Is Benedict Bridgerton Gay? Info on ‘Bridgerton’ Character’s Sexualy

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• WHO DO BENEDICT BRIDGERTON MARRY AND IS HE GAY?
• WHO IS BENEDICT BRIDGERTON? IS HE GAY?
• JONATHAN BAILEY TALKS “BRIDGERTON” BRCH AND GAY LIFE VICTORIAN ENGLANDTHE OUT ACTOR ON PLAYG STRAIGHT SHONDALAND'S SNDALO NEW NETFLIX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 23, 2020/12:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2405PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXBRIDGERTON JONATHAN BAILEY AS ANTHONY BRIDGERTON EPISO 101 OF BRIDGERTON CR. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 23, 2020 / 12:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JONATHAN BAILEY TALKS “BRIDGERTON” BRCH AND GAY LIFE VICTORIAN ENGLAND","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-12-23T17:07:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-12-23T17:07:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NETFLIX HAS A CHRISTMAS PRENT FOR ANYONE WHO LOV SOME SNDALO VICTORIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHONDA RHIM’ GURAL NETFLIX SERI, BRIDGERTON, BASED ON JULIA QUN’S BTSELLG NOVELS, FOLLOWS THE PAS OF THE EIGHT CHILDREN OF THE LATE VISUNT BRIDGERTON EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ENGLAND. ONE OF THOSE SIBLGS IS THE ELST SON, ANTHONY, PLAYED BY JONATHAN BAILEY. THE OUT ACTOR HAS APPEARED BROADCHURCH AND DOCTOR WHO AND WON AN OLIVIER FOR HIS ROLE THE GENR-SWAPPED REVIVAL OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S COMPANY ON THE WT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEWNOWNEXT SPOKE WH BAILEY ABOUT SLIPPG TO HIS BRIDGERTON BRCH, BEG AN OUT ACTOR PLAYG STRAIGHT, HOLDG HANDS WH SONDHEIM, AND WHY HE THKS RUPL IS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WAS WONRG ABOUT DRSG UP THAT PERD GARB. DID YOU THK WAS FUN, OR WAS TOO MUCH WORK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK 'S PRETTY MUCH, FOR ME, A DREAM E TE. THE NOVELTY DO WEAR OFF, OF URSE — I THK WHEN YOU'RE SIX MONTHS AND YOU'RE SPERATE TO GO TO THE LOO. WE DON'T WEAR RSETS, SO AS MEN WE N'T PLA. THE BRCH N RI QUE HIGH, AND GOOD OLD ANTHONY GETS TO WEAR WHE BRCH WHICH MEANT THAT I THK I HAD TO WEAR A DANCE BELT UNRNEATH, WHICH PROVED TO BE QUE UNFORTABLE, PECIALLY WHEN RIDG A HORSE. THERE WAS A LOT OF THGS I HAD TO NTEND WH, BUT I DON'T THK ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT THE WOMEN HAD TO DO WH THEIR MYSTIC POWER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS WAS FIRST SHONDALAND SHOW FOR NETFLIX. WHAT WAS THE SET LIKE? WAS EXTRAVAGANT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I FEEL LIKE AS PARENTS, IF YOU GET SHONDALAND AND NETFLIX G TO BIRTH YOU AS A PROJECT, I THK YOU'RE PRETTY PRIVILEGED. IT WAS SANE, REALLY. THE SKY IS THE LIM. I THK CREATIVELY SHONDALAND ARE PLETELY ON POT, AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN TERMS OF DIVERSY AND REPRENTATN AND MAKG SURE THAT ALL THEIR SHOWS ARE PLETELY CURRENT AND REPRENT THE DIENCE THAT ARE WATCHG THEM. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, NETFLIX N JT PH OVER THE FISH LE A SORT OF GLAMORO AND SOPHISTITED WAY. ON TOP OF KNOWG THAT, THE ACTUAL FILMG OF FELT VERY TIMATE. OF URSE, THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WORKG ON AND THE SIGN OF THE SETS WERE CREDIBLE, BUT WE, AS ACTORS, WERE PROTECTED OM ALL THAT WORK THAT PREDATED GETTG ON SET. SO BY THE TIME YOU'VE GROWN YOUR MUTTONCHOPS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR BRCH ON, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REALLY TURN UP AND KNOW YOUR L, AND THE RT IS A NETFLIX CHRISTMAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE MUTTONCHOPS! WERE THOSE FAKE, OR WERE THEY YOURS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REAL AL, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOW. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIRTY-TWO YEARS, THEY TOOK TO GROW. THEY WERE GOOD. THEY WERE SORT OF LIKE MOOD RGS BEE IF I HAD A WEEK OFF, I'D E BACK AND WE'D HAVE TO CHISEL THEM BACK OUT AGA, AND THE LE IS A B WONKY. SO YOU N REALLY SEE HOW LATE I WAS TO SET IF THEY'RE POTG DOWNWARDS. I THK FOR ANTHONY, 'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT HE FELT SHARP AND SER. HE'S SO SPERATE TO TRY AND FULFILL HIS ROLE AS MAN OF THE HOE AND HE'S PLETELY PABLE OF DOG , SO I THOUGHT HE WOULD FELY HAVE THE MUTTONCHOPS.