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Bridgette Glover, Early-career Researcher, Media and Communications and Writing, University of New England

‘I am the tea’: how Violet Bridgerton is making us rethink female pleasure after 40

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Viewers of Netflix’s hit series, Bridgerton (2020–) know the leading matriarch, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell), as a widowed mother dedicated to finding “love matches” for her eight children.

However, in season four’s first instalment, we watched Violet – now about 50 years old – finally navigate her own romance. In a series known for its spicy sex scenes and heated entanglements, why is Violet’s romantic arc significant?

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