BEVERLY HILLS, April 20, (THEWILL) – The news that popular Zimbabwean actor, Regé-Jean Page, will be leaving Netflix’s hit period drama “Bridgerton” surprised many fans as it was reported that a new season was already in progress.
His exit sparked online protests and unanswered questions but a new report has now disclosed that the actor left the show due to creative differences with Executive Producer, Shonda Rhimes.
According to Page Six, the actor left the show on good terms after it was reported that he turned down what the producers had created for his Duke of Hastings character.
“He wasn’t happy with what was planned for his character for Season 2, which would have kept him a player but not the focal point of the show,” a Page Six source revealed.
According to the reporter, Page was given $50,000 per episode to appear as a guest star but he declined for “a multitude of reasons.”
Page had stated that Page accepted to be cast in the show’s first season since he believed it was a “one-season arc” that would see him “contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on.”
