Move over, Mr. Darcy, there's a new Regency Era heartthrob in town.
During season two, episode 5 of Netflix's Bridgerton, a dripping wet Anthony Bridgerton, played by Jonathan Bailey, emerges from a lake in a white button-up shirt and yes, we're still swooning.
If the incredibly sexy scene looked familiar, it's no accident. In a recent interview, creator Chris Van Dusen revealed that the scene was a direct nod to one featuring Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
In the 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, Mr. Darcy goes for a swim in a Pemberley lake and later bumps into Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle).
"There are some images that have been burned into my brain for a very long time," Van Dusen told Entertainment Weekly. "And those naturally came out onto the page when I was writing the show. I've definitely talked about my love for that 1995 BBC adaptation with Colin Firth emerging from the lake in his white shirt. That scene of Anthony going in relates to that. It's an Easter egg for fans of the genre."
Van Dusen shared a similar sentiment with E! News noting that he thinks "Anthony is a version of Mr. Darcy."
And Van Dusen revealed that the team took the scene very seriously.
"We tested that white shirt to make sure it was just the right amount of see-through and clingy enough," he shared with EW. "We worked really hard to make that moment magical and memorable."
Trust us, Van Dusen—it was indeed magical.
But the real question is: who won the wet button-down competition?
Now that you've inevitably finished binge-watching season two, scroll through to learn more hidden secrets behind the Regency Era drama.