Sophie Winkleman opens up on ITV’s Sanditon role as ‘fragile’ King’s mistress

Sanditon season 2 trailer from ITV Sophie Winkleman touched on her role as Lady Susan and admitted that despite playing a “powerful” character, there were some very “fragile” points to her. Sophie’s character Lady Susan first appeared at the end of season one and is back with a storm, with her position as the King’s mistress affording her immense power but little security. The ITV star recently opened up on the development of her character and how her new title comes with some consequences. Sophie explained: “She’s the King’s mistress, which makes her very powerful and very sucked up to. ‘But it’s also a very fragile position because if the King looks at another woman to be his flavour of the month, she’s completely dropped. READ MORE Win a pair of tickets to The Coronation Street Experience Sophie Winkleman opens up on ITV’s Sanditon role as ‘fragile’ King’s mistress “So she’s much more fragile than we realise she was in the first series.’ Her new storyline will see her play matchmaker for Charlotte Heywood (played by Rose Williams) and Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes). Samuel Colbourne (Liam Garrigan) is in the midst of a love triangle with Charlotte and Alexander but sees Lady Susan start to fall in love with him as well. “The chemistry starts to expand and they are very drawn to each other. I think he seems like a far better bet than the capricious King so I hope their story leads to a lovely ending,” she revealed. In real life, Sophie is no stranger to high society, strict rules and extravagant dresses as she is married to the Royal family’s Lord Frederick Windsor. Sophie Winkleman opens up on ITV’s Sanditon role as ‘fragile’ King’s mistress SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info