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

Contents:

• BRIDGERTON: SO… BENEDICT’S NOT GAY?
• WHO IS BENEDICT BRIDGERTON? IS HE GAY?
• BRIDGERTON: NETFLIX H ACCED OF ‘QUEERBAG’ OVER LACK OF GAY STORYL

BRIDGERTON: SO… BENEDICT’S NOT GAY?

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.

It suggted that the send elst Bridgerton might actually be gay — or, at the very least, bisexual.

WHO IS BENEDICT BRIDGERTON? IS HE GAY?

And their anger seems well placed light of shownner Chris Van Den recently givg an terview and sayg that the character's storyle Season 1 was not meant to suggt he was gay and that was a "nsc choice" not to have his sexualy be fluid Season 2. That uld even expla why Benedict's gay pal is nowhere to be seen this season; he's much easier to leave out than to ed out. Benedict’s flirtatn wh artist Sir Henry Granville the first season of Bridgerton seemed to ht that Lady Vlet’s send olst son might be gay or, at the very least, bisexual.

Acrdg to shownner Chris Van Den, the sparks that flew between Benedict and Henry Season 1 were never meant to suggt that the former was gay. The first trailer for Bridgerton, Netflix's new Regency drama, featured a gay sex scene, promptg many hopeful viewers to expect queer reprentatn om the upg show.

There are no queer characters any of the ma storyl, and the featured gay sex scene volv a barely sendary character, th addg ltle to the show. Bridgerton's cln of gay characters ends up feelg performative, disappotg and tly like queerbag. "Everyone Should Be Able to Play Everythg" — Jonathan Bailey on Playg a Straight Character 'Bridgerton'Out gay actor Jonathan Bailey is playg a straight character 'Bridgerton' and says that's "exactly the way should be.

BRIDGERTON: NETFLIX H ACCED OF ‘QUEERBAG’ OVER LACK OF GAY STORYL

But while the character Anthony is a womanizg straight man, actor Jonathan Bailey is gay and has some thoughts to share about gay actors and the rol they’re beg offered Hollywood today.

Keep scrollg to learn gettyArticle ntu below advertisement'Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey is a gay actor playg straight. The actor, who’s gay and playg a straight character the big-budget perd drama, told Digal Spy that he would like to see more gay actors tellg their own stori on the big screen.

He shared his views on the double standard of stg Hollywood: "I thk shouldn't matter at all what character people play, but of urse there is a narrative that's very clear, that openly gay men aren't playg straight leadg rol. ”Article ntu below advertisementHe add that there are a lot of straight actors who have played gay rol and gone on to receive cril acclaim for their performanc, which is self a good thg as allows for gay stori to be told.

But, he said, “wouldn't be brilliant to see gay men play their own experience? ”Article ntu below advertisementJonathan shared that gay characters have a lot to offer terms of tertg storyl bee they ually have to overe obstacl that promote self-reflectn, which turn allows for growth and is much more tertg om a character standpot. “There's a real strength to gay men, ” he said, bee they mt overe certa barriers that straight characters often do not have to actor also praised the Shondaland mp for havg their fger on the pulse of today’s culture and knowg their dience.

While most TV shows and movi tend to st gay actors the gay rol, as opposed to straight characters who n be st as anybody, Jonathan’s sexualy was never even a nversatn. "It was a very empowerg procs for to tell their story, " actor Sam Clemmett says of brgg to life the first gay romance the world of Bridgerton.