(Warning: This post contains spoilers through the first season finale of “Bridgerton.”)
Shonda Rhimes’ “Bridgerton” is an adaptation of Julia Quinn’s romance novels that doesn’t shy away from the realities of the romance genre by getting very, very intimate. Yes, we’re talking about passionate sex scenes and freeing masturbation moments, of which “Bridgerton” is full.
But star Phoebe Dynevor — who plays Daphne Bridgerton, the eldest daughter of the Bridgerton family, who falls in love with and marries Simon Basset, aka the Duke of Hastings, three-quarters of the way through the steamy Netflix drama’s first season — said the sex isn’t just there because it’s fun to watch.