‘Bridgerton’ Season 2’s steamy sex scenes all about ‘the female gaze’

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Preview in new tabNetflix’s “Bridgerton” is known for its scandalous sex scenes, colorful Regency era fashions and shocking secrets.And while the romance drama plays into those story elements, Season 2 is going to get even more hair-raising.

Series star Jonathan Bailey divulged the show’s cheeky nickname as love scenes focus more on the “female gaze” in the upcoming season. “There’s so many people who will go, ‘Oh yeah, Bonkerton,’” Bailey — who plays Anthony Bridgerton — told Entertainment Weekly recently.“The female gaze is so important because there are many ways people communicate by sex, and what sex means, and what your body means to someone else,” the British star, 33, continued. “It’s important that there’s an inversion of sexuality and how people are exploited in the storytelling of sex.”His character’s quest to find love will be the focus of the new season, which will see Anthony become entangled with new girl Kate Sharma, played by Simone Ashley, 26.Series showrunner Chris Van Dusen also told the outlet that the new season will give just as many “thirsty moments” to fans as the previous one.

He added that Ashley and Bailey’s chemistry is “out of this world” and further revealed: “The season is charged and transporting and romantic.” As for Kate, Ashley admitted to EW that her character isn’t afraid to go after her desires. “There’s always been a familiarity deep down with what Kate wants,” the “Sex Education” actress said.