Jonathan Bailey’s fate on Bridgerton has been confirmed
Simone Ashley has confirmed whether she and Jonathan Bailey will return for the upcoming third season of Bridgerton. On 29 March, Netflix hosted a dinner in Los Angeles celebrating South Asian culture with trailblazing stars such as Ashley, Kal Penn, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Sujata Day, Lilly Singh, Sophia Ali, and Anurima Bhargava.
Ashley, who joined the second season as Viscount Bridgerton’s love interest Kate Sharma, confirmed to Deadline that both characters – drum roll please! – will indeed return. “We’re going to be back!
Kate and Anthony are just getting started. We have the amazing Jess Brownell who is taking the lead as showrunner in Season 3,” said the star, who is also known for her role as Olivia Hanan in Sex Education. “In Season 2, there was a lot of push and pull between Kate and Anthony, there were complications with the family, and then they find each other towards the end.” Ashley added: “I think everything is just starting.
I’d like to see Kate just let go a bit more and play more in Season 3 and kind of swim in that circle of love together. I think they both deserve it.” While her character’s relationship with Anthony Bridgerton was met with praise from viewers, Ashley confirmed that Kate’s future storylines will also see her stand on her own. “She’s in charge of the household now and she’s got big boots to put on.
