While some of the other Bridgerton siblings weren’t too keen on the idea of marriage in the first place (like Anthony and Francesca), Eloise and Benedict more openly reject the institution of marriage. They later have two kids together but Marina tragically dies leaving Phillip widowed.
As a widow, Phillip reaches out to Eloise and, while they initially clash, sparks soon begin to fly and love blossoms.
Initially, he freaks out, running from his own gay thoughts. And Colin even proposed to Marina Thompson back in season 1. But the show has been playing fast and loose with the way things go in the books, so we’ll see what this means for Benedict and his newfound bisexuality.
And also Francesca! She doesn’t want to get married at all and would rather wax on about the rights of women.
Tilly tells him that if he does feel an attraction to Mr. Suarez, he should come back and take them up on their offer of a threesome...
...which he does!
I find it unrealistic that they’re NOT gay."
Meanwhile, viewers of the show are keeping their hopes up and now want Eloise to be paired with Cressida Cowper (Jessica Madsen).
Someone wrote on X, "When cressida cowper defied her parents wishes after they told her to stop hanging out with eloise bridgerton and the first thing cressida did on the next ball was seek eloise out THEY'RE GAY FOR ONE ANOTHER YOUR HONOR."
Fans are convinced that Eloise is gay and hope to see her embracing her sexuality in upcoming seasons.
But yeah, there's definitely room for all of that."
While 'Bridgerton' Season 3 is all about Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington, we can hope that Eloise takes the spotlight in Season 4.
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OK, Benedict!
In the second part of season 3, Tilly introduces Benedict to her handsome companion Mr.
Suarez (Lucas Aurelio) — and then the pair proposition Benedict for a threesome. In the books, Eloise is written as straight but showrunner Jess Brownell has now teased that the show will feature queer love stories going forward.
Bridgerton season 3's final episodes confirmed that two queer characters will soon be at the forefront of the show, but could Eloise also join them?
Adding to the speculation, Claudia Jessie has now said that there's "definitely room" for Eloise to have a queer love story.
Is Eloise gay in Bridgerton?
Speaking to Business Insider about Eloise's sexuality and the fan theories, Claudia said: "I've always loved that there's this coding that people have with Eloise.
But Tilly and Benedict have a heart-to-heart about sexual attraction, and Benedict realizes that just because he’s never met a man he’s been attracted to yet doesn’t mean he’s not attracted to men! “So it only feels right to show all the ways in which people love, including queer love. She and Penelope once bonded over this, back when Eloise was inspired by Lady Whistledown.
After all, this is an alternate history, where love conquers all and the showrunners aren’t exactly beholden to historical accuracy. And just in time for Pride month! It could be that he’s missing a certain spark. We meet Michael at the end of the finale episode — except Michael is now Michaela Stirling, who’s still just as scandalous.
And I've always been touched by that as a notion with Eloise.
She said:"I think this is a show about the many ways in which people love. The show has also changed the order of the books so Francesca, Hyacinth and even Gregory all could theoretically get their seasons before Eloise.
With that in mind, there's still time for Eloise to have a queer love story even if she ends up with Phillip.
grow up," while another added, "She’s so lesbian she literally despises the touch of a man you can’t tell me she’s not gay!"
Despite the growing speculations of Eloise being gay, some fans jumped in to state the opposite.
But new showrunner Jess Brownell told Refinery29 Australia that queer main characters will be featured in the show’s future seasons.