“I think people struggle to let go.”
Bridgerton fans are still mourning the fact that Regé-Jean Page will not return for the second season of the show, but producer Shonda Rhimes does not find it a big deal.
The TV executive recently spoke to him about Regé-Jean’s departure, explaining that this was the plan at the beginning.
“We made a deal with him at the start of the first season. That was the plan: come do one season as the Duke. Anything else that was extra and was not really the plan when we started was the plan when we were done, ‘Shonda told Vanity Fair.
While Shonda confirmed that Regé-Jean had been invited to appear in the second season, she closed rumors about his decision not to return.
“There’s a lot of fantastic interesting talk going on, mainly because I think people are struggling to let go,” Shonda said.
Shonda added that she was “really shocked” at the reaction from fans because it is something that usually only happens when a character is killed.
‘We did not kill him, he’s still alive! [Regé-Jean] is a powerful, amazing actor and that means we did our job – our job is to find the right people every season and put together this amazing, world-changing romance, “Shonda explained.
She added that she also did not have ‘as much explosion’ as the Bridgerton series contains a different romance in each book.
“What will be the eternity of this combination? I mean, really: what would Regé-Jean do, you know what I mean? We gave them that happily! And now we have this next couple coming. And so yes, I was like, ‘Whoa!’, ‘Shonda said of the answer.
While fans will no longer see Regé-Jean Bridgerton, they can expect a lot more drama from Lady Whistledown!
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