Bridgerton is setting up another mystery, Dearest Gentle Reader. Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) was revealed — to viewers, at least — as the writer behind the Lady Whistledown gossip column early on in the Netflix series. (Warning: The below contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2.)
Though she tries to keep it going once her identity is exposed, Penelope retires her pen in Season 4… only for a “very different author” to quickly take her place.
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