Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor has opened up about Daphne and Simon's "sexual evolution" in the new Netflix series.
The actress, who is the daughter of Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor, will play the lead role in the Netflix period drama, which is based on Julia Quinn's bestselling novels.
Created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes, the eight-part series is narrated by Dame Julie Andrews and follows a rich family in the Regency period as daughter Daphne (Dynevor) tries to find a suitor.
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Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Phoebe discussed the "sexual evolution" of her character and her relationship with Simon Basset, the 10th Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page).
She also revealed that the Netflix series also had an intimacy coordinator who helped the pair "tell the story" of Daphne's sexual empowerment.
"What's brilliant about having an intimacy coordinator is me and Regé both had a massive say in how we both played it," Phoebe said.
"We talked it through with each other, we talked it through separately with the intimacy coordinator, so everyone is aware of what everyone's comfortable with, and aware of how we want to tell the story, particularly their sexual evolution."
"Daphne starts her sexual journey not having a clue what she's doing and then by the end, she's totally aware and empowered, sexually," she continued.
"We wanted to tell that story and it was really helpful having someone there who could block it through with us, and then by the time we got to set, it almost gave us more freedom because we knew what we were doing and what we wanted to achieve."
Phoebe's comments follow co-star Jonny Bailey revealing his sex scenes "felt like stunts".
They also follow Regé-Jean Page stating that the representation in the Netflix series is a "relief", and adding that he's very pleased to be a part of a show that is "representing more people than before".
"This is an audience that's 21st century, that is wider than it's ever been," he said.
"And I think ignoring large swathes of that audience and how you cast your stories and who you tell stories about is not something that we're ready to do anymore. So I'm glad that we're serving everyone as they should be, that we're representing more people than before."
Bridgerton season 1 premieres on Friday, December 25, streaming on Netflix.
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