Jonathan Bailey confirms he's not leaving Bridgerton

19 November 2024, 14:54 | Updated: 8 March 2026, 17:22

By Katie Louise Smith

"I’m gonna be there to support the youngsters as we go."

Anthony Bridgerton might not be the lead character of Bridgerton anymore but the Viscount will always be around – Jonathan Bailey has confirmed that he will not be leaving the show.

In case you haven't noticed, Jonathan is having a moment. From Fiyero in the Wicked movies, to a leading man Jurassic Park's new era alongside Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan is booked and busy. He was recently nominated for an Emmy for his work in Fellow Travelers!

Since the departure of Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor, who helmed Bridgerton season 1, fans have been understandably concerned about their faves leaving the Netflix series once their story has been told.

Bridgerton season 4 has been a huge success with Luke Thompson's Benedict and Yerin Ha's Sophie at the forefront, but thankfully, Jonathan has no plans on leaving the series. In fact, it sounds like he aims to stick around for all the younger siblings.

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Speaking on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Jonathan reaffirmed that Bridgerton fans can expect to see Anthony return in future seasons.

"What an amazing thing to be a part of," he told Seth when asked if it ever gets old. "There’s gonna be lots of space for new people to come in, and Luke and Yerin are gonna be great. So I’ll always pop back and say hello."

Bridgerton season 5 and 6 have just been confirmed by Netflix and executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers are committed to making all 8 seasons of the show.

Based on Jonny's "always pop back and say hello" comment, it sounds like (schedule permitting!) Anthony will stick around until the end. Back in August, he told Good Morning America: "I’m gonna be there to support the youngsters as we go."

As well as Jonathan, Simone Ashley also hopes to return to the show as Kate in future seasons, too.

Looking ahead to Eloise's season, showrunner Jess Brownell revealed that Kate will play a huge part in the storyline.

Speaking to People, she revealed she's “really partial to the relationship between Kate and Eloise [...] so when we eventually get to Eloise’s season, Kate is someone I’ll be very interested to have around, if I can."

It's unclear just how much the beloved couple will feature going forward but it is clear that Viscount and Viscountess will hope to appear in as many seasons as possible.

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