Regé-Jean Page says he and co-star Bridgerton had “terrible” breath while filming sex scenes

Regé-Jean Page has confessed that he and Bridgeton Co-star Phoebe Dynevor’s on-screen sex scenes weren’t as romantic as they might have seemed.

The two starred as strangers who use each other to avoid courtship season and eventually become lovers in the debut series of Netflix’s hit romance set in England’s Regency era.

To the dismay of fans, Page left the show after the first season.

However, during a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbertthe 32-year-old British-Zimbabwean actor was asked to reveal some secrets from the show.

“Phoebe and I had terrible coffee breath the whole time,” Page told the host.

“We made a pact early on. It’s one of the things you do [as an actor]; They walk up to other actors and say, “Hey, this scene is after lunch. What are our rules? Aren’t we onions? Aren’t we garlic? Do we have to get the coffee earlier?’” he explained.

“And then we both said, ‘Actually, I really like coffee, so that doesn’t bother me about you.’ Thank goodness! So we had a coffee-safe room for the entire show.”

While Page’s early exit surprised many, he recently explained that his reason for leaving is “much simpler” than others have speculated.

“I signed up to do a job and I did the job and then I did some other jobs. That’s it. That’s the story,” he explained. “I wish it was more glamorous.”

Page continued: “[After] When we finished the story, there would be a temptation to roll with the distractions and say, ‘Oh, well, the story was going really well, so we can kind of change that and make up some other stuff, I think.’

“We never committed to that.”

season three of Bridgeton expected to be released later in 2023.