Bridgerton Fans Can’t Forget These 8 Steamy Anthony Moments That Defined the Viscount

What started out as Kate’s determination to show Anthony she could hunt just as well as any man, turned into an opportunity for Anthony to smell the nape of her neck while teaching her to be a better shot. They also fell in the mud. That’s literally dirty and kinda hot, right?

Poor Anthony. First he tried to set Kate up with Thomas Dorset to get rid of her, and then he got jealous of Thomas. After assisting Kate out of her boat, he held on to her hand just a little too long and upon realizing it, snatched back his hand, tripped over Newton the dog and fell into the water with Thomas! As an added bonus, Kate got to admiringly stare at Anthony’s taut muscles when he emerged from the water.

Anthony shoulders the trauma of his father’s death-by-bee sting for most of Season 2. But it is Kate who brings him comfort — and accidental attraction — when her own stinging triggers his latent fears, and she calms him.

It might’ve been Daphne’s words of wisdom and warning that his siblings pitied him or Kate’s brush with death, but Anthony became a much better big brother by the Season 2 finale. In one of the season’s best moments, he talked to Gregory about their late father and vowed to do a better job of being there for him.

The Sheffields proved to be terrible grandparents but they also created the perfect excuse for Anthony to get out of his engagement to Edwina (since he actually wanted Kate). “My father raised me to act with honor, but that honor is hanging by a thread that grows more precarious with every moment I spend in your presence,” Anthony told Kate. “You are the bane of my existence. And the object of all my desires.” Sigh, Kate talked him into going through with the marital farce, which didn’t end well for Edwina or the Queen … until it did.

Yes, Anthony and Edwina dodged a bullet by not getting married. After the whole affair had imploded, and Edwina realized the truth about Anthony and Kate’s feelings, all that was left was Kate and Anthony’s undeniable attraction, and a rare moment alone to finally and passionately kiss.

A very sexy and intimate night in the garden gazebo came to a sobering conclusion with the sunrise, and it left Kate feeling guilty for betraying Edwina and hooking up with Anthony. Of course, Edwina and Anthony were no longer together by that point, but that didn’t stop Kate from feeling badly and eventually getting into a horse riding accident that almost killed her. A lovesick Anthony wanted to propose to Kate that morning — but first he had to gallantly save her life.

Anthony had to nearly lose Kate to the Grim Reaper to force him to admit how he truly loved her and didn’t want to live without her. He botched the first proposal when he said he wanted to marry her because he had, um, deflowered her, but the second time was the charm. The happy couple even had Edwina and the Queen’s blessing and a fireworks show!