Netflix’s newest hit Bridgeton has everyone talking. The series’ lead actor Regé-Jean Page who played the irresistible Duke of Hastings on the show recently reacted to all the comparisons between the show and Fifty Shades of Grey (due to the steamy scenes).
The British-Zimbabwean actor opened up to Variety magazine and said that the series is something like Jane Austen and Gossip Girl combined, he jokingly also said “maybe like 45 Shades of Grey” instead of 50.
He continued that the cast had a lot of fun in the 1813 period drama costumes and the show’s romance and fantasy combination is like a “big warm Regency hug.” When asked about the steamy scenes, the actor revealed they weren’t easy, and that they had an intimacy coordinator on set..
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