Bridgerton co-stars Bessie Carter and Sam Phillips have sparked romance rumors after meeting in the show’s third season.
Bessie, 30, plays the role of Prudence Featherington in the hit Netflix show, while Sam, 39, plays the character Nicola Coughlan, Penelope’s new suitor Lord Debling.
The couple have been photographed at several events with their family, including alongside Bessie’s famous mother Imelda Staunton and Downton Abbey father Jim Carter.
They were last photographed in May 2023, where they looked cozy at a theater event, suggesting they could have been together for quite some time.
And those on TikTok think they could be an item, with one content creator posting a recent video titled: ‘Bridgerton Co-Stars Who Are Dating in Real Life.’
Bridgerton co-stars Bessie Carter and Sam Phillips have sparked romance rumors, after meeting in the show’s third season (seen looking cozy in May 2023).
The couple have been photographed at several events with their family, including alongside Bessie’s famous mother, Imelda Staunton, and father, Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter.
Bessie, 30, plays the role of Prudence Featherington (left) in the hit Netflix show, while Sam, 39, plays the character Nicola Coughlan, Penelope’s new suitor Lord Debling.
Many were quick to comment on the rumors as one said: ‘Okay Featherington sisters bagging the hot ones!’
Another said: “These are so cute!!”, while a third wrote: “I love this!”
MailOnline has contacted Bessie and Sam’s representatives for comment.
The couple was first photographed together in May 2023 while attending the Theatrical Consequences: The 5th Annual Platform Presents West End Gala after-party at Tequila Mockingbird in London.
Then, in November 2023, the couple attended the premiere of Wonka along with Bessie’s famous actress mother, Imelda, 68.
They were posed as a threesome with Imelda in the middle, suggesting that Sam had been introduced to her side of the family some time before.
Then, in December 2023, Bessie, her famous father Jim, 75, accompanied Sam to The Crown season 6 finale celebration event.
He plays the queen’s equerry Stephen Chambers in seasons 3 and 4 of Netflix’s The Crown.
In December 2023, Bessie, her famous father Jim, 75, accompanied Sam to The Crown season 6 finale celebration event.
In November 2023, the couple attended the premiere of Wonka along with Bessie’s famous actress mother, Imelda, 68.
The couple was first photographed together in May 2023 while attending Theatrical Consequences: The 5th Annual Platform Presents West End Gala after-party at Tequila Mockingbird in London.
Bridgerton returned last week.
And according What’s on Netflix? The hit romance series is back and better than ever, garnering a staggering 45.1 million views in just four days after its global release on Netflix.
In its first four days, Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 reportedly garnered 165.20 million hours of viewing, which is equivalent to 45.10 million views.
Netflix described the views of the first four days as “just the beginning” and teased that there will be more to come.
In a press release issued by them, they said: ‘Spring has sprung, which means it’s finally #Pollen (not pollen) season. Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 debuted at No. 1 on the English TV chart, amassing 45.1 million views.
‘The series, starring Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, went to number one in 78 countries and reached the Top 10 in 92. And this is just the beginning.
‘With Part 2 scheduled to premiere on June 13, who knows how high this wallflower will climb? PSA for the millions of fans experiencing post-binge withdrawals: Find a support group, put on some music, light a candle, and wear something comfortable; soon there will be more carriage style scenes that you crave.’
comes after nicola showed off her eccentric sense of style in a red satin dress with a dramatic hood as the Bridgerton promotional track for series three in Brazil on Monday.
The actress, 37, joined her on-screen lover Luke, 31, for the screening at Rio de Janeiro’s Teatro Municipal.
The pair star in Netflix’s smash hit Bridgerton as Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, and season three follows their journey from friends to lovers.
After fans tuned in to watch the first part of the series, which launched last week, Nicola opened up about the sex scene she felt most pressured to get right.
“The fans are horny little demons and they used to constantly send us pictures of carriages and swaying carriages,” he said.
‘So this has to be beautiful, moving, romantic and sexy, which is a lot of things. In her mind, after the kiss, she just totally blew it and says, “He’ll never like me. He doesn’t like me. It’s embarrassing. I’m going to move on.”
“There’s no part of her when he gets into that carriage that thinks something like that is going to happen.”
The show’s third season launched on Thursday morning, with eager fans setting out to devour the latest antics of the Regency-era romantics.
The Gamefest was criticized for its lack of steamy scenes in season two, with just three minutes of bedroom action amid eight hours and 29 minutes of screen time.
Viewers can now expect more from the first four episodes of season three, with at least six minutes of kissing, sex, threesomes and lesbian sex.
But after being promised that this season will be the most gripping yet, viewers must wait until the final moments of the first part for the central love story to truly begin.
The third season focuses on the flirtation between Penelope and Colin, but the plot of the best friends realizing their true feelings turns out to be slow.
Sam and Bessie (right) are seen together at a Bridgerton promotional event in New York earlier this month.
Those on TikTok think they could be an item, and one content creator posted a recent video titled: ‘Bridgerton Co-Stars Who Are Dating in Real Life.’
Bessie is seen with her parents Imelda and Jim in 2016.
It ends on a gripping cliffhanger, as after being unable to think of anyone else, Colin finally declares his love for Penelope in a carriage after Lord Debling left her heartbroken.
The couple finally gives in to their passions, with Colin lifting Penelope’s dress in the back of the carriage for a very passionate finale, before the second part premieres on June 13.
Just as fans ask for more, even the characters in the new series are left wanting.
Portia (Polly Walker) urges her daughters to get pregnant as doubts surround the family fortune, and is seen asking her daughters, ‘Should we tell a baker to bake?’ leading the Featherington sisters to compete in the bedroom to be the first to produce an heir.