Who Is Charithra Chandran? All About The British-Indian Actress Who Stole The Spotlight At Wimbledon 2025

Charithra Chandran, known for her role as Edwina Sharma in Netflix’s Bridgerton, has stolen the spotlight at Wimbledon 2025 with her stylish look. Read on to know more about her.
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Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro might be dominating the headlines for their brewing romance, but this isn’t what grabbed the spotlight at Wimbledon this Sunday. Instead, Charithra Chandran, who sat quietly on the sidelines, stole the show with her gorgeous outfit and confidence. The British-Indian actress, well-known for her character Edwina Sharma, turned up in a Bridgeton-inspired hairstyle and Ralph Lauren’s attire, charming everyone with her grace and style.

Charithra Sharma Becomes Wimbledon’s New IT Girl

Sitting behind Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro, Charithra caught the spotlight with a calm and elegant demeanour. Donning Wimbledon whites and flaunting lovely curls, she reminded fans of her Netflix Bridgerton character Edwina Sharma. The flashes might have missed her, but social media users and fashion enthusiasts quickly spot her.

She wore a crisp white button-down shirt, layering it with a racing green cashmere sweater. She paired it with buttery lambskin shorts and smart Nappa leather pumps to complete the look. She looked stylish without trying too hard. Posting her look online, Charithra wrote, "Edwina inspired hair for Wimbledon today with Ralph Lauren.” This one line garnered her immense love and attention from fans, proving that Charithra is fast becoming a real style icon.

Who Is Charithra Chandran? Her Journey From Oxford To Netflix

Born to Tamil doctor parents, Charithra was straddling two worlds since childhood—proving herself in the academic world and her love for performing. Growing up in Oxford, she always excelled in studies and made her presence felt in the extracurriculars as well. She participated in county-level hockey and netball, performed in school plays, and grew up fluent in both English and Tamil. “Since I was born, I've always been a performer, whether it's little dances, sing-alongs, plays, and they loved it. So I'm like: what did you guys expect?” She told the BBC.

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After earning a first-class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford, she was slated to join an international consultancy firm after graduating, but something didn’t sit right. During the 2020 pandemic, watching her parents leave the house during the health crisis, she rethought life and decided to take the plunge. She started emailing agents and finally landed a role in Amazon’s Alex Rider. Before Charithra even wrapped the shooting, she was cast as Edwina Sharma in Bridgerton Season 2.

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