Regé-Jean Page led Bridgerton season 1 as the Duke of Hastings alongside Phoebe Dynevor's Daphne but exited before season 2
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During a red carpet appearance at Essence's Black Women in Hollywood event on March 14, the actor was asked if he'd ever consider reprising the role
Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell previously told PEOPLE she hasn't talked to Page about him returning but has "ideas" about bringing him back
Regé-Jean Pagehas been made aware of the call for his return as the Duke of Hastings.
The actor, 38, had a career-launching lead role inBridgertonseason 1alongsidePhoebe Dynevorbutexited the Netflix seriesafter and has never returned in the following three seasons.
Over the weekend, Page was asked whether he'd consider returning to the hit regency-era series.
"Okay, now listen, I don't know if you're on the internet, but a lot of people are saying we need you back onBridgerton," red carpet host Leah HenryaskedPage atEssence's Black Women in Hollywood event on Saturday, March 14. "Is there a chance you would ever return?"
"You know, it's funny you say that, because I'm not on the internet," Page replied with a laugh.
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The interviewer doubled down on the question, though, and said fans "need" Page back, to which he said, "I'm gonna have to take your word for it."
When she asked one final time — "Okay, well, maybe we'll see you again?" — he again avoided the question and just said, "Thank you very much."
Page said starring inBridgertonseason 1 was "the ride of a lifetime" in a 2021 Instagrampostconfirming his exit. "It's been an absolute pleasure and a privilege to be your Duke," he wrote. "It's all been beyond anything I could have imagined. The love is real and will just keep growing."
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Dynevor, 30, meanwhile, returned for season 2 ofBridgertonas Daphne but was absent from both seasons 3 and 4. Explainingher season 3 absence, she toldScreen Rantshe was "just excited to watch as a viewer" and expressed her hope to return "in the future."
For season 4, though,Dynevor said she was "waiting for [a] call" to return, but Netflix had "not called me yet."
WhileYou, Me & Tuscanyactor Page is avoiding any real answer about a possible return toBridgerton, showrunnerJess Brownelltold PEOPLE earlier this month that she has hopes of bringing him back — and Dynevor.
"I would love to one day have all of the leads come back," she said. She has her eye onthe later seasons of the showin particular. "I think it would be really meaningful, especially when I think forward toHyacinth and Gregory's story."
"Daphne and Anthony, and their partners, are such paternal/maternal figures for those younger kids," she said. "So I would be very interested in trying to get some of those previous leads back for the later run of the show."
As for her hopes for a return for Page, Dynevor andJonathan BaileyandSimone Ashley's characters, Brownell confirmed that she hasn't made any official moves on any of it.
"I haven't spoken to Regé about [him returning]. The conversations haven't happened," she said. "But the ideas are there."
All four seasons ofBridgertonare streaming on Netflix.
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