‘Bridgerton’ Star Luke Newton Received Some Tips From Past Series Leading Men

The ages of the Bridgerton characters are often a subject of discussion while viewers watch the series.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Season 3, Part 1 of Bridgerton.

Bridgerton fans rejoice - the brand new season of the immensely popular historical drama is back for its third instalment, and there's so much to look forward to.

Based on Julia Quinn’s Romancing Mister Bridgerton Season 3 of Netflix and Shondaland’s Bridgerton watches the friends-to-lovers romance between Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) bloom. While their book comes fourth in the series after Benedict’s love story, the show has moved their installment up in the order of Bridgerton sibling romances. Francesca’s (Hannah Dodd) love story also intertwines more significantly in the expanded two-part season, with Part 1 releasing May 16 on Netflix and Part 2 June 13.

“Bridgerton” Season 3 in response to online body shaming comments.“I specifically asked for certain lines and moments to be included,” Coughlan told Stylist magazine in an interview published Tuesday. “There’s one scene where I’m very naked on camera, and that was my idea, my choice.”She continued: “It just felt like the biggest ‘f–k you’ to all the conversation surrounding my body; it was amazingly empowering.”“I felt beautiful in the moment,” Coughlan added, “and I thought: ‘When I’m 80, I want to look back on this and remember how f—ing hot I looked!’”Coughlan is the leading lady in the new season of “Bridgerton” that debuted on Netflix Thursday.

Bridgerton might be synonymous with soapy drama and steamy sex scenes but it’s also known for orchestral covers of classic pop songs.Created by Chris Van Dusen, the Netflix period drama follows the fictional Bridgerton family as they navigate London high society in the early 1800s.After two seasons and a spin-off, the show returned for a third season in May 2024. A fourth season is currently in development.For the third season, Adjoa Andoh, Jonathan Bailey, Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Luke Thompson and Simone Ashley all reprise their roles.

The period drama Bridgerton has been one of Netflix’s biggest successes, with the Regency-set story focusing on the lives and loves of the Bridgerton family and their friends.The new third season starts on Thursday 16 May with the arrival of the first four episodes (the final four episodes will drop on Netflix on Thursday 13 June), and this time around the heart of the tale is the blossoming romance between old friends Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton. It means that the actors playing them – Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton – are now in the spotlight, with Luke stepping up to be the leading man of the series, taking over from Rege-Jean Page (season one) and Jonathan Bailey (season two).

Bridgerton returns in 2024 with another batch of episodes.Created by Chris Van Dusen, the period drama revolves around the fictional Bridgerton family as they navigate London high society in the early 1800s.The show is based on the books by Julia Quinn, with the third season adapting her fourth Regency romance novel, Romancing Mister Bridgerton.Following the second season, a spin-off titled Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was released in May 2023. The first four episodes of season three arrived on May 16, 2024.The remaining four episodes of season three will be released on June 13, so there’s only a month to wait for the concluding half.Bridgerton was renewed for a third and fourth season back in April 2021, so another batch of episodes is already in the pipeline – although an exact release date is unknown.It seems like there’s plans for more seasons and spin-offs too.

Bridgerton's very own Florence Hunt, who plays the charming Hyacinth Bridgerton, has just shared a regal secret about her attire in the much-anticipated third season of the Netflix sensation.The young actress revealed to People magazine that she wore a dress with a direct connection to none other than Princess Diana herself, with the garment fashioned from a remnant of a gown previously adorned by the late princess.The 17 year old British actress couldn't contain her excitement about the costume department's magic touch, exclaiming: "I wore this beautiful blue dress, and I believe it was a cut off from Princess Diana's dress that she wore at some point. A cut off from one of her dresses that they made for Princess Diana and they made a dress out of that fabric, which was mental." Florence was over the moon about her favourite costume piece and even got to keep a piece of the fabric after the shoot wrapped up.

After two years of waiting, Bridgerton’s third chapter is finally here. Released on Netflix on Thursday, 16 May, the series sees Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington’s (Nicola Coughlan) romance take the centre stage and, even better, it’s released in two parts, meaning there’s twice the opportunity to watch their love story play out. But since its first release in 2020, Bridgerton has seen some famous faces take to the screen, including Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor.

Luke Newton is the lead male star of Bridgerton season three, so fans are definitely going to want to know more about his personal life.

By Fans wanting to see Penelope Featherington () and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in might be surprised to learn that when Newton first got the scripts, his initial thought was: How complicated can this story be?“Penelope has been infatuated by Colin ever since the start of season one,” he explains to Glamour over Zoom. “So in my head, there was a clear path: All he needs to do is see what's been right in front of him all this time, and they'll live happily ever after.”Of course, this is Bridgerton.

, arrived for the season three premiere in full viscountess glam. If she’s ever looked better, well, we can’t remember the time.The British actor stunned in a custom Prada gown that, when it catches the light, seems to be made of strings of diamonds.

Phoebe Dynevor has landed a new role amid the return of Bridgerton.

Bridgerton celebrated the premiere of Season 3 at Alice Tully Hall, and star Nicola Coughlan teased what’s ahead for Lady Whistledown.

The stars of the previous Bridgerton season are back together to celebrate the upcoming premiere of the new season!

Bridgerton's hotly-anticipated third series is almost here - and fans can gear up for a whole new season of Polin.

Katcy Stephan “The Lincoln Lawyer” star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is in negotiations to star in the all-new “Jurassic World” film for Universal Pictures.  Garcia-Rulfo joins Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey in this next installment of the juggernaut franchise, which will be directed by Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One”). Original “Jurassic Park” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” screenwriter Kavid Koepp returns to pen the script for the all-new storyline.

Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan are beginning their press for Bridgerton‘s third season!

There’s a lot of online rumors that Nicola Coughlin and Luke Newton could be dating.