TV & Movies

The Netflix show differs from Julia Quinns book series.

But how old is youngest Featherington?

Or any of theBridgertoncharacters, for that matter?

The Bridgerton characters ages differ from book to TV show.

And those differences, as outlined below, can have surprising impacts on the love stories.

For the books, Quinns website has ahandy family treewith birth years.

At the start of the Netflix show, Anthony is 28 years old and Kate is 26.

How old are Kate and Anthony in ‘Bridgerton’? It depends on if you’re watching the show or reading t…

At the beginning of their book,The Viscount Who Loved Me, hes 29 and shes 20.

Benedict begins the TV show at 26, and the books at 27.

Beforetheir bookbegins, theres a time jump, which places Penelope in her late 20s for their romance.

How old is Benedict Bridgerton? He’s generally in his mid-20s.

But in the show, since the seasons are set roughly a year apart, shes still a teenager!

To quote several viewers on X (formerly Twitter),she should be at the club.

Daphne and Simon are 18 and 28 inBridgertonSeason 1, but 21 and 29 inThe Duke and I.

How old are Penelope and Colin on ‘Bridgerton’? The show makes a big change from the books.

How old are Daphne and Simon on Bridgerton? They have a sizable age gap.