‘Bridgerton’: 3 Things We Know About Polin’s Season 4 Storyline So Far

What To Know

Penelope and Colin will return in Bridgerton Season 4.
The couple, who were at the center of Season 3, have welcomed their first child.
A new tease revealed the name of Penelope and Colin’s baby.

Bridgerton‘s fourth season continues to inch closer, and while we’re surely to be enchanted by the latest leading couple of Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie (Yerin Ha), we can’t deny that we’re looking forward to seeing Season 3’s leading duo, Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton), a.k.a. Polin.

But, after Penelope’s public exposure as Lady Whistledown in Season 3, what can fans anticipate from her and Colin’s storyline as Season 4 picks up? The latest tease as part of Shondaland’s “12 Days of Bridgerton” reveals an exciting addition to the Featherington-Bridgerton family. Below, we’re breaking down the key details we know about Polin’s Season 4 return so far, ranging from the current Whistledown status to the couple’s new baby.

Penelope & Colin’s baby name revealed

In a very special moment for fans of Polin, Bridgerton and Shondaland’s official social media accounts posted a letter from Lady Whistledown stating the always welcome opener of,  “Dearest Gentle Reader…” The letter goes on to cite, “It would seem with each passing season, the Bridgerton family only continues to grow. Since last season, Mr. Colin Bridgerton and Mrs. Penelope Bridgerton (nee Featherington) have welcomed their first child. A beautiful, joyous little boy, and heir to the Featherington title. Do join me in celebrating the arrival of Lord Elliot Featherington. This author eagerly awaits you making his acquaintance.”

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The baby name seems like it could be a nod to Penelope’s best friend, and Colin’s sister, Eloise (Claudia Jessie), but only time will tell as Penelope and Colin don’t have any children with that name in Julia Quinn’s novels. In addition to the name reveal, see Coughlan holding the aforementioned baby in an all-new behind-the-scenes image.

What happens to Lady Whistledown?

As previously teased during Bridgerton‘s Season of Love celebration in February 2025, showrunner Jess Brownell revealed a new relationship between Penelope and Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel), and explained how the show will continue the gossip column, despite the Ton knowing Lady Whistledown’s true identity.

“She’s got a new relationship with Penelope now that she knows who Whistledown is, and her relationship with Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) is also right at the center of the story,” Brownell teased in February. Fans have been offered a glimpse at this new working relationship in Season 4’s first look, which saw Penelope consulting with the Queen at the Bridgerton family’s masquerade ball. As Penelope’s close confidante, we’re sure Colin will be involved or included in some way, shape, or form.

Newlywed bliss

As indicated in the latest teases, Penelope and Colin are still under the newlywed haze, making way for lighter and fluffier moments between the pair after their ups and downs in Season 3. “We’ve got Penelope and Colin who are fully Polin now… they are merged. Colin is a wife guy. They’ve got their baby,” Brownell said earlier in 2025. That potential room for joy was further corroborated by this caption on a video teasing a kiss between the happy couple, “Ah, the bliss of newlyweds…”

Stay tuned for more on Polin and the rest of the characters of Bridgerton as Season 4 approaches, and let us know what you’re most excited to see from the returning couple in the comments section below.

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