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXBRIDGERTON (L TO R) FLORENCE HUNT AS HYACINTH BRIDGERTON, LUKE NEWTON AS COLIN BRIDGERTON, RUTH GEMMELL AS LADY VIOLET BRIDGERTON, PHOEBE DYNEVOR AS DAPHNE BRIDGERTON, CLAUDIA JESSIE AS ELOISE BRIDGERTON, JONATHAN BAILEY AS ANTHONY BRIDGERTON, WILL TILSTON AS GREGORY BRIDGERTON AND LUKE THOMPSON AS BENEDICT BRIDGERTON EPISO 105 OF BRIDGERTON CR. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE ANY ETIQUETTE CLASS OR DANCG LSONS TO PREPARE FOR THE ROLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, WE HAD THE FULL WHACK. IT WAS LIKE A REGENCY BOOT MP, AND 'S SOMETHG THAT I ULD ONLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE ULD BUY TO. IT WAS KD OF A WORKOUT BEE WE DID LOADS OF BOXG, LOADS OF HORSE RIDG, WHICH WAS BRILLIANT. SO GOT TO KNOW THEM REALLY WELL DOG ALL THOSE SORTS OF THGS, AND THEN HAD A HISTORIAN FOR ME. IF THERE'S ANYONE LIKE ME WHO IS CUR ABOUT HISTORY AND LOV PECIALLY THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY, WAS JT SUCH A TREAT TO BE ABLE TO S DOWN AND HAVE A HISTORIAN THERE WHO WORKED ON THE FAVOURE. SHE REALLY KNEW HER STUFF. THE MOST IMPORTANT THG FOR ME, I THK, WAS JT ASKG REALLY BORG QUTNS ABOUT DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, LIKE WHAT DO THEY SNACK ON? IF YOU WANT TO GET A GLASS PORT, HOW WOULD YOU DO WHOUT LETTG THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS KNOW? I THK ALL THE SORTS OF GENTLEMANLY QUTNS. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THEY GO TO THE GENTLEMAN'S CLUB? IF THEY WANT TO GO AND VIS THEIR MISTRS, HOW DID THEY DO THAT? IT'S ALL THOSE SORTS OF THGS THAT I THK HOPEFULLY MAKE SLIGHTLY MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE I WAS WATCHG, I WAS LIKE, "WOULD I LIKE TO LIVE BACK THEN?" IS THERE ANY APPEAL TO LIVG BACK THEN TO YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, THOSE BALLS ARE BASILLY LIVE-ACTN TR, AREN'T THEY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO I THK THE BENEF OF THAT IS THAT YOU GET TO SEE THE PEOPLE THE FLH. IT'S QUE LIKE A SMALL MUNY SO EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE'S BS, WHICH I THK POSSIBLY IS PRETTY HORRIFIC. I THK WHAT'S BRILLIANT ABOUT THIS IS SEEG REGENCY THROUGH 2020 LENS, A.K.A. SHONDALAND. YOU REALIZE THAT THE GOSSIP LUMNIST SORT OF REPRENTS TWTER, NCEL CULTURE, AS WE KNOW TODAY. THE NEED FOR PRENTATN AND THE NFN OF INTY AND TRYG TO LIVER ON WHAT SOCIETY NEEDS YOU TO BE IS PRETTY MUCH INSTAGRAM, ISN'T ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT I DON'T THK BEG GAY BACK THEN WOULD'VE BEEN VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. I THK BEG GAY THEN WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY HORRIFIC TERMS OF BEG ABLE TO LIVE OUT AND BE PRENT AND VISIBLE, BUT PRUMABLY THERE WAS QUE A LOT OF EXCG UNRGROUND POCKETS. SO YOU GET THAT AS WELL. YOU GET THE QUEER UNTERCULTURE. BUT, FELY, YOU'D GO FOR 2020, WOULDN'T YOU? YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR SWEET LOVE'S HAND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GOG TO THE SHOW I THOUGHT YOU WERE PLAYG GAY. IN THE FIRST EPISO YOU'RE HOOKG UP WH GIRLS, AND I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, BUT WHEN DO HE START HOOKG UP WH GUYS?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT WHY DID YOU ASSUME THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, BEE, SADLY, THE GAY ACTOR UALLY PLAYS THE GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, I KNOW. THAT'S WHY 'S SO GOOD, ISN'T ? THEY JT GET RIGHT AT SHONDALAND. I THK 'S EXACTLY THE WAY SHOULD BE. I THK EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY ANYTHG. I KNOW AS AN ACTOR, YOU JT WANT PEOPLE TO BE SURPRISED.SAMIR HSE/SAMIR HSE/WIREIMAGELONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: JONATHAN BAILEY ATTENDS 'THE MERCY' WORLD PREMIERE AT THE CURZON MAYFAIR ON FEBARY 6, 2018 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY SAMIR HSE/SAMIR HSE/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S A NTUG NVERSATN ABOUT ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY ROL. I KNOW KRISTEN STEWART RECENTLY SAID, "WELL, THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE