After two seasons playing Daphne and Anthony's sibling sidekicks, Colin Bridgton, and actor Luke Newton, will officially step into the spotlight as the romantic hero of "Bridgton" Season 3, with the first four episodes available on Netflix on May 16 He will be in the spotlight (And to fully prepare the show for the attention it will receive as it charts the friends-to-lovers relationship between Colin and Penelope Fetherington (Nicola Coughlan) in the new episodes, Newton sought the advice of several familiar faces: the Duke of Hastings in the first season of "Bridgerton Simon Bassett in the first season of Bridgerton, and Jonathan Bailey, who led the second season as Bridgerton's eldest son, Anthony

In a recent interview with InStyle, Newton discussed the advice Page and Bailey gave him ahead of the season 3 premiere, saying that Page instructed the 31-year-old Brit to "take a big vacation before all the madness starts"

"[Regier] kind of grabbed me and gave me a big hug and said, "Are you ready for this, bro?" Newton added of Bailey

"We talk all the time, and it was really nice to see how he conducted himself on set in season two, knowing that I was next," Newton said of his onscreen brother 'It's been four years since I've played this role I've been playing this role for four years now I had never led a show before, and now I feel like I've grown up on this show It was nice to see someone doing so well"

Like previous editions of the Regency-era period drama, the third season follows the brothers of the eponymous Bridgerton family as they overcome love and heartbreak in London Tong Unlike previous seasons, however, this season will not follow the order of the "Bridgerton" novel series by author Julia Quinn, on which the Netflix series is based: instead of focusing on the romantic hero of book 3, Benedict Bridgerton, season 3 will start with book 4, That is, the "slow-burn" romance between Colin and Penelope, who have become best friends after years of friendship and unrequited love

Newton clearly feels a kinship with fellow "Bridgerton" cast members such as Paige and Bailey, and the real-life connection was very beneficial in depicting the budding spark between Colin and Penelope This is especially true in intimate scenes like the furniture-breaking

"As soon as we met in season one, we hit it off right away," he told InStyle, adding: "She knew a lot more about other parts of the book than I did She said, 'You know what, I'm Whistledown'

Tom's Guide will keep you updated on POLIN-related information regarding the upcoming third season of "Bridgerton" Until then, you can revisit the first two seasons of the series on Netflix to revisit the romantic heroes played by Regier-Jean Page and Jonathan Bailey