Bridgerton Star Luke Newton’s Girlfriend Addresses “Cruel” Comments

Shortly after Roumelioti spoke out, Newton, 33, shared his own statement to encourage kindness online.

 “A little reminder,” he wrote on Instagram Stories Sept. 5. “Be kind or simply click not interested. Don’t waste your time spreading hate. One day you’ll look back and wonder what it was all for.”

Although the couple—who went Instagram official in May 2025—have kept details of their romance relatively private, the Netflix star previously shared insight into his mindset after how quickly he rose to fame once Bridgerton was released.

“I was finding it really overwhelming,” he told WWD in 2024. “I had a moment in Australia where I was like, ‘Oh no, I’m getting in a good place with this and starting to really enjoy it and not feeling too overwhelmed by it all.’ Then it was the premiere and I was like, ‘Oh no, I’m not at all.’”

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