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‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Star Katie Leung Reflects On Araminta’s Feelings Toward Sophie & Bringing Out Humanity In Evil Stepmother Role

January 31, 2026

L-R: Michelle Mao as Rosamund Li, Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun, Isabella Wei as Posy Li in 'Bridgerton' Season 4 Liam Daniel/Netflix SPOILER ALERT: This piece spoils Part 1 of Bridgerton Season 4. Harry Potter star Katie Leung took on the layered role of Araminta Gunn (Formerly Li), who fulfills the evils stepmother trope of Sophie Baek’s (Yerin Ha) Cinderella-like love story with Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) in Season 4 of Bridgerton, based on Julia Quinn’s novel An Offer From a Gentleman. Formerly married to Viscount Li, with whom she had two daughters — Michelle Mao’s Rosamund Li and Isabella Wei’s Posy Li — Araminta wasn’t always the bitter woman who makes Sophie do endless chores like polishing her many pairs of shoes or loading her with tasks that require more than just one housemaid.

L-R: Michelle Mao as Rosamund Li, Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun, Isabella Wei as Posy Li in 'Bridgerton' Season 4

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She didn’t realize she was entering a marriage that comes with a secret illegitimate daughter that the Earl of Penwood shared with a late housemaid.
Related Stories News ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Showrunner Jess Brownell Talks Part 1 From “New Energy” Brought By Downstairs Dynamic To “Reality” Check Coming In Part 2 News ‘Bridgerton’ Stars Adjoa Andoh And Golda Rosheuvel Talk “Costly” Tension Between Queen Charlotte And Lady Danbury In Season 4 Part 1 “It’s definitely not hard for me to understand where she’s coming from, especially because the backstory was already there,” Leung told Deadline.
“I didn’t really have to imagine it.
We could play it out and see the result of it.
And that’s a beautiful thing.” Watch on Deadline Araminta inadvertently influences Sophie’s reconnection with Benedict (Luke Thompson) out in the countryside after Sophie’s stepmother sends her packing.

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‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Star Katie Leung Reflects On Araminta’s Feelings Toward Sophie & Bringing Out Humanity In Evil Stepmother Role

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