Q&a / Bridgerton’s latest love interest Yerin Ha on growing up in a family of actresses, in Australia and Korea
Ha says shooting Bridgerton season 4 – in which she plays Benedict Bridgerton’s love interest, Sophie – has been a lot of fun, and she enjoys the show’s modern take on the Regency era
Actress Yerin Ha is enjoying the last few months of relative anonymity before the release of Bridgerton season four turns her into a household name. She plays Sophie, the love interest of Benedict, one of the late Viscount Bridgerton’s sons.
Is this your first Chanel show?
This is my first fashion show ever. I feel it’s a pinch me moment because I always saw it on social media growing up and [now] I’m here in the flesh, witnessing it.
What did you enjoy the most?
I think just seeing all the details. It’s just like works of art with the amount of detail and the process of getting to a final product – it does remind me a lot of acting, in the sense of the time and detail that people don’t realise.
What’s your first memory of Chanel?
Honestly, the handbag. My grandma would always have a Chanel handbag and she loves designer brands, so I remember snooping in her wardrobe and trying on Chanel handbags and Chanel perfumes – it’s such a sophisticated logo you can’t miss it.
Your grandmother was an actress and you come from a family of actors.
I just kind of found it normal in a way. My grandma is a thespian and my mum grew up around that too. I never had anybody say that I couldn’t pursue acting. It’s always just been, “whatever makes you happy”, so it’s really nice to know that I have people who just support whatever I want to do.