The Bridgerton Siblings’ Ages Are Almost In Line With The Actors Who Play Them—Except 1

It’s pretty typical in the entertainment business to have actors play characters much younger than them ( Grease was famously criticized for having full-blown 30-year-olds trying to pass as teenagers). But the Bridgerton siblings ‘ ages are actually pretty in line with the actors who play them, except for one.

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The show Bridgerton , based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling book series of the same name, is set in the competitive world of Regency London’s high society and centers on the Bridgerton family, an upscale English clan that consists of Lady Violet; her four sons, Anthony, Benedict, Colin, and Gregory; and her four daughters, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, and Hyacinth. The series, which has been described as Gossip Girl meets Pride and Prejudice , is set during social season when debutantes are presented at court.

While the age of some of these characters might be shocking considering a (very watered down) premise of the show—women finding husbands—just remember that in the Regency era, people married young, so the Bridgerton siblings ‘ ages are more or less true to history.

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The Bridgerton siblings’ ages

Compared to the actors who play them.

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