INSIDE THE REAL LOVE LIVES OF BRIDGERTON STARS
Originally appeared on E! Online
When bosoms are heaving and bodices ripping all around you at work, it stands to reason that a little office romance might develop.
Bessie Carter and Sam Phillips caught each other's eye across a crowded set while their Bridgerton characters enjoyed other pursuits this past seaon, Prudence Dankworth being a married woman now, while Lord Debling fancied her younger sister Penelope Featherington, played by Nicola Coughlan.
And while those two actors have confirmed their real-life affinity for each other with public displays of affection, they aren't the only ones who've found their names linked in certain circles.
At the same time, some cast members have made a point of unlinking their names, Coughlan shutting down speculation that she and eventual onscreen husband Luke Newton, whose Colin Bridgerton traveled a torturous road before arriving at happiness with Penelope, are anything more than good mates.
But Newton noted that the fans' investment in their onscreen coupledom was really sweet. "It's so lovely that there's that much thought into it and how much they ship Colin and Pen," he told the Associated Press June 12. "It's a beautiful thing."
Indeed, the Netflix series can't help but make people want to fall in love.
"It's very hopeful, and it makes you believe," Simone Ashley, whose Kate Sharma marries into the Bridgerton family, explained. "It really captures your imagination and your heart again. The same feeling that the show brings—pass that on to someone else. Make someone else feel as amazing as the show makes you feel."
There's no way you're not in the mood for love now—and there's no need to wait for Lady Whistledown's next dispatch! Grab your smelling salts and catch up with the love lives of the Bridgerton stars: