‘Bridgerton’ Theory: Is Michaela Pregnant? Our Take on Why She Left Francesca

Bridgerton‘s fourth season may have revolved around Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie’s (Yerin Ha) love story, but it also began to lay more foundation for a future one as Francesca (Hannah Dodd) grew closer to her husband John’s (Victor Alli) cousin, Michaela (Masali Baduza). (Warning: The below contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 4.)

For those familiar with Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels, you know that Francesca is being set up to have her endgame with Michaela on the show. In the book When He Was Wicked, Michaela is Michael, but Season 3 of the TV show introduced fans to the gender-swapped role portrayed by Baduza, making some readers wonder how they’ll include certain storylines.