On the awards front, the cast of вЂњBridgertonвЂќ is nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance in an ensemble in a drama series, while Page is also nominated for a SAG Award for his individual performance. вЂњIt is the highest honor to represent that and to represent the people I do represent and I will do my absolute best to be worthy of that.вЂќ

вЂњIt is the highest honor to represent us in the fullness of our beauty, of our glamour, of our splendor, of our royalty, of our romance, of our love,вЂќ he continued.

вЂњThis absolutely goes out to all of the incredible people on our team who made something so unique,вЂќ Page said, accepting the award virtually. Last week, Page scored the seriesвЂ™ first acting prize, winning the NAACP Image Award for outstanding actor in a drama series. On social media, Page called his experience on the series, вЂњThe ride of a life time.вЂќДЄ post shared by RegeМЃ-Jean Page show has also been a critical success. The romance show has been a monster hit for Netflix, with the streamer reporting that a record 82 million households devoured the seriesвЂ™ eight episodes in the first month after its Christmas Day release. When it comes to вЂњsticking the landing,вЂќ вЂњBridgertonвЂќ has earned a perfect 10. вЂњBut there is also value in completing these arcs and sticking the landing.вЂќ вЂњI have nothing but excitement for вЂBridgertonвЂ™ continuing to steam train off and conquer the globe,вЂќ he says. Off screen, PageвЂ™s time in the Regency era has concluded similarly, as the actor was only contracted for one season of the show. вЂњThey come in knowing that, so you can tie people in emotional knots because they have that reassurance that weвЂ™re going to come out and weвЂ™re going to have the marriage and the baby.вЂќДЄs such, the dashing dukeвЂ™s on-screen storyline wraps up with Simon and Daphne solidifying their love story (and the duke exorcising his own daddy issues) with the birth of their first child, a son. вЂњOne of the things that is different about this genre is that the audience knows the arc completes,вЂќ he explains. The British-Zimbabwean star adds that he relished the idea that вЂњBridgertonвЂќ is essentially an anthology, with each book (and subsequently season) dedicated to a different siblingвЂ™s love story. I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on.вЂќ вЂњ вЂThatвЂ™s interesting,вЂ™ because then it felt like a limited series. ItвЂ™s going to have a beginning, middle, end вЂ“ give us a year,вЂќ Page says, recounting early conversations with Shondaland producers, who approached him about the role of Simon after вЂњFor the PeopleвЂќ wrapped up. In fact, the short-term commitment was a big part of the roleвЂ™s appeal, Page tells Variety exclusively.

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