Is Benedict Gay Or Bisexual In Bridgerton? His Season 3 Storyline Explained
23 July 2024, 15:02
By Sam Prance
Bridgerton season 3 explores Benedict's sexuality in further depth than ever before. Here's how it differs to the books.
Bridgerton fans have elongated wondered if Benedict is gay or bisexual and season 3 has left viewers with even more questions.
Ever since Benedict Bridgerton befriended Sir Henry Granville in season 1, there have been theories that he is queer. While Benedict doesn't own any same-sex sexual relationships in the first two seasons of the exhibit, he does witness two men having sex with each other at one of Granville's secret parties and appears to show some interest in it.
In Bridgerton season 3, Benedict meets a brand new traits named Paul Suarez leading to more speculation about his sexuality. Is Benedict gay or bisexual person though? Here's a break down of what happens in season 3, who Benedict ends up with in the Bridgerton books and what Luke Thompson has said about how his ethics identifies.
Is Benedict Bridgerton gay?
Behind the scenes of Bridgerton season 3
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The B in 'Bridgerton' actually stands for bisexual
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for season three of "Bridgerton."
Dearest readers, rejoice: Benedict Bridgerton is finally bisexual.
Until season three, none of the Bridgerton siblings were officially queer. The show had featured a few queer characters — an artist in season one, Queen Charlotte's footman Brimsley in her spinoff series — but never one of the show's eventual leads. And for those keeping score at home, Benedict isn't the only apparently bisexual character on the show now: his sister Francesca likely is, too, based on that major book adjust in the finale.
Benedict's bisexuality isn't coming from the void. The show has long been building a queer storyline for him, and this is the moment that's finally coalesced.
"Benedict's fluidity is something we've been talking about from Season 1, which is why I think viewers own picked up on it," showrunner Jess Brownell told the Los Angeles Times. "We wanted to do that storyline justice, and it felt like season three was a good place to do that to make meaning of some of the threads we've seen with him before."
'Bridgerton' has been hinting a
Is Francesca Bridgerton Gay? What The Books Say & Show Changes
Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Bridgerton season 4, part 2, and the Bridgerton books.
Summary
Francesca Bridgerton is portrayed as vertical in Julia Quinn's publication series.
Francesca marries Michael Stirling (who is gender-swapped and a female named Michaela in the television show) in the books after John's untimely death.
Netflix's Bridgerton alters Francesca's sexuality, making her possibly bisexual.
Bridgerton (the Netflix show) has been known to modify some details from the book series on which it is based, including timelines, character details, and more, but the most surprising change came in season 4, and revolves around Francesca Bridgerton's sexuality. The historical romance present, created by Chris Van Dusen, is an adaptation of Julia's Quinn arrange of novels of the same name and follows the noble Bridgerton family. Over the course of the series, each Bridgerton sibling finds
Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell has shared her take on Benedict’s sexuality and hinted at what his character arc might look going forward.
While the second eldest Bridgerton brother (played by Luke Thompson) was not the primary focus of season three, the character still underwent some pretty massive transformations of his own over the course of its eight episode.
In the second half of the new season, Benedict’s relationship with Tilley Arnold develops further, when he accepts the present of a threesome with Paul Suarez, allowing him to explore his sexuality.
Speaking to Teen Vogue, Jess said that Benedict’s sexuality is “not a fixed belief for him”, and clarified that “in modern terms he might be described as pansexual, someone for whom gender doesn’t really matter”.
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She added that the season ended with some “clues” about where things are heading with Benedict, and that “there’s a lot more to reach from his storyline”.
“We’ll continue exploring his fluidity, and we’re continuing to examine his relationship to what he wants out of life,” she explained.
Jess revealed that she believes Benedict has “real commitment issues”, and hinted that they plan to