8 Best Bridgerton Characters We Still Haven’t Met Yet

Warning! SPOILERS for the Bridgerton novels ahead.Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 introduced plenty of interesting characters that quickly became fan favorites, but there are many more already existing in the Bridgerton novels that are just as impressive. Focusing on the eldest daughter and eldest son respectively, Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 managed to introduce all Bridgerton siblings while focusing more on the eldest, with their stories built in the background of Daphne and Anthony’s challenges taking center stage. While some characters that only briefly appeared may return in the show’s future based on the Bridgerton novels, most romantic interests or important sidekicks of the Bridgerton siblings still haven’t appeared in the Netflix period drama.

Unlike in the Bridgerton novels, Sir Phillip Crane already appeared in both Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 to offer Marina Thompson a hand in getting out of her troublesome situation, and then as her husband. However, some central characters of Bridgerton’s fifth novel centering on his and Eloise’s story have only briefly been mentioned, and most of the other intriguing characters yet to appear in Bridgerton haven’t even become part of the ton or met the Bridgerton siblings. Whether Netflix’s Bridgerton changes parts of their stories or not, these characters will undoubtedly steal scenes in the background as the rest of the Bridgerton siblings find love.

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8 Sophie Beckett

The illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Penwood, Sophie Beckett first appears in Bridgerton’s third book, An Offer from a Gentleman, which details Benedict Bridgerton’s unintended quest for love. Indeed, he was never interested in finding a wife, but a masquerade ball introduced Benedict and Sophie, apparently resulting in love at first sight for both of them, even if Sophie couldn’t let him know her true lineage, as her being at the ball disobeyed her stepmother Araminta’s orders. Sophie and Benedict’s next meeting doesn’t let her come clean about their past, as Benedict essentially saves her from her employer raping her, but it does introduce her to the Bridgerton household.

Sophie and Benedict’s romance is made difficult by their different social classes, although the real villain proves to be the Earl of Penwood’s wife, Araminta. Their story in Bridgerton’s third book eventually establishes Sophie’s stubbornness, which lands her in jail after Araminta recognizes her near the end of the novel, and kindness, as she cares for Benedict after he falls ill at his cottage away from London. Given Benedict’s various nonserious romantic interests existing in the novels as well as in Netflix’s Bridgerton, Sophie will likely be introduced as his romantic interest and future wife in the period drama, letting their whirlwind romance unfurl onscreen whenever his season happens.

7 Oliver Crane

Bridgerton season 2 reintroduced Marina Thompson in a bid to give closure to Colin, but in doing so it also briefly mentioned Oliver and Amanda Crane, Marina and Phillip’s children. However, the Bridgerton novels only introduced Phillip’s children after Marina’s death, when Eloise meets them in the book To Sir Phillip, With Love. With Phillip’s tendency to hide in the greenhouse, Eloise spends most of her time with the twins, and Oliver quickly establishes himself as affected by his father’s isolation away from them even more than Marina’s death. However, his repeated misbehaving offers some lightheartedness to one of the darkest Bridgerton novels.

6 Amanda Crane

Unlike Oliver, who briefly appears in Marina’s arms in Bridgerton season 2, his twin Amanda has only so far been mentioned in the Netflix period drama. However, her appearance in Bridgerton’s fifth novel happens simultaneously with Oliver’s, as the two twins go out of their way to push away all the governesses Phillip hires for them and initially try to get Eloise to return home, too. However, Eloise eventually wins over Amanda, and by spending time with Amanda and Oliver she essentially convinces Phillip she could be a good mother to the twins – as Phillip was initially looking only for that in a wife.

5 Michael Stirling

The Netflix show and the Bridgerton novels have in common their dismissal of Francesca Bridgerton as she was absent from Bridgerton season 1 and always in the background during Bridgerton season 2. Still, it’s through her that the sixth Bridgerton novel, When He Was Wicked, introduces Michael Stirling, 9th Earl of Kilmartin. Although Francesca first marries John, the 8th Earl of Kilmartin, he unexplainably dies after a headache in their first year of marriage. Michael had already fallen for Francesca before she married his cousin but always kept his distance precisely because he couldn’t have feelings for his cousin’s wife.

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John’s death loomed over Francesca as it did Michael, but once she decided to remarry in Bridgerton’s sixth novel, Michael isn’t even considered as an option at first, because Francesca always saw him as her best friend. Michael’s impudence and devotion to Francesca, along with his ability to let her see things from different perspectives, make him one of the most peculiar characters still to be introduced in Bridgerton. As his malarial fevers also are an important part of the sixth Bridgerton novel, they introduce an uncommon story never before tackled by Netflix’s adaptation.

4 Hermione Watson

The best friend of Lady Lucinda Abernathy, Miss Hermione Watson first appears in Bridgerton’s eighth and final novel, On the Way to the Wedding. Blindsided by her beauty, Gregory pursues her for the best part of the novel focusing on him, although his trying to get into Hermione’s graces by befriending Lucy eventually makes him fall in love with her. Hermione always proved to be Lucinda’s champion, truly one of the few that cared about her besides Lucy’s brother, Richard Fennsworth, who eventually becomes Hermione’s husband in the eighth Bridgerton novel.

3 Gareth St. Clair

Introduced in Bridgerton’s seventh novel as an irredeemable rake if it wasn’t for his grandmother Lady Danbury, Gareth St. Clair is Hyacinth’s love interest, although the most interesting part of It’s in His Kiss involves his family’s story. Indeed, Gareth was always sure that he wasn’t his father’s son, struggling with that knowledge and the fact that Lord St. Clair barely acknowledged him. However, meeting Hyacinth eventually leads him to the truth – and the jewels of his grandmother Isabella Marinzoli St. Clair, who was the only one who cared for him among the St. Clairs.

2 Isabella Marinzoli St. Clair

Isabella Marinzoli St. Clair is also introduced in Bridgerton’s seventh novel, It’s in His Kiss, as Gareth’s paternal grandmother wrote a diary in Italian, which Gareth couldn’t decipher but Hyacinth could. While Isabella died long before Hyacinth and Gareth meet in the seventh Bridgerton novel, her story is central in it, as it’s through her diary that Hyacinth eventually learns about Gareth’s true parentage because his grandmother knew with whom Anne Danbury had conceived him. Isabella’s love for her grandson was matched only by that of her son Edward, Gareth’s real father who also knew, but couldn’t spend time with Gareth once he started showing too many similarities with Edward.

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1 Lucy Abernathy

Gregory’s love interest already betrothed to another lord, Lady Lucinda Abernathy appears in Bridgerton’s eighth novel, On the Way to the Wedding. Lucinda remarkably sees through Gregory’s actions, recognizing that his interest in her is only motivated by his wish to win over her best friend Hermione, but she still eventually falls for him, even though her betrothal to Haselby means they can’t be together. However, once Lucy and Haselby’s wedding day leads to the discovery that Lucy and Richard’s father wasn’t really a traitor, but their uncle who desperately wanted Lucinda married to Haselby was, Gregory and Lucinda can finally marry, making their story one of Bridgerton’s most eventful.