After playing Simon Basset in Bridgerton‘s first season, Regé-Jean Page explained that he was ready to move on — but is his decision permanent?
Viewers quickly fell in love with Page and his character, the Duke of Hastings, when season 1 of the Netflix drama premiered in December 2020. His streamy onscreen romance with Phoebe Dynevor‘s Daphne Bridgerton wrapped up when the couple worked out their issues and welcomed their son, Augie, in the season finale.
While fans were looking forward to more scenes between Simon and Daphne in future seasons, Netflix later announced that Page would not be reprising his role.
Page, for his part, has teased his upcoming projects after leaving the streaming hit, including The Gray Man and Dungeons & Dragons. The England native, who has also explored voiceover opportunities, previously revealed that he decided to leave the Bridgerton cast’s group chat after moving on from the Regency-era show.
“I’m no longer in it,” he told GQ in September 2021. “I respectfully exited. I didn’t want to put them in an awkward situation where they had to kick me out.”
Scroll down for everything Page has said about a potential Bridgeton return:
