Season 2 of “Bridgerton” definitely built on the momentum of season one.
04.04.2022 - 00:53 / thewrap.com
TheWrap: What is the strangest place you have seen your face because you’re all over merch now? And, by the way, I did do some searching before I talked to you, and I saw Regé-Jean Page as a car air freshener (Note: unofficial merch).Jonathan Bailey: Are you kidding? That’s amazing.But let’s talk about you, Jonny Bailey.I wonder. … I don’t know actually. … I’ve seen [myself], maybe on a pencil? … Seeing yourself on, like, a Monopoly board is kind of weird.
I mean, weird and because it sort of taps into like your childhood psyche. It feels like something is happening and the world is being morphed and you’re being gaslit. But yeah, I don’t know.
I’ve yet to see anything even more peculiar than that, but I’m sure it’s out there. Maybe I should have a look.Or not. Let someone else do that for you, perhaps. So here is my second ridiculous question before I get into the [plot] bits. So, Anthony was able to lift Kate up when she was dead weight, passed out, in a dress, soaking wet, heavy coat, but he had to take his cravat off, his coat and take the suspenders down to get out of a lake. Explain.(Laughs) Yeah, I mean, very good.
It was obviously psychological, like, I was trying to reflect previous traumas of, unpeeling his layers that he’d—No, I don’t know. I’ve got no way to answer that. I think it’s about, oh, I don’t know, actually.
… You’ve got me stumped. It was instinct.Ha! So, switching gears, “Bridgerton” boss Chris Van Dusen told me that you and Ruth [Gemmell, who plays matriarch Violet] got a standing ovation for the scene in the finale between the two of you (where she tells him Kate is awake). And I want to talk to you about doing that scene. Ruth told me that working with you is–Yeah.
Season 2 of “Bridgerton” definitely built on the momentum of season one.
Jonathan Bailey is dishing on Bridgerton!
“Bridgerton’s” leading man, Jonathan Bailey, has added a new job to his resume — bedtime story reader for calm.The actor, who plays Viscount Anthony Bridgerton in the Netflix series, now has a story on the Calm app. Called “Love Letter from an Englishman,” the English actor uses his dulcet tones aimed at helping folks drift off to sleep.“Hello there, this is Jonny Bailey, reporting for sleep story duty,” Bailey says in the story, a clip of which you can play above.
“Bridgerton” Season 2 has set another record in its second week.The show, which stars Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton, and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, is now the most viewed title in a week on the English language TV list. It set the record with 251.74 million hours viewed worldwide.It also was No. 1 in 93 countries.
Fans of “Bridgerton” have been eagerly anticipating the long-awaited second season, and now that’s finally arrived they some questions.
Bridgerton knowledge, complete with everything you need to know about the third season - including whether or not our new favourite lady, Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), will be returning to the smash-hit series after her stunning debut into society.WATCH: The Bridgerton cast spill on Kate and Edwina's relationshipBy now you've probably binge-watched the second series more than once, enjoying every moment of the enemies-to-lovers storyline - even if they did take away many of those steamy scenes that book nerds had been waiting on.When the show premiered, some fans were upset because Kate and Anthony (played by the dashing Jonathan Bailey) have a much more romantic journey in the novel, The Viscount Who Loved Me.While we got all of the delicious squabbling, tension and build-up to their romance, many were left reeling by the lack of steamy scenes in the show. And the fact that Edwina (played by Charithra Chandran) had been brought further into the love triangle in the show, when she was pretty chill and unbothered in the book.But there's plenty of time for Anthony, Kate and Edwina's happier moments to play out on screen, with Simone confirming their return in season three - saying they're "just getting started."Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley as Anthony and Kate in Bridgerton."We're going to be back! Kate and Anthony are just getting started," the actress tells Deadline, much to our delight."We have the amazing Jess Brownell who is taking the lead as showrunner in Season 3," she continued.
Jonathan Bailey is addressing some criticism surrounding season two of Bridgerton.
Telling a different story. Jonathan Bailey addressed the decision to scale back on the sex scenes during season 2 of Bridgerton — and for the actor, it felt like the right choice considering the circumstances.
This Morning viewers were left in hysterics after Alison Hammond started fangirling over Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey on the show Friday. Presented by 47 year old Alison and her co-host Dermot O'Leary, Jonathan was invited on the ITV show to discuss his role on the Netflix period drama's second season. Jonathan, 33, who plays eldest sibling Anthony Bridgerton, also caught the giggles as he struggled to keep his composure watching Alison get excited over his character's sex scenes on the hugely-popular Shondaland hit.Trying to keep her voice serious while talking about the show, Alison said: "Can we just go back to the shaky shaky situation," as she referred to Anthony and Kate Sharma's intimate moments.
Bridgerton is still reigning on the Netflix charts!
expecting steamy love scenes right off the bat, they had to wait a little longer than usual.Unlike the first season of the Netflix series, the latest chapter in the titular family's story takes a different (translation: simmering, slow-burn) approach in building up the romance between eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), and his love interest, Kate (Simone Ashley). As the season begins, Anthony has his eye on Kate's younger sister and the newly minted «diamond» of the season, Edwina (Charithra Chandran), because — as he says right off the bat — she ticks all the boxes.
Simone Ashley is opening up about making love on screen.
Bridgerton is the regency love story that took Netflix by storm in 2021.