‘The Gilded Age’ Star Denée Benton Talks Peggy’s New Romance, Sparring With Phylicia Rashad: She’s the ‘Agnes of Newport’

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Gilded Age Season 3, Episode 3.”

“The Gilded Age” hard-launched a new romantic interest for Peggy Scott, bringing a whole family of baggage along with him.

Sparks flew almost immediately between Peggy (Denée Benton) and Dr. William Kirkland (Jordan Donica) after he treated her severe case of pneumonia earlier in Season 3. But a trip to the beach town of Newport in Episode 3, titled “Love Is Never Easy,” sealed the start of their...