'All women can be sexy': Bridgerton's Penelope — and her curves — challenge the Hollywood ideal

There's been a lot of buzz about the third season of the Netflix series Bridgerton as Penelope gets promoted from wallflower to female lead. That move has been applauded for its body positivity, not just in terms of representation of larger body types, but for showing Penelope as romanticized, desirable and sexy.

'All women can be sexy': Bridgerton's Penelope — and her curves — challenge the Hollywood ideal
A woman  in a  blue dress poses for the camera

There's been a lot of buzz about the third season of the Netflix series Bridgerton as Penelope gets promoted from wallflower to female lead. That move has been applauded for its body positivity, not just in terms of representation of larger body types, but for showing Penelope as romanticized, desirable and sexy.