When it comes to delivering romantic confessions that leave hearts racing and senses tingling,"Bridgerton"knows how it's done.
Adapted fromJulia Quinn's books, the Netflix hit series from Shondaland now hasfour seasons. Each season traces the love story of one of the eight Bridgerton siblings, giving audiences memorable heart-fluttering and swoon-worthy moments, cementing it as one of the streamer's most popular shows.
Theseries debuted in 2020with the passionate love story between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter and fourth child of the illustrious Bridgerton family in Regency-era England, and the Duke of Hastings, Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page).Season 2 followedwith Daphne's brother Anthony's (Jonathan Bailey) search for a wife, while in Season 3 Colin (Luke Newton) took the baton.
Season 4, which unveiled its second part on Feb. 26, put thespotlight on Benedict(Luke Thompson) as he fell for the illegitimate child of nobility Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), forced to be a maid by her stepmother.
Netflix has alreadyrenewed "Bridgerton" for a fifth and sixth season. This does not include "Bridgerton" universe spin-offs such as "Queen Charlotte."
With four siblings down and four left, the series has reached its mid-point, as far as the immediate Bridgerton family is concerned, so here's a definitive ranking of all the romantic confessions the series has delivered so far.
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Cue the wedding bells: Romance is taking center stage in 2026 as these celebrities marked the next chapter in their love stories with engagements and marriages.
After stars like
Taylor Swift and
Travis Kelce announced their engagement last year, eyes are on what other celebrities will tie the knot.
Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson tied the know in New York City on Saturday, Feb. 14. Hawke's parents,
Uma Thurman and
Ethan Hawke, as well as her "
Stranger Things" costars at her side, according to photos published by
People magazine." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Actress-turned-singer
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Damiano David kicked off 2026 by announcing their engagement on a Jan. 3
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Vanna White
married her longtime partner, John Donaldson, in a private ceremony after more than 14 years together.
The "
Wheel of Fortune" co-host revealed her newlywed status on social media on Jan. 21 with a photo of her husband carrying her bridal-style as she's wearing a beaded white gown.
"Surprise! We got married!" she wrote." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Rick Harrison kicked off 2026 by adding a wedding band to his ring finger. The 60-year-old "Pawn Stars" patriarch
married fiancée Angie Polushkin, a 42-year-old nurse, on Jan. 3, Harrison's representative confirmed to USA TODAY.
The couple told
People and
TMZ that they'd exchanged their "I dos" in front of an Elvis impersonator at Las Vegas' Little White Chapel. A bigger wedding celebration will take place later in January, the couple
told People, with Harrison
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who'd met at the beginning of 2024, previously
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Video game producer John-Michael Sudsina and comedian Joel Kim Booster got married after meeting in 2021, the
New York Times reported on Jan. 13.
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Vanna White, Maya Hawke and more celeb engagements, marriages in 2026
Cue the wedding bells: Romance is taking center stage in 2026 as these celebrities marked the next chapter in their love stories with engagements and marriages.After stars likeTaylor SwiftandTravis Kelceannounced their engagement last year, eyes are on what other celebrities will tie the knot.Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutsontied the know in New York City on Saturday, Feb. 14. Hawke's parents,Uma ThurmanandEthan Hawke, as well as her "Stranger Things" costars at her side, according to photos published byPeoplemagazine.
4. Benedict Bridgerton (Season 4)
While Benedict initially fumbled,asking Sophie to be his mistress, he made sure not to mess it up the second time around, laying bare his heart and soul as he told Sophie she was the person he was "searching for all his life."
"There isn't a single moment you do not fill my mind," Benedict told Sophie. "I've heard every qualm you've raised about being with me. And I wish there was some other way for us to be together. But the thought of spending a single day without you torments my soul. You deserve the very world. But how else am I supposed to be with the woman society has made it impossible for me to be with? The woman I was foolish enough to fall in love with."
When Sophie cut him off saying he "cannot," Benedict responded saying that though society bans him from even thinking of a maid, she has yet "taken possession of me, shot me back to life, turned me from someone who could not sit still for a moment to one who wishes to be in one single place beside you for as long as I might live."
When reminded he will eventually need to take a wife to fulfil his family and society's demands, Benedict said his family already has an heir, so he "would not marry."
"I could not look twice at anyone else," he told Sophie. "If only you would love me back. You are not that kite in my study. You're the person I have been searching for all my life. I love you. I love you. I love you."
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3. Colin Bridgerton (Season 3)
While attempting to teach his childhood bestie Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) how to woo a suitor and finally find a match, Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), the third child of the Bridgerton family, realizes that he's been in love with his best friend all along. Though it does take a glow-up on Penelope's part for him to realize that. But when he finally does, he runs after her, jumping onto her carriage and declaring his love for her.
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"These past few weeks have been full of confounding feelings," Colin tells a confused Penelope.
"Feelings like a total inability to stop thinking about you. About that kiss," Colin announced. "Feelings like dreaming of you when I'm asleep, and in fact, preferring sleep because that is where I might find you. A feeling that is like torture, but one which I cannot, will not, do not want to give up."
The heartfelt confession culminates in thepassionate carriage scenebetween the two that Coughlan described to USA TODAY as "romantic," "suspenseful," and "sexy."
'It's sexy':Nicola Coughlan on what makes that 'Bridgerton' carriage scene special
2. Simon Basset (Season 1)
The season where it all started.
When seeking the queen's approval for their match, the Duke of Hastings delivered a heart-fluttering speech that had everyone weak in the knees.
"It was not love at first sight for either of us," Simon told the queen. "There was attraction certainly, at least on my part. But Miss Bridgerton thought me presumptuous, arrogant, insincere, all fair, really. I thought her a prim young lady barely out of leading strings. Not to mention the sister of my best friend and so romance was entirely out of the question for both of us. But in so removing it, we found something far greater, we found friendship."
He continued: "To meet a beautiful woman is one thing, but to meet your best friend and the most beautiful of women is something entirely apart. It is with my sincerest apologies, I must say it took the prince coming along for me to realize I did not want Miss Bridgerton to only be my friend, I wanted her to be my wife. I want her to be my wife," he declared as everyone held their breath.
It was at that moment that Page sealed the duke's spot in romantic drama history.
Later, after the two married,Simon told Daphnehe could not stop thinking about her and that he "burns" for her.
"From the mornings you ease, to the evenings you quiet, to the dreams you inhabit, my thoughts of you never end. I am yours Daphne. I have always been yours," Simon tells his now-wife.
1. Anthony Bridgerton (Season 2)
"You are the bane of my existence. And the object of all my desires."
Everyone remembers where they were when Viscount Anthony Bridgerton delivered this iconic line to Miss Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), despite courting her sister Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) at the time. The dialogue is perhaps one of the most iconic in "Bridgerton's" four-season history and perfectly encapsulates the crackling chemistry between the two leads.
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