5 Fun Facts on Luke Newton 'Bridgerton’ Season 3 Breakout Star
Since Netflix dropped the trailer teaser for Bridgerton Season 3 last month, we’re doing a deep dive on Luke Newton (aka Colin Bridgerton) in honor of the show’s May 16th release.
We know him as Colin Bridgerton (the third Bridgerton son) from our TV screens. In the show, Bridgerton is in a will they or won’t they love dynamic with Penelope Featherington that leaves us all wanting more. In honor of the upcoming release of season 3, we’ve decided to take a deeper look into the actor, Luke Newton.
He’s A Foodie Like His Character
In an interview with The Independent, Newton shared that his love of food is just like his Bridgerton character’s. “I spoke to the team and said, ‘If there’s a dinner scene, if there’s a scene where we’re having tea, can he always just have a plateful?’” he says. “I’m really excited for [the fans] to see their direct input, like, ‘Luke loves food like Colin does.’”
Newton Has A Similar Personality To Colin Bridgerton
Within the same interview in The Independent, it was pointed out that most of Newton’s Bridgerton cast members think of his real life personality to be very similar to Colin. As Newton himself is also a bit shy, and reserved like the character of his breakout role.
He Has Both ADHD And Dyslexia
As a child, Newton was diagnosed with the neurodivergent combo of both ADHD and Dyslexia, and he has gone on to call the learning difficulties of the conditions as his “worst nightmare,” especially when he needs to read a script for a role.
He Was On Disney Channel
Long before being cast in Bridgerton, Newton was a Disney Channel star, starring as a main character in The Lodge for two seasons (2016-2017) as a repairman at the North Star Hotel in the series.
Newton Is Friends With Nicola Coughlan IRL
Though his character is in a love story with Penelope Featherington which blooms from a friendship, the two actors, Newton, and Nicola Coughlan are friends in real life. The two have shared Instagram posts together over the years.
