Phoebe Dynevor Reveals How The Duke of Hastings Will Still Be Part of 'Bridgerton' Despite Rege-Jean Page's Exit

Fans were pretty upset about the news that Rege-Jean Page leaving Bridgerton after just one season on the hit Netflix series.

Phoebe Dynevor is now opening up about how Simon, Duke of Hastings will still be present on the show in the upcoming season two, which is filming now.

Click inside to see what Phoebe Dynevor shared…

Speaking to The Wrap, Phoebe revealed that while Rege-Jean will not appear on screen, his character will still have a big presence.

“I think he’ll definitely be referred to a lot,” she shared, adding that fans will see “see the baby.”

Phoebe adds that season two will now “just focus more on her relationship with the Bridgerton Family.”

“It’s definitely different,” she says of the upcoming season. “I’ve said it before, but I think the fans who have read the books and know the books are aware that every season will focus on a different sibling’s journey. And it might be a little bit more of a — not shock, but like a surprise for the fans that love Daphne and Simon’s story so much. But I think that’s honestly the joy of the show in the long-term, getting to see these different love stories play out.”

As pointed out previously, each season will focus on a different Bridgerton sibling, and they’ll “they’ll have a different excitement.”

“I think every season is just going to be really different and magical in its own way,” Phoebe says. “And that’s honestly what I think is so brilliant about what Shonda and Chris [Van Dusen] have created. There’s not many TV series that do that, that focus on different characters every season. But I think every season is going to have its own magic, which is great.”

Here’s what Phoebe first said about fans’ shock of Rege-Jean‘s exit from the show.