BEE THEN MAYBE THAT MEANS I N'T PLAY A STRAIGHT CHARACTER." WHAT DO YOU THK ABOUT ALL OF THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, I THK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY EVERYTHG. I THK THAT'S PART OF THE CRAFT OF BEG AN ACTOR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE NVERSATN SURELY IS ABOUT HOW MANY OUT, VISIBLE ACTORS GET TO PLAY A LIVED EXPERIENCE. GAY CHARACTERS ARE ALWAYS BRILLIANT BEE THERE'S JT SO MUCH PLEXY AND SO MUCH NFN AND SO MANY OBSTACL THAT THEY HAVE TO OVERE. PSYCHOLOGILLY, GAY PEOPLE ARE BRILLIANT. QUEER PEOPLE ARE GREAT BEE THEY'RE EMPATHETIC — THEY'VE BEEN OTHERED, THEY'VE GOT OPEN HEARTS, THEY HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF LOVE AND FIGHTG FOR THAT. SO, OF URSE, EVERYONE'S GOG TO WANT TO GO ON AND PLAY THOSE PARTS. I THK THE ISSUE WHEN YOU SEE STRAIGHT PEOPLE NTUALLY W OSRS FOR THOSE ROL AND PRUMABLY GAY ACTORS OVERLOOKED. AT THE SAME TIME YOU'VE ALSO GOT THIS MYTH, WHICH IS A VERY REAL THG, OF "N ACTORS BE OUT HOLLYWOOD AND STILL PLAY STRAIGHT ROL?" OF URSE, YOU JT GET ON AND DO . IF A GOOD JOB YOUR WAY, HAVE THE NVERSATN, WORK HARD, AND SEE IF YOU GET . IF YOU GET AND YOU MANAGE TO BE A PART OF UNPACKG THAT MYTH, THEN WE ALL W, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ACTUALLY LOVED . ONCE I REALIZED, I WAS LIKE, "OH, HE'S PLAYG STRAIGHT. THAT'S GREAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN A NVERSATN WH SHONDALAND, I DON'T THK. IT'S BRILLIANT BEE THERE'S SO MUCH VISIBILY THE SHOW REPRENTATN, AND MY SEXUALY'S NEVER E TO . I THK THAT'S BRILLIANT AND THAT'S THE WAY SHOULD BE. OF URSE, I TOTALLY WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE SEEN AN OUT, GAY ACTOR PLAY THIS SORT OF ROLE WHEN I WAS MY TEENAGE YEARS. ACTUALLY, IF I'M REALLY HONT, WHEN I WAS 28, FOUR YEARS AGO, [THAT] WOULD HAVE REALLY HELPED. I'M NOT GOG TO PROMISE ON MY HAPPS FOR ANYONE, BUT I WILL NTUE TO WORK HARD AND WORK WH PEOPLE LIKE [BRIDGERTON SHOWNNER] CHRIS VAN DEN AND SHONDALAND IF I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LOVE THAT. SWCHG GEARS, COMPANY IS ONE OF MY FAVORE MILS. WHAT WAS LIKE BEG THAT SHOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS GOOD. I READ A UPLE OF SCEN ACTUALLY FOR BRIDGERTON WHILST BETWEEN TWO SHOWS OF COMPANY. SO THERE WAS A HANER OM THE TWO OR I MOVED QUE SWIFTLY TO THIS, WHICH IS BRILLIANT. COMPANY WAS A DREAM E TE — WAS PLETELY SANE. I THK IF YOU'RE WIPG OUT SOME CHOREOGRAPHY WH PATTI LUPONE ON YOUR LEFT HAND SI, AND SHE'S MOVG HER OWN TABL AND CHAIRS THE MIDDLE OF DANCE BEATS, YOU'RE LIKE, "THIS IS MEGA."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DID I SEE A PICTURE OF YOU HOLDG HANDS WH STEPHEN SONDHEIM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, HE WAS AMAZG. HE APPEARED THE EARLY PREVIEWS AND YOU ULD JT HEAR HIS VOICE, "YEAH." THEN AS WENT ON, WE RERD THE ALBUM AND HE WAS THERE. IT WAS JT LIKE A DREAM. JT ABSOLUTELY BONKERS. THE FAL PARTY, HE ME AND WHISPERED SWEET NOTHGS MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PLANS FOR THEATER G UP?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POSSIBLY, YEAH. ALL I'LL SAY IS: BIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WAS READG AN TERVIEW WH YOU ATTU ABOUT COMPANY, AND YOU WERE TALKG ABOUT HOW YOU'RE PREPARG FOR THE ROLE AND READG THE VELVET RAGE AND MATTHEW TODD'S STRAIGHT JACKET. HAVE YOU READ ANYTHG THE PAST UPLE OF YEARS THAT'S REALLY STCK YOU OR WATCHED ANYTHG QUEER THAT'S REALLY LEFT A MARK ON YOU LIKE THOSE BOOKS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, GOOD QUTN. I'VE ACTUALLY JT READ AN AMAZG BOOK LLED SWIMMG IN THE DARK. I THK 'S REALLY IMPORTANT NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE TO LEAN ON LERATURE TO SEE YOURSELF REPRENTED AND TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE WHO PERHAPS ARE EXPERIENCG SIAR THGS TALKG ABOUT AND THEIR EXPERIENCE JT BEE KEEPS YOU REALLY SHARP AND EMPATHETIC. THAT'S AN AMAZG BOOK. SURELY THAT'S GOG BE MA TO A FILM AT SOME POT. THAT LED ME TO GVANNI'S ROOM BEE THERE'S REFERENC TO THAT. