How Does Bridgerton Season 2 Deal with Regé-Jean Page’s Exit?

It turns out celebrities love to get involved with their favourite franchises as much as fans do, and that's lead to many major cameos in hit films and TV shows. As Ben Shephard dropped the bombshell that he appeared in a Harry Potter movie on Good Morning Britain,OK! started to wonder what other famous faces have slipped into the background of iconic films or TV series.

Bridgerton season three has already been confirmed but it has not yet been announced who will be leading the new series.The star of season two, Jonathan Bailey, has opened up to Express.co.uk and other media about how he already has some advice for them.As fans will know, Jonathan plays Anthony Bridgerton in the show, who is the focus of the second season’s love story.He finds himself swept up in a love triangle with Kate Sharma (played by Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) as the series picks up.This shifts the focus away from the first season, which focused on Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page).Season three is set to do the same as it focuses on another of the Bridgerton family.While it has not yet been confirmed who’ll be taking over, Jonathan has opened up about his advice.The actor explained all at the press conference for the show last week.Speaking about being the lead, he said: "Obviously, we’ve got amazing actors all around the series.“So actually it didn’t feel at all like stepping into a role with a massive amount of pressure.“Everyone has so much and we are all a family.“And the knowledge of knowing how we’re going to pass the baton on forward [is exciting].“I've got a little notebook for whoever is next to read.“It could be Will Tilson getting married at a very young age!"Will is the star who plays the second youngest of the Bridgerton family, Gregory Bridgerton.Jonathan went on to add how he’s sure they’ll all keep supporting each other as the show goes on.He added: “It’s a big group effort and I just think that it’s such a once in a lifetime opportunity to be cast in a family like this.“We move as a unit and so the pressure was…“I mean, obviously

Express. co. uk, actress Seymour has said she would "absolutely" return to the British franchise as Solitaire.

Two fan-favourites are returning for season three of “Bridgerton”.

Charithra Chandran is currently starring in the much-anticipated series two of Bridgerton.The 25-year-old plays Edwina Sharma in the Regency era drama and Netflix smash. While the first season of Bridgerton focused on Daphne Bridgerton's (Phoebe Dynevor) romance with the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), the second instalment focuses on the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony Bridgerton's quest to find love. Charithra's character Edwina Sharma features in the show as a potential love interest for heartthrob Anthony, played by Jonathan Bailey.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Bridgerton” Season 2 was viewed for 193 million hours over its debut weekend, per Netflix’s newly released Top 10 rankings for the week of March 21-27. That impressive three-day viewership is a record-breaker, as “Bridgerton” Season 2 is now the most-watched Netflix English-language TV title in its premiere weekend in the streamer’s history.Naturally, the second season of “Bridgerton” landed in the No.

most watched shows ever, roping in 82 million households, thanks in part to its notorious sex scenes — and highly suggestive bits, including a key moment between star Regé-Jean Page and a spoon. Season 2 started streaming on Friday, but audiences looking for hot, explicit action are mostly left high and dry. “[I have] deep feelings of betrayal and unfulfilled expectations,” Bridget Chun, 35, the Chicago based host of the “Romance at a Glance” podcast, told The Post.“In Season 1, the first person you see have sex is Anthony.

Season 2 of “Bridgerton” is honouring two members of the series’ crew who passed away before the new season premiered on Netflix.

Bridgerton is back – and it’s not only the sexy cast going bump in the night.The second series of the popular Netflix drama dropped on Friday and has already been watched by millions.There have been spooky goings-on at locations where the Netflix smash - which featured Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page romping in the first series and now has Jonathan Bailey as leading man - is filmed. And it’s enough to keep Lady Whistledown busy with supernatural gossip!Here Daily Star hunts down the Bridgerton ghosts who have put the willies up people over the years.Spectres are said to haunt the house which serves as the on-screen home of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and her family.

The second series of the hugely popular Bridgerton was released today and viewers may have noticed the Duke, Simon, hasn't appeared. Played by Regé-Jean Page the Duke was a hit with many fans of the show.

Emily Longeretta It’s been nearly a year since Netflix announced that “Bridgerton” would be bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. So, when Season 2 debuted on the streamer on Friday, the show wasted no time whatsover sharing where he was.Just as in the Julia Quinn books, Season 2 shifts focus to Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate’s (Simone Ashley) love story.

Simone Ashley is opening up about making love on screen.

Netflix's viewing figures.After much anticipation, season two is finally here and while fans will be able to see a brand new love story blossom as they follow Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) on his hunt to find the one.While fan-favourite Regé-Jean Page will not be returning for the second series, the majority of the season one cast will make a defiant return.As some faces return for series two - and a handful of new ones - fans might think they recognise quite a few of the cast from elsewhere... and they'd be right.

Always on our minds! Regé-Jean Page‘s absence as Simon Basset was felt during season 2 of Bridgerton — but it wasn’t mentioned.

Making an impression. While some Bridgerton fans fell in love with the Netflix dramas’s chaste courtship traditions, many viewers just couldn’t stop talking about those steamy sex scenes — including the cast.

Spoiler alert! Do not proceed if you have not watched the season 2 premiere of “Bridgerton”.

Bridgerton which dropped on Netflix on Christmas Day during the peak of the global Covid-19 pandemic.While many of us were forced to leave our office days behind us and transition over to working from our kitchen tables, viewers quickly became invested in the steamy relationships of the elite members of British society during the Regency era.As viewers all over the globe tuned into the eight-part series auburn beauty Phoebe Dynevor and her onscreen husband Regé-Jean Page were catapulted to stardom after their breakthrough roles on the show.However, the TV hunk disappointed viewers just months after the series landed on the popular streaming platform when he confirmed that he would not be reprising his role in the second series.Now, all eyes are on Daphne Bridgerton’s eldest brother Anthony (played by Jonathan Bailey) as he starts the search for his true love as the head of the wealthy British family.And with the second series right around the corner, fans are desperate to learn more about the love lives of the star-studded cast away from the cameras.With less than a week until the highly-anticipated show returns to our screens, the Daily Star has taken a look into the love lives of gorgeous actors as fans prepare to fall in love with the beloved characters all over again.Phoebe Dynevor and Kim Kardashian's current beau Pete Davidson first crossed paths when the successful actress visited New York City back in February 2021 to film the seventh and final season of Darren Star’s Younger.

Season two of Bridgerton is officially streaming on Netflix and the show addresses the absence of Rege-Jean Page‘s character Simon Basset pretty early on.

It has been more than a year since drama Bridgerton shot to fame on Netflix and proved an instant hit.

Regé-Jean Page would not be returning for the new season, the popular Regency drama wasted no time acknowledging the Duke's absence.In the opening minute (or rather, opening seconds) of the first episode, newlywed and new mother Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) makes her way to the Bridgerton family home in a gilded carriage. At first, it's unclear why she's returned to the estate.

Bridgerton is the regency love story that took Netflix by storm in 2021.