Nigerian-Ethiopian actress Arséma Adeoluwayemi Hamera Thomas was the gorgeous cover star for Glamour South Africa‘s latest Digital Issue. 

The actress stars as young Agatha Danbury in the Netflix original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

In the exclusive interview, Arsema speaks extensively on what it was like shooting the series,  synergy on set and how amazing it was playing a fully realised character.

For the cover feature, Arsema is sporting a neutral makeup look featuring soft brown smokey eyes, natural-looking brows, highlighted cheeks and glossy lips. For her hair, the team opted for a soft, natural hairdo.  She is dressed in an all-black structured shift dress and completed the look with gold jewellery.

@arsemathomas

On Representation & Being Part Of A Groundbreaking Story: 

“It’s like a dream come true, I grew up watching a lot of shows by Shonda Rhimes so I feel honoured to be a part of something that’s so revolutionary. The show has this unconventional romance that takes place in the Georgian era, with beautiful costumes and space. When a job ticks all the boxes, it’s this one!”

On Shonda Rhimes & Her Work 

I would watch Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder and the way that Shonda writes her characters is unreal. It feels as though these are true people. And that’s a sign of who she is as a creator… her ability to empathise with every single character, to show all of their different sides.

On what she hopes people will take away from engaging with Queen Charlotte?

I hope people engage with the fact that while it’s about black women, it’s a love story. There’s so much in there about the relationship between a mother and a son, sexuality, and identity. And even this idea of ailment, and how you deal with that and grief. And so there are so many potential conversations to have. And that’s what I hope that people recognise because I think people will be locked in on the visual cue of seeing black people in a genre “that we shouldn’t be in” and not realise how fruitful and bountiful these six episodes are. The content is there. It’s so easy, Shonda was generous!

 

Read the full issue here

 

Credits

Cover story: @thobeka_phanyeko

Photography by @ambercashmere

Hair by @am_stagrams

Makeup by @alesha_l_williams

Styling  @mayazep

Isoken O

Isoken is Editor at Large of BellaNaija Style and runs Editorial Business & Strategy at BNStyle. She is also the founder of the award-winning jewelry brand Symbols of Authority Symbols Of Authority. She has been in the business of fashion since 2009 and is passionate about fashion, communications, native content and growing the fashion industry in Nigeria . She writes The Fashion Business Series to deliver actionable insight for brands in the fashion and creative sectors. Follow her on Instagram @isokenogiemwonyi “https://www.instagram.com/symbolsofauthority/”>@symbolsofauthority BellaNaija Beauty: @bellanaijabeauty BellaNaija Style: @bellanaijastyle  




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