Bridgerton, told Page Six that she is proud to be an out actress of color on a major television series.“There’s not a lot of us around who are gay, female, Black and I’m very privileged and blessed to be one of them,” she said. “I’m not saying that I speak for a community, I’m a small voice in that community, but I think each of us who has a small voice creates something big and something wonderful for the next generation to see themselves and be proud of.”"I’m very proud of who I am," she added.Produced by Shonda Rhimes and created by Chris Van Dusen, Bridgerton has been praised by critics for not only being an entertaining period drama of the British upper class but also upending the traditionally white casting of this genre with people.