25 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The "Bridgerton" Cast Every Fan Should Know

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Speaking of famous parents, Bessie Carter, who plays Prudence Featherington, is the daughter of Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter.

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In fact, Regé’s love of music helped him prepare for playing Simon. He listened to a lot of music while getting into character, namely Deftones, Vivaldi, and Nina Simone.

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Jonathan Bailey, who plays Anthony, won a 2019 Oliver Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his work as Jamie in Company.

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Thanks to Nicola Coughlan’s starring role on Derry Girls, she’s actually featured on a massive mural in Derry, Ireland along with the rest of the cast.

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Phoebe Dynevor’s first audition ever was actually for Lyra in The Golden Compass movie when she was about 11 years old.

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When casting Bridgerton, Shondaland executive producer Betsy Beers immediately thought of Regé-Jean Page for Simon — she had worked with Regé on For The People and they became great friends.

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When Nicola Coughlan auditioned for Penelope, she didn’t have “any full scripts” and she got offered the job after just one audition.

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During Jonathan Bailey’s first meeting with Shondaland he actually read some scenes as Simon, and then they suggested he audition for the role of Anthony.

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Phoebe Dynevor found out she booked the role as Daphne on Bridgerton while she was in LA, and the minute she landed back in London she went straight to a wardrobe fitting for the show.

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Outside of acting, Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury, has been a preacher in the Church of England since 2009.

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While preparing to play their Bridgerton characters, all of the women in the cast were in a group chat where they’d share articles and books about what it was like to be a woman in the 1800s.

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Before starring in her own Shondaland show, Phoebe Dynevor was a fan of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, and she loved the idea of playing a “super dimensional and interesting” female Shondaland character like those that came before her.

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Luke Thompson, who plays Benedict, is a talented artist and he actually drew everyone portraits as a Season 1 wrap gift. Regé-Jean Page has his displayed in his home.

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Regé-Jean Page originally studied sound engineering as a university student before he discovered the British National Youth Theatre and fell in love with acting.

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Meanwhile, Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page’s first day on set — and Phoebe’s first scene as Daphne — was when Simon and Daphne have sex in the library.

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Regé Jean-Page and Phoebe Dynevor had a lot of input when it came to Simon and Daphne’s intimate scenes. In fact, Regé was the one who suggested Simon kiss Daphne up against the statue when it started raining.

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And finally, the entire cast didn’t know Julie Andrews was going to voice Lady Whisteldown until they found out on social media with the rest of the world.