Jonathan Bailey as Lord Anthony Bridgerton.Photo: NICK BRIGGS/NETFLIX According to starJonathan Bailey, the second season of Bridgerton is going to be just as “brilliant” as the first. The actor, who plays Lord Anthony Bridgerton in the hit Netflix period drama, discussed the show’s second season during a recent interview withBritish Vogue. “Well, I feel like the campy, plush spectacle of theBridgertonworld is only going to get more pronounced in the best way possible,” said Bailey, 32....

Bridgerton’s Kathryn Drysdale is shedding light on her mysterious character Madame Delacroix. Within the scandalous high society that is theBridgertonuniverse,Genevieve Delacroixis a sought-after dressmaker who creates the most elegant gowns in town. Her French boutique, Modiste, is not only a place for women to get the latest fashions, but it’s also a hub for gossip, mingling and more. But underneath the tulle and corsets, this business-savvy seamstress is hiding a secret: She’s faking her French roots....

Jonathan Bailey and Kathryn Drysdale.Photo: Courtesy of Kathryn DrysdaleThis lord is ready to find his lady.On Thursday morning, Netflix officially announced their smash hitBridgertonwill return for a second season— andLord Anthony Bridgerton’s love storywill be front and center.“This author has been reliably informed that Lord Anthony Bridgerton intends to dominate the social season,” Lady Whistledown revealed in her latest column. “I will have my pen ready to report on any and all of his romantic activities....

Photo: David Reiss Martins Imhangbe is a total knockout — when it comes to boxing, that is. TheBridgertonactor stars as Will Mondrich, a charismatic up-and-coming boxer and loyal best friend to the brooding Duke of Hastings, in the new Netflix hit series. The eight-episode Regency-era delight, based on the first book in Julia Quinn’s series of the same name, has exploded in popularity since it premiered on Dec. 25. Imhangbe, who grew up in southeast London, tells PEOPLE over a Zoom video call that the success of the show — which marks his television debut — has been “a whirlwind....

Photo: netflix; getty Nicola Coughlanalmost traded Regency-era London for 1980s Hawkins, Indiana. “I auditioned to play Robin, Maya Hawke got it. She was far better than I ever would have been,” Coughlan explained. “It’s a good lesson to actors: Watch the stuff you didn’t get, because you’ll totally understand how it’s not personal.” Hawke, 23, joined theDuffer brothers' nostalgic sci-fi series with season 3 in 2019, playing a coworker ofJoe Keery’s Steve Harrington at the mall’s ice cream parlor, Scoops Ahoy....

Nicola Coughlan on cover of ELLE UK.Photo: Meinke Klein/ELLE UKThe success ofBridgertonallowedNicola Coughlanto achieve new levels of fame overnight — but adjusting to the fame has come with its challenges.In the March issue ofElleUK, the 35-year-old Irish actress opened up about how intense fame can be.“Being famous is like being a dog on the Tube. It’s exactly the same energy,” said Coughlan. “When you get on, everyone looks at you. Some people are so smiley, while some are afraid of you and don’t want to go near....

Nicola Coughlanknows that numbers don’t lie. On Tuesday, theBridgertonstar — who plays Penelope Featherington in the recently released, wildly popularNetflixperiod drama — celebrated the series' success on Twitter while simultaneously calling out naysayers who have slammed the cast’s diversity. “You know the way some people were like ‘Diversity in period drama doesn’t work’ … 63 million households thought it did tho so,” wrote Coughlan, 33, adding a skull emoji to the endof her tweet....

Photo: NETFLIXNicola Coughlanis preparing for her close-up.After theBridgertonstar, 35, wasrevealed to be the focusof the hit Netflix show’s upcomingseason 3, Coughlan opened up about whether she’s ready to film some steamy sex scenes as she appeared Monday on E! News’Daily Pop. “I’m gonna have to be!” she said with a laugh.She previously spoketo PEOPLEabout the possibility of NSFW scenes in Penelope’s future ahead of the season 2 premiere in March.“Penelope I think has a little more time to wait before she gets into that,” Coughlan said....

Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImageNicola Coughlanthought she could be replaced on the hit showBridgertonafter she was cast.The 35-year-old actress revealed in a recent interview withThe New York Timesthat she worried about her future on the series as she was still making a name for herself in Hollywood.“I should have been like, ‘This is amazing,'” she explained to the outlet of landing her breakout role. “Instead, I was like, ‘This is fishy. I don’t know about this....

Nicola Coughlan in “Bridgerton” Season 1.Photo: LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXSeason 1 ofBridgertonwas supposed to have a different ending, starNicola Coughlanhas revealed.Coughlan, 34, appeared alongside costarJonathan Baileyas well as season 2 newcomers Simone Ashley and Charitha Chandran on anextended panelfor Netflix’s TUDUM event over the weekend.During the panel, Ashley, 26, asked Coughlan how she found out that Lady Whistledown, the mysterious gossip columnist that details the lives of those in British high society, is actually her character,Penelope Featherington....

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton.Photo: LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Bridgerton’s scandal, steamy love-story plot lines and Regency costuming havecaptivated 82 million households (and counting!)as the Netflix show continues to break streaming records across the globe. But breakout starNicola Coughlan, who portrays Penelope Featherington on the megahit series, says mastering the art of wearing 19th century high society fashion was more challenging than she had anticipated. Between the waist-cinching corset, dramatic dresses and high heels, Coughlan, 34, admitted her balance was a bit off-kilter the first few days of filming, which resulted in a little accident on set involving one of her costars....

Bridgertonfans: your long-awaited return to London’s regency era awaits! StarsNicola CoughlanandJonathan Baileyteased the Netflix drama’s new season while appearing in a first-look trailer released as part of Saturday’s TUDUM event. As a quick warning to fans, Coughlan, 34, advised them to “prepare thyself” for what’s to come. “Your character is as deficient as your horsemanship,” she concludes before bidding him a good night. The sneak peek also provided footage of the cast members discussing the show on set....

Photo: Courtesy Charlotte TilburyBridgertonstarPhoebe Dynevorlanded a big beauty gig!The British actress, 26, is the new brand ambassador for celeb-loved cosmetics company Charlotte Tilbury and will star in the brand’s soon-to-be-released, star-studded holiday 2021 campaign, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. The partnership is extra-special for Dynevor, who often wore Charlotte Tilbury cosmetics while in character as Daphne Bridgerton as she shot season one of the hit Netflix period drama,Bridgerton.“I’m thrilled to be joining Charlotte Tilbury as a Brand Ambassador....