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Regé-Jean Web page’s impossibly charming portrayal of Duke of Hastings Simon Basset in Bridgerton has earned him an Emmy nomination. His response? Simply as charming.
“It is a pleasure to be seen,” the actor wrote on Tuesday in response to the information that he had been nominated for excellent lead actor in a drama collection for the forthcoming award ceremony on Sept. 19. Web page went on to congratulate his fellow solid and crew — a “dazzling group of artists” — on the 12 nominations the Netflix collection obtained, together with for excellent drama collection. Web page additionally celebrated the Artistic Arts Emmy nomination for Sylvie’s Love, through which he appeared in a supporting position. After itemizing the numerous nominations, Web page wrote, “And 1 blissful, drained boy who will get to be part of all of it.”
This marks Web page’s first Emmy nomination since kicking off his performing profession over a decade in the past in 2004. It is also a becoming farewell to the beloved Bridgerton character, as Web page introduced in April that he is not going to be returning for season two. Web page informed Selection on the time, “Simon was this bomb of a one-season antagonist, to be reformed and to search out his true self by means of Daphne. I believe one of many bravest issues in regards to the romance style is permitting folks a cheerful ending.”