We are bearing witness to all his talents, but will he finally find the love of his life? If you’re catching up with season 3 of the hit Netflix show, you might be wondering if Benedict Bridgerton will end up with someone.
The second son of the Bridgerton siblings, Benedict doesn’t seem to mind going around town in his sexual escapades. Benedict shows great potential to become an artist, but not carrying the title of heir makes him more susceptible to not working as hard as Anthony. But all signs lead to him settling down soon.
Fans on Reddit have suspected that Benedict might be the next Bridgerton love story to be featured on the show. “Nothing officially confirmed, all hints point towards Benedict/Sophie because logic (since he was the one skipped in first place), the Valentine’s day event had a few things that we took as he is indeed season 4,” one fan wrote on Reddit. “I think Benedict. The actor was has been so cagey and nervous in interviews. Suspiciously so,” observed another. Indeed, Thompson did tell TimeOut that Jonathan Bailey and Regé-Jean Page were his “canaries in the mine showing me how it’s supposed to be done,” hinting that he’d be season 4’s leading man.
Who does Benedict Bridgerton end up with in the books?
Benedict Bridgerton (played by Luke Thompson) and ends up with Sophie Beckett (who hasn’t been cast yet). The show’s third season skips the third book, An Offer From a Gentleman, which follows his story.
Like the old classic tale of Cinderella, Benedict met Sophie without knowing her name at a ball. When the clock struck midnight, she ran away and Benedict only had a glove to chase after her with. He loses track of her but his determination doesn’t falter. He tries his best to find the woman of his dreams while hiring Sophie not knowing she IS the woman of his dreams. The two end up falling in love with each other, but one thing gets in the way: Sophie is of a lower class.
Lots of issues come up, with Sophie not wanting to have Benedict’s illegitimate child, but he insists that he can take care of any child of his. Through trials and tribulations, he finds out that Sophie was indeed the woman he was chasing all along. Benedict and Sophie marry and have four children.
As for what fans are looking forward to for Benedict’s own season, they said on Reddit, “It’s kinda predictable and cheesy, but I just really loved the ball scene. The entire ball scene, from beginning to end (before Sophie enters to after she leaves and the immediate aftermath). It was just such a nice “twist” on the Cinderella story, and I’m such a sucker for a Cinderella story.”
Who does Benedict fall in love with in Bridgerton season 3?
In season 3 of Bridgerton, Benedict explores his romance with a woman named Lady Tilley Andrew (played by Hannah New). Lady Tilley is a widow who entertains the idea of getting along with Benedict. However, she didn’t appear in any of the books.
“Tilley is an invention. We felt like she was a good match for Benedict because he’s someone who really doesn’t fit in anywhere. He doesn’t feel like he fully fits into society. He didn’t feel like he fully fit into the art world,” Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownel told Today.
She continued, “Once people have their season, they fall to the background a little bit. But actually, by delaying Benedict’s season, we get to send him on more adventures for a little bit longer. And when he eventually gets his season. I’m sure it will be great.”
Who will play Sophie in Bridgerton?
Many fans theorized that Sophie will be played by Masali Baduza. We also have to take into account that Season 4 hasn’t been announced yet, but there were a plethora of casting clues and clues in her Instagram following record. Baduza reportedly followed a majority of the cast of Bridgerton on her personal Instagram account. A huge piece of evidence that fans gathered includes a casting call for a Black actress who will be “a huge role that will be in one episode this series, but will go onto be leading the next.” This matches with how Sophie could be played off in season 3 of Bridgerton.
X user @vengerb3rg tweeted a thread with all the evidence, “basically this alone confirms that this female character is the leading female of season 4, meaning it can only be benedict’s season meaning this character is SOPHIE BECKETT!”
Bridgerton Season 3—Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix.
