Reason why Daphne Bridgerton won’t be returning to season 3
The first half of Bridgerton season three landed on Netflix on 16 May and viewers have devoured it - and are now reflecting on all three seasons to date.
With the latest season focusing on Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), fans are reminiscing on the love stories of yesteryear and the cast of the past.
Phoebe Dynevor, who played Daphne Bridgerton in the Regency-era romance drama, appeared in the first two seasons.
In the first season of Bridgerton, being the oldest daughter of the family, Daphne faces pressure to get married and navigates the 'marriage market'.
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Her older brother Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) rules out her potential suitors one by one. Eventually, she follows her heart and embarks on a very steamy romance-turned-marriage with Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), thus becoming Duchess Daphne Basset.
She also appeared in the second season of Bridgerton, with the plot revolving around Anthony and his own love conquests.
In January last year (2023), when speaking to Screen Rant at the Sundance Festival, Phoebe confirmed she wouldn't appear in the third season.
She said: "In season three, I'm just excited to watch as a viewer."
Phoebe, who has now earned herself a BAFTA Rising Star nomination, spoke to Tyla earlier this year about the possibility of her return to Bridgerton at a later date.
She said: "No, I have no plans to return."
Phoebe continued: “I mean, who knows if she will ever pop back up. But you know, the series is such that every character has their own season, and it just didn't feel right for Daphne to keep reappearing.
"Obviously it's a show where everyone gets their happy ending", she said.
Phoebe concluded: “So no plans to return, but God, do I miss that cast! And yeah, I mean, I just had the best time of my life shooting season one. I really did.
"So I'll be watching, for sure."
We certainly joined her in watching - with this season proving to be one of the steamiest yet.
Nicola Coughlan shared with Radio Times that filming the x-rated scenes were some of her favourite parts.
She said: "Hundreds of millions of people watch the show - not five. That’s really scary. But it was one of the things I enjoyed most.
"Luke and I had a real hand in what we did and how it came across. We had agency and we could let it flow.
"Thankfully, we had that physical comfort with one another – so it ended up being a really beautiful thing.
"Luke is a dream to work with. We really had each other’s back. Having now watched those scenes, I’m so proud of them.”
Bridgerton Series 3 Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix, and Part 2 lands on 13 June.
Topics: Bridgerton, Netflix, TV And Film, Celebrity
Kya Buller