Bridgerton star Yerin Ha reveals painful infection she got from filming NSFW bath scene

We're just a matter of hours away from the long-awaited second part of the fourth season of Bridgerton finally hitting Netflix.

The latest instalment of the steamy period drama will grace our screens tomorrow (26 February), and it's clear Netflix users are buzzing to see what unfolds between Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and the 'Lady in Silver' AKA Sophie Baek, played by Yerin Ha.

As we count down the hours until our next Bridgerton dose, the two stars have kindly offered fans quite a detailed behind-the-scenes bit of info, with Ha opening up about the painful infection she got from filming a very NSFW bath scene.

Earlier this morning (25 February), Ha and Thompson appeared on Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby

During the chat, Ha revealed she had contracted a skin condition after the steamy bath scene, which we're yet to see, after they spent a staggering six hours filming.

It all started when Welby asked what the 'juiciest bit of gossip' was from the Bridgerton set.

Ha responded: "Okay so there’s a scene where we are in a bath tub and basically I put baby powder all on me because I was told it would help dry my skin to put the intimacy wear on with my tape, and then basically the next day after the bath tub, I got hives all over my body, and got folliculitis and needed steroid cream!"

Yerin Ha and Luke Thompson have discussed Bridgerton's steamy bath scene (Netflix)

Folliculitis is a common, usually minor, skin condition involving inflammation or infection of hair follicles, resulting in small, itchy, or tender red spots/pustules.

"But I blame myself, because I think it was a combination of baby powder and the bath water," Ha admitted, prompting Thompson to exclaim: "We were in the bath for six hours!"

"But you were fine!" Ha said while Thompson said: "Seven hours in the bath."

Ha added: "I’m a sensitive gal. Yeah, I got folliculitis."

Ha reveals she developed a skin condition after shooting in bath water for a staggering six hours (Capital Breakfast)

While fans brace themselves for the upcoming bath scene, many will no doubt still be reeling from the steamy staircase number in episode four, which saw Benedict and Sophie share a passionate, climactic moment on the stairs at Bridgerton House.

While the scene may have looked incredible on-screen, the reality behind it was far less romantic as Ha and Thompson both fell ill before filming the scene.

"We were very mentally a little bit weak, a little bit nervous, my immune system was down," she told E! News about the scene.

Bridgerton is currently available to stream on Netflix, with the second part of season four dropping on 26 February.