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THERE'S A NICE SLICE OF QUEER LERATURE ON MY BEDSI TABLE AMONGST OTHER THGS. THEY ALWAYS, ALWAYS KEEP ME GOG. I THK 'S SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO READ STRAIGHT JACKET AND THE VELVET RAGE. I THK THE DIFFERENCE CULTURE AND THE WAY THAT THOSE QUEER EXPERIENC ARE EXPLORED OM AN AMERIN PSYCHOLOGIST TO THE BRISH MEDIA, POP REPRENTATN OF , I THK IS FASCATG. FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT NEED TO FEEL A LTLE B LS ALONE OR THAT THEY'RE BEG ISOLATED... I THK THOSE BOOKS REALLY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PART OF SOMETHG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOSE TWO BOOKS SHOULD BE REQUIRED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH. PUT ON THE CURRICULUM, QUICK!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I FEEL LIKE RUPL'S DRAG RACE U.K. ULD DO A GOOD BRIDGERTON SPOOF ACTG CHALLENGE...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH MY GOD, I SO HOPE SO. CAN YOU IMAGE? I MIGHT GET ASKED TO GO ON. I KNOW MICHELLE VISAGE. I MIGHT HAVE TO SUGGT THIS. SHE WAS DOG EVERYBODY'S TALKG ABOUT JAMIE WHEN I WAS DOG COMPANY. SHE'S A MASSIVE PATTI FAN, SO THROUGH THAT WE MET. BUT THAT WOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU WATCH DRAG RACE? ARE YOU A FAN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, OF URSE. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, 'S TERTG BEE YEARS AGO I WATCHED . I WAS WATCHG THE AMERIN SERI AND ED TO MAKE ME FEEL REALLY ANX, WHICH I THK IS QUE TELLG. BUT THROUGH MY BLOSSOMG I'VE E TO LOVE . THEY'RE SO TALENTED, BUT THEY'RE JT SO MEGA. THERE'S NOTHG BETTER THAN THE MIRROR CHAT WHEN THEY GET READY. THE FACT THAT THEY WERE SO HORRIBLE TO EACH OTHER AT THE BEGNG MA ME FEEL A LTLE B SRED. BUT THEN YOU REALIZE THERE'S JT SO MUCH LOVE AND 'S SO POSIVE. I THK RUPL IS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GOG BACK TO BRIDGERTON, WHAT ARE YOU HOPG FOR ANTHONY SEASON 2?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'D BE NICE TO SEE HIM SE A B, WOULDN'T ? MAYBE LOSE THE MUTTONCHOPS AND MAYBE TAME HIS HAIR? MAYBE GET A CREW CUT. THE BRILLIANT THG IS BEE THEY'RE BASED ON BOOKS, SO 'S AMAZG TO KNOW WHERE A CHARACTER GO BEE EQUIPS YOU TO BE ABLE TO REALLY MEANR AROUND ALL THE DIFFERENT MOMENTS THAT CHRIS SO BRILLIANTLY HAS PUT TO THE SHOW. THERE'S A NVERSATN THAT'S SO LOUD ABOUT MALE MENTAL HEALTH AND ABOUT THE NEED FOR MEN TO START TALKG ABOUT THEIR EMOTNS. IT JT BOUNCED OFF THE PAGE THAT THIS IS A GUY WHO IS REALLY STGGLG, HAS BEEN BEQUEATHED THIS RPONSIBILY, WHICH IS KD OF LUDICRO BEE I DON'T KNOW IF HIS PERSONALY WOULD NECSARILY SU NNG A FAY, AND LET ALONE NNG HIS FAY AT THAT AGE HAVG LOST HIS FATHER. HE'S OBVLY PLETELY LOVE WH SOMEONE AND HAS A RAVENO SEX DRIVE THAT HE IS NSTANTLY HAVG TO SUPPRS, WHICH ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE QUE A QUEER STORY OR 'S LIKE AN EVERYMAN'S STORY, ISN'T ? THIS IS WHAT'S SO BRILLIANT ABOUT REGENCY ENGLAND: IT'S ALL GLAMORO AND 'S ALL PRENTATNAL, AND THEY ALL LOOK LIKE DIP-DYED SWANS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SPACE TO MAKE MISTAK AT ALL. EVEN THE BRIDGERTON SIBLGS DON'T MUNITE. SO THE IA OF MUNITN AND NVERSATN IS SO IMPORTANT THIS, AND WH THAT MD, I JT HOPE THAT ANTHONY BEGS TO BE ABLE TO LOVE HIMSELF SO THAT HE N LOVE SOMEONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRIDGERTON HS NETFLIX ON DECEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• BRIDGERTON: SO… BENEDICT’S NOT GAY?

WHO DO BENEDICT BRIDGERTON MARRY AND IS HE GAY?

Fast-forward two hundred years, to a time when Bailey plays many straight characters on screen, but is openly gay real life.

He tells Eveng Standard, "I want to fd stori that humanize the homosexual experience.... Is Benedict Bridgerton Gay? He is clearly fascated by Granville’s homosexualy but apart om terviewg Sir Granville, nothg else happens season 1 to suggt that Benedict is gay himself.

So n be assumed for now that Benedict is not gay.

WHO IS BENEDICT BRIDGERTON? IS HE GAY?

She wr gay work bee that’s what she knows.

But do we see gay plays or gay characters? It’s unclear what directn their relatnship will take season 2, but we have a feelg we haven’t seen the last of the real-life, Jonathan Bailey is openly gay and has spoken ndidly about his sexualy terviews.

Notably, 2020 he spoke to Attu magaze about his stggl the dtry as a gay man. “There’s a sense of shame, I thk, that’s palpable throughout gay men wh the dtry, ” he said.

