As someone who has rewatched Bridgerton Season 1 more times than I care to admit, I can confidently say: the chemistry between Simon and Daphne was nothing short of electric. Every smoldering glance, every almost-kiss — it was intoxicating. So when I stumbled upon the surprising (and hilariously human) agreement that Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor made before filming those steamy scenes, I was all ears.
And let me tell you: it had nothing to do with mints, mouthwash, or makeup touch-ups.
In a 2023 interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Regé-Jean Page casually dropped one of the most delightfully relatable behind-the-scenes confessions I’ve ever heard. When asked about filming those infamous love scenes, Page admitted, “Phoebe and I had horrendous coffee breath the whole way through.
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Apparently, early on in filming, the two actors made a simple yet genius agreement: they would not give up their beloved coffee in the name of kissing scenes. “We made a pact very early on,” he explained. “It was like, ‘You drink coffee, I drink coffee. No one’s going to stop drinking coffee.’”
And just like that, the “coffee-safe zone” was born.
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