If you're anything like me, I bet you've spent the last week rattling your way through the brand new series of Bridgerton and are already desperately awaiting the third instalment's delayed second half.
Will Francesca Bridgerton finally get a moment alone with obvious soulmate John Stirling? Will mother-of-eight Violet Bridgerton finally let her guard down with flirtatious newbie Lord Marcus Anderson? Will Queen Charlotte ever figure out Lady Whistledown's true identity?
All are vital questions we fans are praying be answered when the hit period-drama continues next month.
The most important concern of all, however, is whether or not a begrudged Eloise Bridgerton finally reveals ex-BFF Penelope Featherington's long-held secret as her brother Colin announces their engagement?
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Amid the excitement over this year's nail-biting and ever intertwining plot is a stark realisation that many Bridgerton fans are making for the first time surrounding Penelope star Nicola Coughlan's real age.
Speaking to Tyla recently, she revealed the new instalment would be the ‘most romantic’ yet, admitting it was slightly 'terrifying’ for her role to be at the core.
Coughlan teased the third season is 'really funny' while also being 'very action-packed', adding that there's even a 'cliffhanger midway' too.
"I'm very excited,” she added.
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Our new leading lady rose to fame in 2018 when she had a breakthrough role as Clare Devlin in Derry Girls.
After playing the much-loved schoolgirl, many fans assumed she was younger than she actually is – often music to anyone's ears – only to be shocked to realise that they’d been way out.
One tweeted recently: “Actually mind blown upon discovering that nicola coughlan is 37.”
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Someone else said in shock: “Nicola Coughlan is 37?!???????????!!!??????!!!!!??????”
A third wrote: “Nicola Coughlan is 37?!?!!!!!!! I thought bby girl was like 25.”
A fourth added: “AIN'T NO WAY NICOLA COUGHLAN IS 37... SHE LOOKS 20.”
Let’s also point out that, along with her enviably youthful appearance, Coughlan is also a GREAT actor, having become one Ireland’s finest exports.
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She also recently starred in ‘heartbreaking’ Channel 4 series Big Mood, in which she and It’s a Sin’s Lydia West play BFFs Maggie and Eddie.
The show follows the pair’s friendship of 10 years as they try to navigate the added pressures of adult life, from work to mental health - especially as Maggie’s bipolar disorder rears its head.
One fan said: “Just binge watched Big Mood all i n one go the whole series, that ending was heartbreaking I won't spoil it but yh, heartbroken.”
Topics: Bridgerton, TV And Film, Netflix, Celebrity
Rhianna Benson