JONATHAN BAILEY TALKS “BRIDGERTON” BRCH AND GAY LIFE VICTORIAN ENGLANDTHE OUT ACTOR ON PLAYG STRAIGHT SHONDALAND'S SNDALO NEW NETFLIX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 23, 2020/12:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2405PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXBRIDGERTON JONATHAN BAILEY AS ANTHONY BRIDGERTON EPISO 101 OF BRIDGERTON CR. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 23, 2020 / 12:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JONATHAN BAILEY TALKS “BRIDGERTON” BRCH AND GAY LIFE VICTORIAN ENGLAND","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-12-23T17:07:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-12-23T17:07:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NETFLIX HAS A CHRISTMAS PRENT FOR ANYONE WHO LOV SOME SNDALO VICTORIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHONDA RHIM’ GURAL NETFLIX SERI, BRIDGERTON, BASED ON JULIA QUN’S BTSELLG NOVELS, FOLLOWS THE PAS OF THE EIGHT CHILDREN OF THE LATE VISUNT BRIDGERTON EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ENGLAND. ONE OF THOSE SIBLGS IS THE ELST SON, ANTHONY, PLAYED BY JONATHAN BAILEY. THE OUT ACTOR HAS APPEARED BROADCHURCH AND DOCTOR WHO AND WON AN OLIVIER FOR HIS ROLE THE GENR-SWAPPED REVIVAL OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S COMPANY ON THE WT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEWNOWNEXT SPOKE WH BAILEY ABOUT SLIPPG TO HIS BRIDGERTON BRCH, BEG AN OUT ACTOR PLAYG STRAIGHT, HOLDG HANDS WH SONDHEIM, AND WHY HE THKS RUPL IS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WAS WONRG ABOUT DRSG UP THAT PERD GARB. DID YOU THK WAS FUN, OR WAS TOO MUCH WORK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK 'S PRETTY MUCH, FOR ME, A DREAM E TE. THE NOVELTY DO WEAR OFF, OF URSE — I THK WHEN YOU'RE SIX MONTHS AND YOU'RE SPERATE TO GO TO THE LOO. WE DON'T WEAR RSETS, SO AS MEN WE N'T PLA. THE BRCH N RI QUE HIGH, AND GOOD OLD ANTHONY GETS TO WEAR WHE BRCH WHICH MEANT THAT I THK I HAD TO WEAR A DANCE BELT UNRNEATH, WHICH PROVED TO BE QUE UNFORTABLE, PECIALLY WHEN RIDG A HORSE. THERE WAS A LOT OF THGS I HAD TO NTEND WH, BUT I DON'T THK ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT THE WOMEN HAD TO DO WH THEIR MYSTIC POWER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS WAS FIRST SHONDALAND SHOW FOR NETFLIX. WHAT WAS THE SET LIKE? WAS EXTRAVAGANT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I FEEL LIKE AS PARENTS, IF YOU GET SHONDALAND AND NETFLIX G TO BIRTH YOU AS A PROJECT, I THK YOU'RE PRETTY PRIVILEGED. IT WAS SANE, REALLY. THE SKY IS THE LIM. I THK CREATIVELY SHONDALAND ARE PLETELY ON POT, AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN TERMS OF DIVERSY AND REPRENTATN AND MAKG SURE THAT ALL THEIR SHOWS ARE PLETELY CURRENT AND REPRENT THE DIENCE THAT ARE WATCHG THEM. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, NETFLIX N JT PH OVER THE FISH LE A SORT OF GLAMORO AND SOPHISTITED WAY. ON TOP OF KNOWG THAT, THE ACTUAL FILMG OF FELT VERY TIMATE. OF URSE, THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WORKG ON AND THE SIGN OF THE SETS WERE CREDIBLE, BUT WE, AS ACTORS, WERE PROTECTED OM ALL THAT WORK THAT PREDATED GETTG ON SET. SO BY THE TIME YOU'VE GROWN YOUR MUTTONCHOPS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR BRCH ON, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REALLY TURN UP AND KNOW YOUR L, AND THE RT IS A NETFLIX CHRISTMAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE MUTTONCHOPS! WERE THOSE FAKE, OR WERE THEY YOURS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REAL AL, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOW. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIRTY-TWO YEARS, THEY TOOK TO GROW. THEY WERE GOOD. THEY WERE SORT OF LIKE MOOD RGS BEE IF I HAD A WEEK OFF, I'D E BACK AND WE'D HAVE TO CHISEL THEM BACK OUT AGA, AND THE LE IS A B WONKY. SO YOU N REALLY SEE HOW LATE I WAS TO SET IF THEY'RE POTG DOWNWARDS. I THK FOR ANTHONY, 'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT HE FELT SHARP AND SER. HE'S SO SPERATE TO TRY AND FULFILL HIS ROLE AS MAN OF THE HOE AND HE'S PLETELY PABLE OF DOG , SO I THOUGHT HE WOULD FELY HAVE THE MUTTONCHOPS.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXBRIDGERTON (L TO R) FLORENCE HUNT AS HYACINTH BRIDGERTON, LUKE NEWTON AS COLIN BRIDGERTON, RUTH GEMMELL AS LADY VIOLET BRIDGERTON, PHOEBE DYNEVOR AS DAPHNE BRIDGERTON, CLAUDIA JESSIE AS ELOISE BRIDGERTON, JONATHAN BAILEY AS ANTHONY BRIDGERTON, WILL TILSTON AS GREGORY BRIDGERTON AND LUKE THOMPSON AS BENEDICT BRIDGERTON EPISO 105 OF BRIDGERTON CR. