Nicola Coughlan admits 'very naked' Bridgerton series three scene was 'f**k you' to trolls
Penelope Featherington actress Nicola Coughlan stars alongside Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton in the third season of Netflix's romance series, Bridgerton.
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Nicola Coughlan has claimed she elected to be “very naked” during one racy Bridgerton season three scene. The Penelope Featherington actress admitted she felt “beautiful” starring alongside Luke Newton during the intimate affair.
The latest instalment of Netflix’s regency romance series sees 37-year-old Nicola and Luke, 31, in the driving seat. The pair, who have previously played supporting roles on the show, are finally in the spotlight and embark on a friends-to-lovers storyline this season.
On Thursday (May 16) the first four episodes of Bridgerton 3 premiered on Netflix - with the final quartet arriving on the streaming service on June 13. Ahead of her crowning moment, Nicola got candid about filming sex scenes on the Shondaland production.
Speaking to Stylist, the Irish actress said: “I specifically asked for certain lines and moments to be included. There’s one scene where I’m very naked on camera, and that was my idea, my choice.”
“It just felt like the biggest ‘f***k you’ to all the conversation surrounding my body; it was amazingly empowering,” she continued. “I felt beautiful in the moment, and I thought: ‘When I’m 80, I want to look back on this and remember how f*****g hot I looked!’”
In another interview with Radio Times, Nicola admitted that the intimate scenes with Luke - who plays middle-brother Colin Bridgerton - was one of the things she “enjoyed most” whilst filming the popular romance show.
She also revealed that Netflix showrunners had given them the green light to lead on choreography,
“People often imagine intimacy coordinators saying, ‘Put your hand here’ or ‘Do this’ – and certain people do it like that, but I can always see it on screen,” she explained.
“We had agency and we could let it flow.”
Despite feeling physically comfortable with Luke during the intimate scenes, the Derry Girls actor admitted she’d initially been apprehensive due to the sheer amount of people who would be tuning in to watch the show.
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“Oh my gosh, it was definitely intimidating,” she said. “Hundreds of millions of people watch the show – not five. That’s really scary.”
Back in 2022, Nicola took to social media and pleaded with TV fanatics and Bridgerton fans to stop commenting on her body.
Writing on Instagram, she said: “Most people are being nice and not trying to be offensive but I am just one real-life human being and it’s really hard to take the weight of thousands of opinions on how you look being sent directly to you every day.
“If you have an opinion about me that’s ok, I understand I’m on TV and that people will have things to think and say but I beg you not to send it to me directly.”
Tune into the first four episodes of Bridgerton series three, starring Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, on Netflix now.