One name we have all come to learn over the last month is Regé-Jean Page. After the actor appeared on our screens in the much-loved Bridgerton, we all fell slightly in love.
03.01.2021 - 02:18 / justjared.com
Regé-Jean Page, who plays the Duke of Hastings on the new Netflix series Bridgerton, is opening up about the show’s comparisons to Fifty Shades of Grey because of some steamy scenes.
The 30-year-old British-Zimbabwean actor spoke to Variety for the iHeartRadio podcast The Big Ticket with Marc Malkin.
Page said, “Bridgerton is something a bit like if Jane Austen met Gossip Girl and maybe like 45 Shades of Grey… We have a lot of fun in period costumes and it is set in the Regency period in 1813.
One name we have all come to learn over the last month is Regé-Jean Page. After the actor appeared on our screens in the much-loved Bridgerton, we all fell slightly in love.
Phoebe Dynevor and her Bridgerton onscreen flame, Regé-Jean Page, have developed an incredibly close bond since the major success of the Netflix series. Although there is still no word on whether season two is officially happening, Phoebe, who plays Daphne Bridgerton, and Regé-Jean, who plays Simon Bassett, are staying in touch as much as they can. “Unfortunately now he’s off in Los Angeles, but we check in with each other a lot,” the British actress, 25, shared with The Guardian.
Regé-Jean Page seamlessly brought the Duke of Hasting alive for Netflix’s “Bridgerton” but according to him, there were some difficult scenes to film.
Rege-Jean Page is opening up more about his hot role in Bridgerton as Simon, Duke of Hastings.
“Bridgerton” stars Phoebe Dynevor (Daphne Bridgerton) and Rege-Jean Page (Simon Basset) paid a virtual visit to Global’s “The Drew Barrymore Show” to discuss how they prepared for their respective roles.
Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page has spoken about the Netflix show’s famously racy scenes, revealing he had to give his family a “heads up” before they aired.The 31 year old also went on to say that one of his cousins failed to receive the warning message, and had to continuously make cups of tea during the sex scenes as she couldn’t watch.
There are many things that fans are still finding out about Rege-Jean Page after Bridgerton premiered over Christmas on Netflix.
After wowing viewers as Bridgerton’s Duke of Hastings, actor Rege-Jean Page has been heavily tipped to land the role of James Bond. But as reports continued to swirl online that Rege-Jean could be replacing Daniel Craig as 007, and his betting odds have been slashed, the star has had his say.The actor appeared on American show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and quickly shut down the claims, joking that any British actor who is propelled to fame is quickly added into the mix.
Has Bridgerton’s steamy romance migrated off-screen?
Regé-Jean Page is to lockdown three what banana bread was to lockdown one – it’s all anyone can talk about about. So of course, we are curious to find out everything we can about the actor that is starring in hit Netflix period drama Bridgerton.
The chemistry was palpable between Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor on-screen when they played young lovers Simon Basset and Daphne Bridgerton.
Rege-Jean Page is shutting down any rumors that he and co-star Phoebe Dynevor are dating.
Having garnered a plethora of fans in his role as Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, in Bridgerton, Regé-Jean Page is already contending with rumors that he might be the next James Bond. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host said, "The internet has decided that you're a frontrunner to be the next James Bond.