Regé-Jean Page may have had his reasons for leaving , but it wasn't because he wasn't wanted. The 31-year-old actor shocked fans last week when news broke that he would not be returning as Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, in season 2 of Shonda Rhimes' Regency-era Netflix series.
According to, Page only signed a one-year deal with the show, which focuses on a different one of the eight Bridgerton siblings every season.
However, reports that Page was asked to return as a guest star in three to five episodes of the second season and would have made an estimated $50,000 per episode.
The British heartthrob turned down the offer for a number of reasons, according to the trade publication. Since dropped on Christmas, Page has quickly become a.
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