By ANI
WASHINGTON: British actor Adjoa Andoh, well-known for her function as Lady Danbury in Netflix hit romantic sequence ‘Bridgeton’, broke her silence on the lead man – Rege-Jean Page’s departure from the present.
The information of Rege-Jean Page’s exit after the completion of the primary season of Netflix’s romantic interval drama ‘Bridgerton’, got here as a bolt from the blue to his followers. Since then completely different self-woven theories have been going round on social media.
In an interview with E! News, Adjoa Andoh dished on all of the self-woven theories of the actor’s departure, explaining that “the arc of the show” is the rationale behind his exit.
The actor’s departure has left many viewers disenchanted, with some even suspecting that the author would have killed his character Simon Basset within the forthcoming season.
“We’re following the overriding framework of Julia Quinn’s beautiful novels. There are eight Bridgerton children: one down, seven to go,” the 58-year-old star advised.
Adjoa, who had performed a motherly determine to the Duke Of Hastings (Rege-Jean Page) within the sequence, added that the forthcoming season that’s season 2, is all in regards to the eldest Bridgeton – Anthony Bridgerton performed by Jonathan Bailey. “So there you are. That’s the arc of the show,” she mentioned.
The Shonda Rhimes sequence has not solely blown its followers with the information but additionally did the identical with Andoh, as she admitted.”We all love Rege and we’re all going to miss Rege but it’s not a huge surprise”.
Andoh additionally shared that she and Page share a terrific bond with one another similar to they did seem to have onscreen.
She cited Page’s sense of humour, “the way he loves to have a good argument and discuss and ruminate about things,” among the many traits she is going to miss most about working alongside him.
Andoh revealed that she and Page even have comparable tastes in music whereas calling him a stunning man and a buddy for all times.
E! additional requested her if she anticipated ‘Bridgerton’ to be as large because it was, particularly within the pandemic. She replied, “Obviously it’s Shonda Rhimers’ first gig with Netflix so we knew that was an amazing partnership.”
“It’s sort of surreal because it all blew up as we were in lockdown. So it’s like, ‘Hurray!’ from my kitchen,” she concluded.
‘Bridgerton’, created by Chris Van Dusen and based mostly on creator Julia Quinn’s ebook sequence of the identical title, premiered on Netflix final December.
‘Bridgerton’ follows the esteemed households of British excessive society and their romantic pursuits by means of the lens of a mysterious gossip columnist, Lady Whistledown (voiced by Oscar-winning star Julie Andrews).
After breaking streaming information, the present was renewed for a second season in January. Production on the present’s sophomore outing started in London in March.
On Tuesday, the official ‘Bridgerton’ social media accounts introduced that the drama has been renewed for the third and fourth seasons.
The second season of the sequence attracts from the sequel in Quinn’s romance sequence, ‘The Viscount Who Loved Me’, which follows the hunt of Daphne’s brother, Lord Anthony Bridgerton, to seek out his viscountess.
The first season of the romantic interval drama centered on the steamy courtship between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings (Rege-Jean Page).