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE ANY ETIQUETTE CLASS OR DANCG LSONS TO PREPARE FOR THE ROLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, WE HAD THE FULL WHACK. IT WAS LIKE A REGENCY BOOT MP, AND 'S SOMETHG THAT I ULD ONLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE ULD BUY TO. IT WAS KD OF A WORKOUT BEE WE DID LOADS OF BOXG, LOADS OF HORSE RIDG, WHICH WAS BRILLIANT. SO GOT TO KNOW THEM REALLY WELL DOG ALL THOSE SORTS OF THGS, AND THEN HAD A HISTORIAN FOR ME. IF THERE'S ANYONE LIKE ME WHO IS CUR ABOUT HISTORY AND LOV PECIALLY THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY, WAS JT SUCH A TREAT TO BE ABLE TO S DOWN AND HAVE A HISTORIAN THERE WHO WORKED ON THE FAVOURE. SHE REALLY KNEW HER STUFF. THE MOST IMPORTANT THG FOR ME, I THK, WAS JT ASKG REALLY BORG QUTNS ABOUT DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, LIKE WHAT DO THEY SNACK ON? IF YOU WANT TO GET A GLASS PORT, HOW WOULD YOU DO WHOUT LETTG THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS KNOW? I THK ALL THE SORTS OF GENTLEMANLY QUTNS. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THEY GO TO THE GENTLEMAN'S CLUB? IF THEY WANT TO GO AND VIS THEIR MISTRS, HOW DID THEY DO THAT? IT'S ALL THOSE SORTS OF THGS THAT I THK HOPEFULLY MAKE SLIGHTLY MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE I WAS WATCHG, I WAS LIKE, "WOULD I LIKE TO LIVE BACK THEN?" IS THERE ANY APPEAL TO LIVG BACK THEN TO YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, THOSE BALLS ARE BASILLY LIVE-ACTN TR, AREN'T THEY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO I THK THE BENEF OF THAT IS THAT YOU GET TO SEE THE PEOPLE THE FLH. IT'S QUE LIKE A SMALL MUNY SO EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE'S BS, WHICH I THK POSSIBLY IS PRETTY HORRIFIC. I THK WHAT'S BRILLIANT ABOUT THIS IS SEEG REGENCY THROUGH 2020 LENS, A.K.A. SHONDALAND. YOU REALIZE THAT THE GOSSIP LUMNIST SORT OF REPRENTS TWTER, NCEL CULTURE, AS WE KNOW TODAY. THE NEED FOR PRENTATN AND THE NFN OF INTY AND TRYG TO LIVER ON WHAT SOCIETY NEEDS YOU TO BE IS PRETTY MUCH INSTAGRAM, ISN'T ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT I DON'T THK BEG GAY BACK THEN WOULD'VE BEEN VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. I THK BEG GAY THEN WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY HORRIFIC TERMS OF BEG ABLE TO LIVE OUT AND BE PRENT AND VISIBLE, BUT PRUMABLY THERE WAS QUE A LOT OF EXCG UNRGROUND POCKETS. SO YOU GET THAT AS WELL. YOU GET THE QUEER UNTERCULTURE. BUT, FELY, YOU'D GO FOR 2020, WOULDN'T YOU? YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR SWEET LOVE'S HAND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GOG TO THE SHOW I THOUGHT YOU WERE PLAYG GAY. IN THE FIRST EPISO YOU'RE HOOKG UP WH GIRLS, AND I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, BUT WHEN DO HE START HOOKG UP WH GUYS?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT WHY DID YOU ASSUME THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, BEE, SADLY, THE GAY ACTOR UALLY PLAYS THE GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, I KNOW. THAT'S WHY 'S SO GOOD, ISN'T ? THEY JT GET RIGHT AT SHONDALAND. I THK 'S EXACTLY THE WAY SHOULD BE. I THK EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY ANYTHG. I KNOW AS AN ACTOR, YOU JT WANT PEOPLE TO BE SURPRISED.SAMIR HSE/SAMIR HSE/WIREIMAGELONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: JONATHAN BAILEY ATTENDS 'THE MERCY' WORLD PREMIERE AT THE CURZON MAYFAIR ON FEBARY 6, 2018 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY SAMIR HSE/SAMIR HSE/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S A NTUG NVERSATN ABOUT ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY ROL. I KNOW KRISTEN STEWART RECENTLY SAID, "WELL, THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE BEE THEN MAYBE THAT MEANS I N'T PLAY A STRAIGHT CHARACTER." WHAT DO YOU THK ABOUT ALL OF THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, I THK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY EVERYTHG. I THK THAT'S PART OF THE CRAFT OF BEG AN ACTOR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE NVERSATN SURELY IS ABOUT HOW MANY OUT, VISIBLE ACTORS GET TO PLAY A LIVED EXPERIENCE. GAY CHARACTERS ARE ALWAYS BRILLIANT BEE THERE'S JT