Sure, the Bridgerton universe has incredibly well-thought-out plot lines and really romantic scenarios, but let’s be real: the best part about the series is the sex. Shonda Rhimes knows how to cater to the female gaze. I don’t know if it’s the burning devotion behind the sex scenes, the multiple-episode sexual buildup the characters always seem to have, or even just the petticoats and corsets — but something about the Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte sex scenes unlocks a deep trove within my libido that just doesn’t open for any other smut.

While the series is based on some very risque books, it’s not the sex alone that plays in part in making the sex scenes so damn good. There’s so much desire and forbidden love sprinkled throughout every storyline that you want the characters to get together ASAP. And when they finally do get together, their intimate scenes don’t fall flat. They’re full of lust and longing — the perfect formula for making some of the sexiest and steamiest scenes on TV. Bridgerton has the kind of sex scenes that you keep in the back of your mind for your next solo session.

Here are the absolute hottest sex scenes from Bridgerton (across all the seasons). And if season three is anything like the previous seasons… Well, let’s just say I’ll need more than just a feather fan to cool off.

The Hottest Bridgerton Sex Scenes Ranked

10. Honeymoon bliss

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After seeing how lonely Charlotte is, her first sex scene with George is even more satisfying. It’s slow and sweet and everything you could hope for someone’s first time. But it has none of the awkwardness either.

9. In the bathtub

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Even though George and Charlotte are “mad” at each other in this scene, you can tell how badly they still want each other. So badly, in fact, that Charlotte climbs right into George’s bath (fully clothed, I might add) and just straddles him.

8. Happily in love

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At the end of the second season, when Anthony and Kate finally get together, their final sex scene is still full of passion. And there’s something about their worries having passed that also makes the scene super satisfying on top of being incredibly sexy.

7. At the dinner table

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This scene just encompasses it all. Not only is the tension between Charlotte and George palpable, but they want each other so much that they start fucking on the dinner table with a room full of guards present. If that isn’t hot, I don’t know what is.

6. Under the boxing match

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I don’t know if it’s the fact that they know they shouldn’t be sleeping together or that they’re literally doing it underneath a whole boxing match. Still, when Anthony and Sienna are fucking in the last episode of season one, it wins itself a place in the sexiest scenes list. Maybe it’s the adrenaline junkie in me, but it’s a top-tier sex scene in my book.

5. Head on the stairs

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In the middle of their argument, the Duke and Dutchess break down briefly and leap at each other. Simon then starts eating Daphne out (!!!) right in the middle of the staircase of her childhood home. Even though the moment is ruined pretty quickly (because they start arguing again), it’s still pretty sexy while it’s happening — sexy enough to get 5th place on a ranking of the sexiest scenes.

4. Flashbacks from the gazebo

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Do you know what’s sometimes hotter than an actual sex scene? Flashbacks from a sex scene. And this is no exception.

3. Honeymoon montage

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Once Daphne and Simon start going at it, they basically never stop. While the entirety of their honeymoon sex montage is ridiculously sexy, my personal favorite scene is when they’re so horny for each other they have sex outside in the rain.

2. In the gazebo

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Most of the second season of Bridgerton is totally evil. Why? Because we don’t even see any real action until the end of the second to last episode. But when we do, it’s so worth the wait. In this scene, Anthony and Kate finally give in to each other, and we get possibly the hottest sex montage ever to exist. I’m talking stockings being taken off, shots of oral sex, the whole shebang.

1. “I burn for you.”

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After waiting five fucking episodes for Daphne and Simon to go feral on each other, they finally have sex… and it’s everything you could ever hope for. And when they’re on top of each other naked, Daphne says, “I need you closer.” Sigh. Same girl.