Bridgerton followers had been in tears when it was introduced that Regé-Jean Page was bowing out of the Netflix romantic drama forward of its second season.
While there have been numerous theories from followers about why an actor would depart such a profitable undertaking, Page believes that he signed as much as do a job and accomplished it.
“I signed up to do a job and I did the job and then I did some other jobs. That’s it. That’s the story. I wish it was more glamorous than that,” he informed Vanity Fair.
“We finished the story. The temptation would be to roll with the distractions and go, ‘Oh, well, the story went really well so we can kind of change this up and make some other stuff up, I guess.’ That was never what we’d signed up to do.”
“It’s overnight for everyone else, nothing changes for me,” Page shared with the outlet.
“When it’s tough, when no one wants you in the room, when you’ve got to fight to bust down the door-you do the work, you turn up.”
“It works or it doesn’t.”
“The trick is to make sure that you focus on your job as hard as you did when you were struggling to get to do your job.”
While loads of viewers had been shocked by Page’s departure, the great thing about the collection is that it focuses on a brand new couple every season.
As a end result, Page would not have had a major function if he had returned for the second season.
“Dear Readers, while all eyes turn to Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s quest to find a Viscountess, we bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page, who so triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings,” reads a social media assertion from the present in 2021.
“We’ll miss Simon’s presence on-screen, however he’ll at all times be part of the Bridgerton household.
Page’s on-screen spouse, Phoebe Dynevor, returned for the second season, and we acquired few updates about what turned of his character.
However, Dynevor just lately introduced she wouldn’t return for the third season.
Page’s feedback about exiting the present echo sentiments creatives made in regards to the resolution previously.
The star will subsequent be seen within the big-screen adaptation of Dungeons and Dragons, launching March 31, 2023, within the U.S.
Paul Dailly is the Associate Editor for TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter.
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