She dazzled television audiences as the witty Miss Sharma in Bridgerton.
And now actress Simone Ashley will surprise music fans after teaming up with Fraser T Smith, the producer behind Adele’s number one hit Set Fire To The Rain.
Ashley has already recorded some material with Smith and is now expected to find herself at the center of a frantic bidding war between record labels eager to sign her to record a full album.
One industry insider said: “If she finds enough time to devote to her music, Simone could even end up having success like someone like Adele.”
‘She is really versatile in what she does.
‘An authentic mix of soul, pop and indie. Perfect for today’s market.’
Actress Simone Ashley (pictured, at the special screening of Bridgerton in London on June 12) will surprise music fans after teaming up with Fraser T Smith, the producer behind Adele’s number one hit Set Fire To The Rain.
Ashley has already recorded some material with Smith (pictured) and is now expected to find herself at the center of a frantic bidding war between record labels eager to sign her to record a full album.
One industry insider said: “If she finds enough time to devote to her music, Simone could even end up having success like someone like Adele.”
Ashley, 29, who has already appeared on the cover of Vogue and played Indira, a sister of Ariel, in the 2023 live-action film adaptation of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, is said to be delighted to have teamed up with Smith in the studio.
She now seems keen to combine her early love of music with her successful acting career, once saying: “I started making music before doing anything else at the age of eight, but I never really got into it.”
Ashley has spoken of her desire to appear in the fourth season of Bridgerton, which will be based on the second novel in the series by Julia Quinn, The Viscount Who Loved Me. Fans of the hit Netflix show will be eager to see how her romance with Anthony Bridgerton, played by actor Jonathan Bailey, develops.
When asked earlier this month at the Monte Carlo TV Festival whether she and Bailey would appear in the upcoming series, Ashley said: “Both Johnny and I really love our characters, their relationship and what they mean to the show.” .
“I think we’ll do everything we can with our schedules to make it work the way we can, hopefully.”