‘Bridgerton’ star Phoebe Dynevor gives surprising reason why she hasn’t returned to show

“Bridgerton” breakout prima Phoebe Dynevor claims nan logic she hasn’t returned to nan celebrated Netflix bid is because she wasn’t called back.

The character besides noted that she didn’t time off nan celebrated show by prime successful her Collider’s “Ladies Night” podcast interview that was posted connected Saturday.

“I conscionable want to opportunity I person not received a call,” Dynevor, 30, told nan outlet. “And erstwhile I get that call, I will beryllium location if I can.”

“When nan first play came retired they didn’t cognize what they needed to put successful place,” she explained.

“So we were for illustration nan ones that sewage distant I think, successful a definite way,” she said, referring to herself and her ex-co-star Regé-Jean Page. “But for illustration we would — I tin only speak for myself — I would ever travel backmost if I was asked.”

Dynevor — who has since landed respective large roles aft stepping distant from her “Bridgerton” beginnings — went connected to definitive gratitude for nan domiciled nan show played successful her career, saying each she’s “ever wanted to do” was “have opportunities to do different things.”

“Suddenly I realized that I had these opportunities to play tons of different women,” she said. “And it’s each I’d ever wanted successful my career.”

Dynevor starred successful nan premiere play of “Bridgerton,” which was released successful December 2020, arsenic Daphne Bridgerton. The installment followed Daphne’s fictional emotion communicative pinch nan then-highly eligible bachelor, Simon (Page).

Subsequent seasons followed further members of nan Bridgerton family arsenic they recovered emotion pinch viable suitors.

Dynevor returned for a little quality successful Season 2, but has not returned to nan show since. Her erstwhile segment partner has besides antecedently confirmed he’s not coming backmost to nan show.

In 2022, Page told his followers that he’s “not going backmost to nan show” arsenic she shared a photograph featuring himself stepping alongside his erstwhile co-star Jonathan Bailey during an Italian getaway.

“Bridgerton” executive shaper Shonda Rhimes addressed Page’s departure successful a 2021 interview, calling his determination to locomotion distant “really smart.”

“Rightfully, he said, ‘I signed up to do this 1 beautiful story, this closed-ended storyline. I’m good!'” she told Variety astatine nan time.

“I don’t blasted him for that. I deliberation that he was really smart to time off nan perfection arsenic nan perfection.”