Daphne Bridgerton is forgiven. Colourism also plays a part, with an alienation of visibly Black characters. Page’s character Simon Bassett’s father – the Duke of Hastings – is abusive and ...

The television version has always strayed away from the straight white male-dominated characters introduced by novelist Julia Quinn in the “Bridgerton” books. With a diverse cast of Black and ...

Bridgerton is a standout among royal ... the attire he wore for the duo’s first dance. The Duke wore a high-rolled white collar under a black and gold brocade waistcoat with a black velvet ...

Black actors ... and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) with non-white love interests. In season one, Daphne’s relationship with Simon (Regé-Jean Page), the Duke of Hastings, follows the ...

and two Black men, played by Regé-Jean Page and Victor Alli, have married into the Bridgerton family, which is white. In the second season, the eldest Bridgerton son marries a character of Indian ...

but Black actors are expected to constantly explain and advocate for themselves, while white actors can just focus on their craft. Adjoa Andoh attends Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Season 3 World ...

Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury and Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, in "Bridgerton" Liam Daniel ... so how could race not matter? Having Black people strolling around ...

But historical romance is where the fascination typically takes hold and most historical romance is, in fact, Regency fiction like Bridgerton ... for autonomy and the duke bristling against ...

and two Black men, played by Regé-Jean Page and Victor Alli, have married into the Bridgerton family, which is white. In the second season, the eldest Bridgerton son marries a character of Indian ...