Bridgerton actor was told her disability would hold her back before Netflix role

When Gracie McGonigal was starting out in her acting career, she was told she would likely struggle to find roles because of her disability.

Now she's in the new series of Bridgerton, one of the biggest TV shows on Netflix.

McGonigal was born with a limb difference - her arm stops just below her elbow joint - but she said she "hadn't realised" she had a disability at all until she began acting professionally.

"I know that sounds crazy because I literally don't have one of my hands, but when I started working in theatre, other people see it," she told the BBC Access All podcast.

McGonigal knew she wanted to pursue acting in secondary school, and attended the Brit School at sixth form, a performing and creative arts institution.