987FM DJ Sonia Chew reveals she auditioned for Bridgerton
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In a video posted on her social media pages on Monday (Mar 9), Singaporean presenter Sonia Chew revealed that she auditioned for Netflix's period drama Bridgerton, presumably for the role of Sophie Baek.
In another timeline, fans of Bridgerton Season 4 would have seen the beloved Sophie Baek played by a very familiar face. Singaporean presenter and 987FM DJ Sonia Chew revealed on Monday (Mar 9) that she auditioned for a role in the popular Netflix period drama – highly implied to be Sophie Baek, which of course eventually went to Australian actress Yerin Ha.
In her video, Chew said she was on holiday in New York when her manager texted to ask if she would be interested in auditioning for a project suspected to be Bridgerton.
Snippets of the text exchange appear in Chew’s video, showing her manager asking if she could “pull off the RP [Received Pronunciation] accent” and noting that she would have to be “fully available” from September 2024 to April 2025 if chosen for the role – the same production window for Bridgerton Season 4 cited by numerous media outlets, including Elle Decor.
Despite some initial misgivings, Chew eventually proceeded with the audition and submitted “some headshots” and told the production crew “a bit of [herself]”.
"Then came the challenge," she quipped, which saw her then having to record an introduction in RP.
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