SO MUCH PLEXY AND SO MUCH NFN AND SO MANY OBSTACL THAT THEY HAVE TO OVERE. PSYCHOLOGILLY, GAY PEOPLE ARE BRILLIANT. QUEER PEOPLE ARE GREAT BEE THEY'RE EMPATHETIC — THEY'VE BEEN OTHERED, THEY'VE GOT OPEN HEARTS, THEY HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF LOVE AND FIGHTG FOR THAT. SO, OF URSE, EVERYONE'S GOG TO WANT TO GO ON AND PLAY THOSE PARTS. I THK THE ISSUE WHEN YOU SEE STRAIGHT PEOPLE NTUALLY W OSRS FOR THOSE ROL AND PRUMABLY GAY ACTORS OVERLOOKED. AT THE SAME TIME YOU'VE ALSO GOT THIS MYTH, WHICH IS A VERY REAL THG, OF "N ACTORS BE OUT HOLLYWOOD AND STILL PLAY STRAIGHT ROL?" OF URSE, YOU JT GET ON AND DO . IF A GOOD JOB YOUR WAY, HAVE THE NVERSATN, WORK HARD, AND SEE IF YOU GET . IF YOU GET AND YOU MANAGE TO BE A PART OF UNPACKG THAT MYTH, THEN WE ALL W, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ACTUALLY LOVED . ONCE I REALIZED, I WAS LIKE, "OH, HE'S PLAYG STRAIGHT. THAT'S GREAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN A NVERSATN WH SHONDALAND, I DON'T THK. IT'S BRILLIANT BEE THERE'S SO MUCH VISIBILY THE SHOW REPRENTATN, AND MY SEXUALY'S NEVER E TO . I THK THAT'S BRILLIANT AND THAT'S THE WAY SHOULD BE. OF URSE, I TOTALLY WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE SEEN AN OUT, GAY ACTOR PLAY THIS SORT OF ROLE WHEN I WAS MY TEENAGE YEARS. ACTUALLY, IF I'M REALLY HONT, WHEN I WAS 28, FOUR YEARS AGO, [THAT] WOULD HAVE REALLY HELPED. I'M NOT GOG TO PROMISE ON MY HAPPS FOR ANYONE, BUT I WILL NTUE TO WORK HARD AND WORK WH PEOPLE LIKE [BRIDGERTON SHOWNNER] CHRIS VAN DEN AND SHONDALAND IF I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LOVE THAT. SWCHG GEARS, COMPANY IS ONE OF MY FAVORE MILS. WHAT WAS LIKE BEG THAT SHOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS GOOD. I READ A UPLE OF SCEN ACTUALLY FOR BRIDGERTON WHILST BETWEEN TWO SHOWS OF COMPANY. SO THERE WAS A HANER OM THE TWO OR I MOVED QUE SWIFTLY TO THIS, WHICH IS BRILLIANT. COMPANY WAS A DREAM E TE — WAS PLETELY SANE. I THK IF YOU'RE WIPG OUT SOME CHOREOGRAPHY WH PATTI LUPONE ON YOUR LEFT HAND SI, AND SHE'S MOVG HER OWN TABL AND CHAIRS THE MIDDLE OF DANCE BEATS, YOU'RE LIKE, "THIS IS MEGA."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DID I SEE A PICTURE OF YOU HOLDG HANDS WH STEPHEN SONDHEIM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, HE WAS AMAZG. HE APPEARED THE EARLY PREVIEWS AND YOU ULD JT HEAR HIS VOICE, "YEAH." THEN AS WENT ON, WE RERD THE ALBUM AND HE WAS THERE. IT WAS JT LIKE A DREAM. JT ABSOLUTELY BONKERS. THE FAL PARTY, HE ME AND WHISPERED SWEET NOTHGS MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PLANS FOR THEATER G UP?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POSSIBLY, YEAH. ALL I'LL SAY IS: BIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WAS READG AN TERVIEW WH YOU ATTU ABOUT COMPANY, AND YOU WERE TALKG ABOUT HOW YOU'RE PREPARG FOR THE ROLE AND READG THE VELVET RAGE AND MATTHEW TODD'S STRAIGHT JACKET. HAVE YOU READ ANYTHG THE PAST UPLE OF YEARS THAT'S REALLY STCK YOU OR WATCHED ANYTHG QUEER THAT'S REALLY LEFT A MARK ON YOU LIKE THOSE BOOKS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, GOOD QUTN. I'VE ACTUALLY JT READ AN AMAZG BOOK LLED SWIMMG IN THE DARK. I THK 'S REALLY IMPORTANT NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE TO LEAN ON LERATURE TO SEE YOURSELF REPRENTED AND TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE WHO PERHAPS ARE EXPERIENCG SIAR THGS TALKG ABOUT AND THEIR EXPERIENCE JT BEE KEEPS YOU REALLY SHARP AND EMPATHETIC. THAT'S AN AMAZG BOOK. SURELY THAT'S GOG BE MA TO A FILM AT SOME POT. THAT LED ME TO GVANNI'S ROOM BEE THERE'S REFERENC TO THAT. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THERE'S A NICE SLICE OF QUEER LERATURE ON MY BEDSI TABLE AMONGST OTHER THGS. THEY ALWAYS, ALWAYS KEEP ME GOG. I THK 'S SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO READ STRAIGHT JACKET AND THE VELVET RAGE. I THK THE DIFFERENCE CULTURE AND THE WAY THAT THOSE QUEER EXPERIENC ARE EXPLORED OM AN AMERIN PSYCHOLOGIST TO THE BRISH MEDIA, POP REPRENTATN OF , I THK IS FASCATG. FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT NEED TO FEEL A LTLE B LS ALONE OR THAT THEY'RE BEG ISOLATED... I THK THOSE BOOKS REALLY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PART OF SOMETHG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOSE TWO BOOKS SHOULD BE REQUIRED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH. PUT ON THE CURRICULUM, QUICK!