At 9 a.m. PT on Friday, April 2, it was announced that Regé-Jean Page would not be reprising his role as Simon, the Duke of Hastings in the second season of Bridgerton.
I don't think I'm going out on a limb when I say that RJP was the breakout star from the saucy, Regency era drama, so to say that the Bridgerton hive was shook is an understatement:
Like, as a fan of the series and a stan of Regé, I'm a lil' bummed that we're not going to see him raise his adorable child or share a loving glance with Daphne or lick more inanimate objects next season:
So here are some funny tweets about the departure of our favorite Duke:
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I too, will not return for Bridgerton Season 2 https://t.co/zBVloiR5m6
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rege jean-page leaving bridgerton...
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Women trying to process that Regé-Jean Page wont be in season 2 of #Bridgerton
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Regé-Jean Page after making us all fall in love with #Bridgerton
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Daphne will but we bid adieu remain a to Regé-Jean devoted wife Page, who so & sister, triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings #Bridgerton
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Forever our Duke. #Bridgerton
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I didn’t know this needed to be said, but Rege Jean-Page is who got #Bridgerton to be the most watched Netflix show.
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Shonda be like “Duke who?” #Bridgerton
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I can deal with the DUKE of SUSSEX leaving but not the DUKE of Hastings #Bridgerton #netflix #RegeJean
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Ok so we will never hear Simon say I love you to Daphne? We will never see him teach his son his letters and numbers? the pall mall scene? Daphne “a devoted wife” without her husband doesn’t make any sense. I’m sad and disappointed let me be #Bridgerton
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My reaction after hearing that the Duke won't be coming back for the season 2 of #Bridgerton
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@Variety But he's....why we watch it #Bridgerton
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how the locals are receiving the simon news vs. the bridgerton readers knowing that it was bound to happen one day #Bridgerton
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#Bridgerton fans rn:
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No, @regejean! You CANNOT leave me like that. I WILL NOT have it! @bridgerton!!!!!!
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Liza Minnelli has outlived Regé-Jean Page's time on Bridgerton. His character, Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings will not be returning.
17. You know what they say, with every dark cloud...
it makes perfect sense to me that regé-jean page is leaving bridgerton...to become one of the biggest stars on the planet in the next five years
18. ...comes a silver lining:
It's Anthony Bridgerton's time to shine. You just gotta deal with it.