewers soon learn, Mary's marriage was scandalous. She married a commoner against her parents' wishes (the “Lady” of her title is via her parents, not her husband); hence the couple's exit for Bombay straight after they wed, without saying goodbye to anyone. Moreover, Kate isn't Lady Mary's daughter.
Kate calls Edwina bon while Edwina calls her didi. While these might be perceived as cute nicknames, they're Bengali phrases for “younger sister” and “sister,” respectively.
As for Kate, she often called Edwina “bon,” which is the Hindi word for “little sister.” Like didi, bon always underlies Kate's respect and love for her sibling. The loving pet names the Sharma sisters use for one another are just one of the many culturally significant elements of their ties to India.
Kate (her actual name is Kathani) and Edwina Sharma are half-sisters, played by two actresses of Tamil descent, Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran. In the show, the girls' father was a tradesman, who fell in love with an earl's daughter, Lady Mary (Shelley Conn), after his first wife died.
Kate Sharma is 26 years old and Edwina is her younger sister, aged 17 or 18. The siblings are half-sisters, sharing the same father but a different mother. Mary Sharma (Shelley Conn) is Edwina's mother, but she cares for Kate like she is her own.
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You see the bumblebee for the first time in season one when it lands on Daphne and Simon's carriage as they leave for their honeymoon. We see it again during the season's final scene, as Daphne gives birth to her first child with Simon.
Mary Sheffield Sharma played by Shelley Conn, acts as the royal connection of the Sharma Family. Shelly Conn hails from London with an Anglo-Indian Lineage. Conn attended Queen Mary's College and holds a degree from Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
After Daphne and Simon are married, their relationship isn't without its problems. This is mostly because she still wants children while the duke refuses to have them — thanks to the vow he made to his abusive, dying father to never have children so that the bloodline ends with him.