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Topics: Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton, Netflix
Kya Buller
Topics: Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton, Netflix
Nicola Coughlan has dazzled us all with her impeccable performance as Penelope Featherington on Netflix's Bridgerton - and has now clapped back at a reporter focusing on her body.
37-year-old Coughlan, who received critical acclaim for her acting skills after the widespread success of Derry Girls, is currently starring in the third season of Regency-era romance Bridgerton.
The first half of the season dropped on 16 May, and we're so close to the second half we can almost taste it - it lands on Netflix on 13 June.
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The Irish actress takes the co-lead role alongside Luke Newton who plays Colin Bridgerton, and the two have embarked on a steamy friends-to-lovers relationship.
The duo have been very open about their on-screen chemistry.
It turns out the now infamous carriage scene was so raunchy and detailed because the pair got so caught up filming the scene they couldn't hear the director shout 'cut'.
And of course, who could forget their admission that they broke a piece of furniture while filming another sex scene?
With regards to filming the steamy scenes, Coughlan told Radio Times: "It was one of the things I enjoyed most. Luke and I had a real hand in what we did and how it came across. We had agency and we could let it flow.
"Thankfully, we had that physical comfort with one another – so it ended up being a really beautiful thing."
She also opened up about getting 'very naked' on screen.
Coughlan told Stylist: "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.
"I felt beautiful in the moment, and I thought: 'When I’m 80, I want to look back on this and remember how f**king hot I looked!'"
It seems not everybody has gotten the message about commenting on Coughlan's body, but she had an iconic clap back.
During a Bridgerton Q&A in Dublin, someone took the opportunity to tell Coughlan she's 'brave' for the nude scenes.
She retorted: "You know it is hard because I think women with my body type -women with perfect breasts, we don't get to see ourselves on screen enough.
"I'm very proud as a member of the perfect breast community. I hope you enjoy seeing them."
Social media exploded with praise for the perfect response.
One person wrote: "I'm obsessed with this woman. She's just happiness and love and I just love her."
As another added: "She is THE moment."
Bridgerton season 3 part two lands on Netflix on June 13, with the first half of the season available to stream now.