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Daily Mail Online @MailOnline
#SimonBasset spotted in Heathrow retuning from LA following father’s TRAGIC death to settle estate
Sarah @sarahp3141
Only tragic thing is that he didn’t die sooner https://www.thedailybeast.com/basset-senior-history-of-alleged-abuse
The Sunday Times @thesundaytimes
Simon Basset stands to become 6th richest person under 30 in UK following success of film Oceans Apart and his father’s recent death, despite rumours of disinheritance row
The Guardian @Guardian
Daphne Bridgerton talks graduating from drama school, the weight of familial pressure, and her favorite TikTok trends: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/daphne-bridgerton
Broadway Baby @BroadwayBaby
Charlotte Strelitz announces revival of First Water following the success of Shock & Delight
Daphne: I got the part!!
Violet: Congratulations, honey!
Benedict: 🎉🎉🎉
Eloise: well done sis 👏👏
Colin: very well deserved!
Violet: who’s playing your other half?
Daphne: simon actually! Nice to be working with a family friend
Anthony: do not fuck my sister
Simon: no promises
Broadway Baby @BroadwayBaby
Art imitates life: Real-life couples Jack & Portia Featherington and Daphne Bridgerton & Simon Basset cast in Charlotte Strelitz’s upcoming revival of First Water at Donmar Warehouse
I love u simon @simonbassetstan
He has a girlfriend?? Rip to my already miniscule chances
Molly Stokes, MFA @mollysplays
Well if life imitates art then your chances are probably pretty good actually, p sure every single character in that play is cheating on their spouse
Simon Basset’s #1 Fan @allie_london
Ugh theyd be so hot together #saphne
Ivy @fangirl1121
Omg #saphne would have such cute babies!!!
Ellie @biinyourbonnet
Wow just what every interracial couple wants to hear about their relationship 🙄
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Anthony: hey sis was there something you needed to tell me??
Daphne: um…no?
Anthony: https://twitter.com/broadwaybaby/status/3238462643383
Daphne: 😂😂😂
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@BroadwayBaby to @Daphne_B: Hi there Daphne, we’re so sorry that we made a mistake in our recent tweet. We have deleted it and prepared a correction.
Broadway Baby @BroadwayBaby
We apologise for an earlier tweet which implied a romantic relationship between two actors. Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset"s reps have confirmed that they are not in a relationship but have been family friends for some time.
Simon Basset’s #1 Fan @allie_london
Well kiddos I guess that’s the end of #Saphne fandom. Thanks for joining in it was nice for the 30 mins it lasted, see you at the reunion in 5 years
WhatsOnStage @WhatsOnStage
Rehearsal shots from #FirstWaterDonmar show stars Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset in passionate embrace
Simon Basset’s #1 Fan @allie_london
Rip #saphne they look so good together
Anthony: DO NOT fuck my sister
Simon: hahahaha
Playbill @playbill
@Daphne_B discusses working with an intimacy coordinator on #FirstWaterDonmar
Kayla @k_langley
UMMM EXCUSE ME “intimacy on stage or on set is so different from intimacy in real life…but nonetheless it’s felt very natural to take the intimacy Simon and I have in real life and put a version of that on stage”
Kayla @k_langley
Not to be a #saphne conspiracy theorist but it really sounds like they are having s*x in real life
Daily Mail Online @MailOnline
#AnthonyBridgerton and #SimonBasset caught in ALTERCATION at Reform Club
Daphne Bridgerton – First Water opens in 2 weeks! @Daphne_B
Just to clarify Simon and I are not romantically involved but all the #saphne tweets are doing a number on my brother’s blood pressure so keep ‘em coming
Simon: ice cream on Sunday as usual?
Daphne: see you there x
Daphne Bridgerton @Daphne_B
First preview for First Water tonight!
Violet Bridgerton @VioletBridgerton
Break a leg my dear!
Ivy @fangirl1121
Aww this is so wholesome
The Guardian @Guardian
Tense and sensual: Lyn Gardner gives ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to First Water’s exploration of intimacy and infidelity at the Donmar Warehouse
Broadway Baby @BroadwayBaby
#FirstWaterDonmar confirms three month run for West End transfer amid talks of a potential film adaptation
BuzzFeed Celeb @BuzzFeedCeleb
20 times Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset’s on-stage romance and off-stage friendship made us jealous: https://www.buzzfeed.com/nigelb/twenty-times-daphne-simon
Simon Basset @simon_basset_hastings
Thank you to the Gielgud Theatre for a fantastic run – 🤞🏾 here"s hoping #FirstWater will be back soon on the big screen!
British Vogue (@BritishVogue)
Daphne Bridgerton stuns on the WhatsOnStage Awards red carpet in custom gown by Sophia Beckett alongside First Water co-star Simon Basset in Armani
WhatsOnStage @WhatsOnStage
@Daphne_B wins WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and thanks director, her family, and her boyfriend for their support
The Sun @TheSun
Who is Daphne Bridgerton’s mystery beau? Actress mentions boyfriend in Olivier acceptance speech but doesn’t name names
Simon Basset’s #1 Fan @allie_london
Ok REALLY not to be a #saphne conspiracy theorist but !!! ??? what else am I meant to think
UK Casting News @UKCastingNews
#DaphneBridgerton and #SimonBasset confirmed to be reprising their stage roles in upcoming #FirstWater film, with #CharlotteStrelitz returning as director
#saphne 4ever @simonbassetstan
#BAFTAsLiveTweet best supporting actress up next!! Good luck daphne!!
#saphne 4ever @simonbassetstan
wooo congrats daphne!!
#saphne 4ever @simonbassetstan
did she just thank her HUSBAND???
Is #saphne dead??? @simonbassetstan
this is too much for me I need to lie down
Is #saphne dead??? @simonbassetstan
best supporting actor 😬 good luck simon 😬
#saphne !!! canon ??? @simonbassetstan
DID THEY JUST KISS ON LIVE TELEVISION
Simon Basset’s #1 Fan @allie_london
VINDICATION!!!! #saphne
Broadway Baby @BroadwayBaby
Art imitates life: ACTUAL REAL-LIFE COUPLE (yes, we are sure, we checked this time) Daphne Bridgerton & Simon Basset cast in upcoming production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe