Bridgerton’s author has said that he wants Daphne and the Duke of Hastings to return to the second series, despite the fact that they are not the main focus of the second book.
Julia Quinn, 52, has sold over 10 million novels during her incredible career and gained inspiration behind the Netflix hit – The Duke and I – 21 years ago.
However, as the show moves into season two, which will be based on the book The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia revealed that she wants the bosses to deviate from the plot and include bold scenes with the characters of Phoebe Dynevor and King -Jean Page.
Bring them back! Bridgerton’s author Julia Quinn said she wants Daphne and the Duke of Hastings to return to the second series, despite the fact that they are not the main focus of the second book.
Speaking about the couple’s return in an interview with The Sun, Julia said: “I hope so. They appear in [second] book. The series doesn’t follow the book word for word – and I don’t think so [it] should.
– So I hope, for no other reason than Daphne has the right to interfere in Anthony’s life. You refuse this chance it would be murderous. I think it would be great to see.
Julia also teased what fans can expect in the second expected series, which will focus on older brother Bridgerton Anthony.
She said, “Anthony is going to hurt them. Jonathan Bailey played it so well; you still love him, but he has to be taken down on a nail and so many nails will be taken down. Is awesome.’
The Love Match: The Couple, played by Rege-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor, impressed millions of viewers around the world with their on-screen chemistry and bold scenes
In the first series, Anthony was seen trying to be the head of his large household while he was in love with the opera singer Siena Rosso (played by Sabrina Bartlett).
Although viewers were able to see excerpts from his story, along with excerpts from Brother Bridgerton’s other five lives in the first season, it focused mainly on Daphne.
Julia also revealed that her friends and family told her not to raise her hopes about turning the series into a TV show, as many novels are optional and not taken over in Hollywood.
However, after Bridgerton’s incredible success after its launch on Christmas Day, Julia joked that she has now become her uncle’s favorite relative and even had to send him signed children to be handed over to nurses at her home. assisted.
Huge success: the novel Julia, the Viscount who loved me, will be the inspiration for the second series and will follow the story of Bridgerton’s older brother, Anthony (pictured with her first book)
In the first month of streaming, Bridgerton was watched by 82 MILLION households around the world and was a top show in several countries.
The bold series spoke highly of its steamy content, with several stars revealing that they could not watch it with their families.
Renowned star Nicola Coughlan recently admitted that she was mortified watching the show with her mother, due to the “non-stop” sex on the screen.
“I knew pretty well how the episodes evolved and the amount of sexuality in them,” she said for the Make It Reign podcast. “When I showed her the first episode, and Johnny Bailey’s tramp appeared very quickly in the first episode, she said, ‘What’s going on!’ ”
“I had to say, ‘It’s not my fault I didn’t write it, it’s romance and it’s a really important part of the story,’ but I was still in trouble.”
Racy: The show quickly became a worldwide success after its Christmas release and boasted several cruel scenes (in the figure of Jonathan Bailey, who plays Anthony Bridgerton and Sabrina Bartlett, who plays the love interest of his singer opera Siena Rosso)
Nicola, 34, who plays Penelope Featherington, explained how episode 6 – titled Swish – turned out to be the most uncomfortable to watch with her mother.
“With episode 6, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, what am I going to do?’ It’s a non-stop fight! I’m going to have so much trouble. “I said ‘shagging’ on the Graham Norton show and I was dead.
“I was sweating when I followed him back! What I got to do was quickly redirect all the sexy pieces, and at the end of the episode, she said, “That was very short!”
Asked if his family saw the adult scenes of the show during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Rege-Jean said: “Some cousins were missing from the family’s WhatsApp group and said, ‘We’ve had made tactical cups of tea when you started and when we came back, you were still going! “‘
Aoleu! Several stars of the show have since revealed that they have had to endure sex scenes with their families, Nicola Coughlan recently admitted that she was left mortified and “sweated” while watching her with her mother (pictured Penelope Featherington).