Bridgerton S01e02 -

By pretending to be "glued to each other's side," Simon avoids mothers looking to marry off their daughters, while Daphne becomes a "prize" coveted by other men who suddenly see her as more desirable because a Duke wants her.

When young Simon developed a stutter, his father rejected him as a "failure" and sent him away to be hidden from society. Bridgerton s01e02

The episode follows the fallout of the Vauxhall Gardens celebration , where Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, agreed to a fake courtship. By pretending to be "glued to each other's