Bridgerton Season 3: Luke Newton Shares FRIENDS Connection, Says Colin and Penelope 'Are Like Ross And Rachel'

In the new season of Bridgerton, Colin Bridgerton will find the love of his life with Penelope Featherington, played by Nicola Coughlan. The actor who plays Colin, Luke Newton, spoke about about his character's romance with Penelope and why it reminded him of two characters from FRIENDS. Find out what Newton said about Colin and Penelope in the third season.

Luke Newton on Bridgerton's FRIENDS connectionIn an interview with Bustle, Newton revealed that Colin and Penelope had a friends-to-lovers arc from the past two seasons. And now finally in Season 3, it's their time. That's why their romance reminded him of the beloved sitcom, FRIENDS. He said, "We always reference how Colin and Pen are like Ross and Rachel [from Friends], because it never works out at the right time. They keep just missing each other. It’s so fun to play the different versions, of when someone is ready to commit and the other isn’t."

The actor also added that their characters' beautiful love story was developed over the last four years since the show debuted on Netflix in 2020. He said the time allowed him and Coughlan to prepare and perform for their romance in the third season.

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About Bridgerton Season 3The eight-episode series is being divided into two parts with Part 1 premiering on May 16 and Part 2 on June 13. In the third season, Penelope decides to move on from her crush on Colin. Seeking out independence from her mothers and sisters, she aims to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown and decides to marry. Colin returns to London from his travels and tries to patch up with Penelope, helping her find a husband and ends up falling for his friend instead.

The rest of the ensemble cast of Bridgerton includes Claudia Jessie, Luke Thompson, Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Gemmell, Hannah Dodd, Simone Ashley, Jonathan Bailey and Julie Andrews as the voice of Lady Whistledown. Jess Brownell takes over as showrunner this season from Chris Van Dusen.