Bridgerton star Simone Ashley puts on a leggy display in white mini dress as she attends photocall during the Monte-Carlo Television Festival

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Simone Ashley put on a leggy show as she attended a photocall during the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on Saturday.

The Bridgerton star, 29, looked stunning in a white sleeveless mini dress with a high collar and sheer detail.

The garment also featured a pleated hemline, while Simone added height to her frame with a pair of matching heels.

The actress styled her tresses in loose curls and added a pair of gold hoop earrings to her look.

Simone looked cheerful as she posed for the camera and completed her look with a light makeup palette.

Simone Ashley put on a leggy show as she attended a photocall during the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on Saturday

The Bridgerton star, 29, looked stunning in a white sleeveless mini dress with high collar and sheer detail

The Bridgerton star, 29, looked stunning in a white sleeveless mini dress with high collar and sheer detail

The actress styled her tresses in loose curls and added a pair of gold hoop earrings to her look

The actress styled her tresses in loose curls and added a pair of gold hoop earrings to her look

Simone plays Kate Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama and was previously best known for her role as Olivia Hanan in Sex Education.

Bridgerton series three part 2 dropped on Netflix on Thursday, picking up where fans left Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan).

Kate Bridgerton (Simone) and her husband Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), who led series two, made regular appearances.

Even though Part 2 featured a six-minute sex scene, some fans were still unimpressed.

Fans returned to the very first series when Nicola, 37, stripped completely naked in front of her husband-to-be.

But they will be left disappointed as they watch and discover there isn’t much more to come.

And while VarietyAramide Timudu called the scene the “sexiest thing seen on television since Bridgerton series one,” the Evening standard Vicky Jessop thought the long-awaited regency party left a little to be desired.

“This isn’t steamy,” she said. “Watching it feels like watching two teenagers struggle through an awkward clinch.”

Critics’ opinions on part two were largely limited to episodes five and six, with Netflix guarding the final two ahead of its main release on Thursday.

Vicky gave part two a scathing two-star review, asking: “Is Bridgerton losing its touch?”

Simone plays Kate Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama (pictured) and was previously best known for her role as Olivia Hanan in Sex Education

Simone plays Kate Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama (pictured) and was previously best known for her role as Olivia Hanan in Sex Education

The critics’ thoughts on Bridgerton series three, part two

Evening standard

Judgement:

Vicky Jessop: ‘This is not steamy. Watching it feels like you’re watching two teenagers navigate their way through an awkward clinch. Is Bridgerton losing its touch? Francesca’s love affair with Lord John Stirling is worth a nap – all those awkward silences! Yeah, we get it, they’re shy!’

The Telegraph

Judgement:

Anita Singh: ‘Apart from Penelope’s heaving bosom, however, this third series remains a dud. Her extended sex scene with Colin has a cringe-inducing quality – think EL James’ Fifty Shades with all the terrible dialogue but no nipple clamps. Without the main couple, the plot barely exists.”

The independent

Judgement:

Kate Rosseinsky: ‘The wheels are starting to come off the Bridgerton carriage – and the final two episodes will have to be quite dramatic to get things back on track.’

The daily email

Judgement:

Christopher Stevens: ‘Stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton have been promising for weeks that Bridgerton will go all out this time, in two newly released episodes. And they weren’t lying…although for such an explicit sex scene, it was also strangely chaste.”

The times

Judgement:

Carol Midgley: ‘I call Bridgerton the ‘toffs, t**s and titles’ show, but another t-word comes into play here: tenderness. Coughlan’s aforementioned boobs should get some kind of award for all the work they do. Good lord, they move up and down in those dresses like a pair of airbags.”

Variety

Aramide Timudu: ‘The primary sex scene between Polin, with a full-length mirror and a chaise lounge, is one of the sexiest things we’ve seen on television since Bridgerton season 1. Fans may still complain about the lack of sensual activity on screen, but this mirror section is absolutely intoxicating and beautifully done.’

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