‘Bridgerton’s’ Newest Star Yerin Ha Is Creating Her Own Fantasy

There’s a fairy tale quality to Yerin Ha’s casting in the newest season of Bridgerton — and not just because it’s based on the story of Cinderella.

The recently released fourth outing of Netflix’s massively popular Regency romance — adapted from Julia Quinn’s best-selling book series — is a twist on the Grimm brothers’ fable. It centers on playboy Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson, who has been on the show since the first season) and his romance with Ha’s Sophie Baek, a servant he meets at a masquerade ball.

Ha can thank whatever fairy godmother in Shondaland’s casting department picked her out, since, as the 28-year-old Korean-Australian actress tells The Hollywood Reporter, “Cinderella was actually my favorite princess when I was younger.”

Ha’s “pure glee and excitement” quickly dissipated, however, when the reality set in that she would be stepping in…