Regé-Jean Page Reflects on Life Beyond ‘Bridgerton’ As the Cover of Variety Magazine

Clad in a fitted soft pink suit, Page pulsates with energy. He bounds around during the photo session, air-drumming along to the sounds of the Notorious B.I.G. and Lizzo. He has the kind of nonchalant and unassuming demeanor that indicates he has no idea that, in just a matter of days, he’ll send “Bridgerton” fans into a tizzy of epic proportions with the announcement that he’s leaving the hit series, which a record-breaking 82 million households tuned in to after its Christmas Day debut.

When asked if he was nervous about leaving the show that made him a star, Page responds: “Not at all, because that’s what was meant.”

“Simon was this bomb of a one-season antagonist, to be reformed and to find his true self through Daphne,” he explains.

“I think one of the bravest things about the romance genre is allowing people a happy ending.”

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