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I FEEL LIKE RUPL'S DRAG RACE U.K. ULD DO A GOOD BRIDGERTON SPOOF ACTG CHALLENGE...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH MY GOD, I SO HOPE SO. CAN YOU IMAGE? I MIGHT GET ASKED TO GO ON. I KNOW MICHELLE VISAGE. I MIGHT HAVE TO SUGGT THIS. SHE WAS DOG EVERYBODY'S TALKG ABOUT JAMIE WHEN I WAS DOG COMPANY. SHE'S A MASSIVE PATTI FAN, SO THROUGH THAT WE MET. BUT THAT WOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU WATCH DRAG RACE? ARE YOU A FAN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, OF URSE. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, 'S TERTG BEE YEARS AGO I WATCHED . I WAS WATCHG THE AMERIN SERI AND ED TO MAKE ME FEEL REALLY ANX, WHICH I THK IS QUE TELLG. BUT THROUGH MY BLOSSOMG I'VE E TO LOVE . THEY'RE SO TALENTED, BUT THEY'RE JT SO MEGA. THERE'S NOTHG BETTER THAN THE MIRROR CHAT WHEN THEY GET READY. THE FACT THAT THEY WERE SO HORRIBLE TO EACH OTHER AT THE BEGNG MA ME FEEL A LTLE B SRED. BUT THEN YOU REALIZE THERE'S JT SO MUCH LOVE AND 'S SO POSIVE. I THK RUPL IS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GOG BACK TO BRIDGERTON, WHAT ARE YOU HOPG FOR ANTHONY SEASON 2?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'D BE NICE TO SEE HIM SE A B, WOULDN'T ? MAYBE LOSE THE MUTTONCHOPS AND MAYBE TAME HIS HAIR? MAYBE GET A CREW CUT. THE BRILLIANT THG IS BEE THEY'RE BASED ON BOOKS, SO 'S AMAZG TO KNOW WHERE A CHARACTER GO BEE EQUIPS YOU TO BE ABLE TO REALLY MEANR AROUND ALL THE DIFFERENT MOMENTS THAT CHRIS SO BRILLIANTLY HAS PUT TO THE SHOW. THERE'S A NVERSATN THAT'S SO LOUD ABOUT MALE MENTAL HEALTH AND ABOUT THE NEED FOR MEN TO START TALKG ABOUT THEIR EMOTNS. IT JT BOUNCED OFF THE PAGE THAT THIS IS A GUY WHO IS REALLY STGGLG, HAS BEEN BEQUEATHED THIS RPONSIBILY, WHICH IS KD OF LUDICRO BEE I DON'T KNOW IF HIS PERSONALY WOULD NECSARILY SU NNG A FAY, AND LET ALONE NNG HIS FAY AT THAT AGE HAVG LOST HIS FATHER. HE'S OBVLY PLETELY LOVE WH SOMEONE AND HAS A RAVENO SEX DRIVE THAT HE IS NSTANTLY HAVG TO SUPPRS, WHICH ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE QUE A QUEER STORY OR 'S LIKE AN EVERYMAN'S STORY, ISN'T ? THIS IS WHAT'S SO BRILLIANT ABOUT REGENCY ENGLAND: IT'S ALL GLAMORO AND 'S ALL PRENTATNAL, AND THEY ALL LOOK LIKE DIP-DYED SWANS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SPACE TO MAKE MISTAK AT ALL. EVEN THE BRIDGERTON SIBLGS DON'T MUNITE. SO THE IA OF MUNITN AND NVERSATN IS SO IMPORTANT THIS, AND WH THAT MD, I JT HOPE THAT ANTHONY BEGS TO BE ABLE TO LOVE HIMSELF SO THAT HE N LOVE SOMEONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRIDGERTON HS NETFLIX ON DECEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Benedict bonds wh his sister Eloise over their disda for the stuffs of aristocratic life and ’s implied that Benedict may be gay or bisexual. The royal servicemen are servicg each Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story has fally troduced to the popular media anchise two explicly gay characters who actually have a lot of screen time and their own storyl to be we had gotten some blk-and-you-miss- reprentatn of gay men on the flagship Bridgerton seri, the Queen Charlotte prequel seri featur two more fully-realized characters: Brimsley, the Queen’s secretary (played by Sam Clemmett), and Reynolds, the Kg’s secretary (played by Freddie Dennis) only are the characters gay, but they have recurrg storyl the seri and are known for sneakg out to have sex whenever they to appearg on Queen Charlotte, Clemmett was bt known for appearg films and TV shows like Cherry, The War Below, and Enavour. Although on "Bridgerton" Jonathan Bailey portrays a toxic straight male, real life, Bailey is gay, somethg he hid om the public for a long time (via YourTango).

"There's two thgs we don't want to know: If you're an alholic or if you're gay, " Bailey relled his iend sayg. There, Bailey won Bt Actor a Supportg Role for his work the Wt End revival of "Company" — at which time he exprsed his gratu for the opportuny to play an thentic and openly gay character — and afterwards reportedly shared a kiss wh Ellis. But I don't thk beg gay back then would've been very I thk beg gay then would have been pretty horrific terms of beg able to live out and be prent and visible, but prumably there was que a lot of excg unrground pockets.

BRIDGERTON: SO… BENEDICT’S NOT GAY?

You want to hold your sweet love's hand to the show I thought you were playg gay.