would not be reprising his role as the dashing Duke of Hastings in the show’s second season, fans weren’t happy. However, Rhimes, 51, admitted she’s perfectly fine with the British actor’s decision. “I don’t think I expected everybody to have such a reaction to it,” the showrunner said in a cover profile for Variety. “My assumption of what people knew of romance novels was … I overestimated a great deal.”She continued, “People’s attachment to couples is real — I mean, I know that better than anybody.
And I think that means success. But I do understand their despair.”Page’s character was part of the series’ main Season 1 story line where he romanced and married Phoebe Dynevor’s Daphne Bridgerton.
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