Netflix’s Bridgerton fans stunned by leading man’s resemblance to Geordie Shore’s Nathan Henry & insist they are twins

NETFLIX'S Bridgerton fans have been left stunned by its leading man's resemblance to Geordie Shore's Nathan Henry and insist they are twins.

Duke Simon Basset is played by British actor Regé-Jean Page in the streaming service's hit period drama.

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Fans have been left swooning over the 31-year-old's dashing good looks, while some couldn't help but notice how similar he looked to reality star Nathan, 29.

Taking to Twitter, one viewer wrote: "the duke of hastings reminds me of nathan from geordie shore."

Another added: "Anna saying the duke from bridgerton looks like Nathan from geordie shore has abso finished me off but also can’t unsee it."

A third agreed, writing: "I thought Nathan from Geordie shore was the Duke in bridgerton wtf twin chat."

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Bridgerton fans have also messaged Nathan directly about the uncanny resemblance, and during an Instagram Q&A session, one wrote: "Have you watched Bridgerton? The Duke reminds me of you!"

Lying on his bed, Nathan - who has been part of the Geordie Shore cast since 2015 - replied: "There's so many of these in my inbox, is it the Duke of Hastings or something?

"Everyone keeps saying that I look like, I don't even know what this programme is but I'm going to have to watch it."

Meanwhile, Bridgerton viewers have been left swooning over Regé-Jean as the Duke, particularly one scene of him seductively licking a spoon.

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Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "#2020 got me wishing I was a spoon."

Another tweeted: "Daphne watching Simon lick that spoon... Same sis... Same."

A third added: "The Duke. The spoon. If you know, you know."

Bridgerton is available on Netflix now.