Like the steamy second half of BridgertonThe third season is approaching, Nicola Coughlan is celebrating her record-breaking work on the hit Netflix series — and stopping commenting on her body in the process.
During a recent post-screening Q&A in Dublin, a journalist said that Coughlan was “very brave” to appear nude on screen for the role of Penelope Featherington. Without missing a beat, she replied, “You know, it’s hard because I think women with bodies like mine, women with perfect breasts — we don’t see enough of ourselves on screen,” making the audience laugh. and cheer. “I’m very proud to be a part of the perfect boobs community. I hope you enjoy seeing them.”
Coughlan leads the way this season Bridgerton next to Luke Newton, who plays Colin, Penelope’s lifelong friend who becomes her betrothed after a sexy carriage ride that sends the internet into a frenzy. The next four episodes contain even more Regency-era dates between the pair, which Coughlan plays an integral role in mapping along with her leading man and the show’s intimacy coordinator. submit, Lizzy Talbot. “I specifically asked for certain lines and moments to be included,” she said Designer magazine (via BuzzFeed). “There was a scene where I was naked in front of the camera and that was my idea, my choice. It was like the biggest ‘fuck you’ to all the conversations around my body; it has incredible power. Coughlan added that she “felt beautiful” in those scenes and wanted to be able to “look back at this and remember how hot I looked.”
The actor began starring in coming-of-age comedies Derry Girls, has long maintained that she wants the world to not focus on her appearance. “If you have an opinion about my body, please don’t share it with me,” she wrote on Instagram in 2022. “It’s really hard to bear the weight of thousands of opinions about your look delivered directly to you every day. day.” She then told Irish Times, “All I care about is work. The body changes—if I lose weight or gain weight or I do whatever, it’s nobody’s business. All I care about is good acting and being judged based on that.”
