Nicola Coughlan
Curious addition to the contract: New “Bridgerton” leading actress talks about the sex scenes in the series
“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan aka Penelope takes on the lead role in the third season
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The third season of “Bridgerton” starts in May and this time it is the focus: Nicola Coughlan plays the role of Penelope Featherington in the revealing Netflix series. So that her parents can also tune in, she has a curious addition in her contract.
It is one of the most successful series ever Netflix has released: The novel adaptation “Bridgerton” is known for its large number of sex scenes. Each season, the show follows one of the noble Bridgerton siblings on their search for true love. In season three, the focus is on the well-traveled Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton). The special thing: His chosen one is not an unknown person.
Since the first season, fans have known the friendship between him and Penelope Featherington, played by Nicola Coughlan. When the new season is released in May, their love story will take center stage. And things should be as liberal as usual. “I think we won the sexiness competition,” Coughlan revealed on a recent talk show. When filming the intimate scenes, it helped that she and Newton had known each other for so long. Millions of fans will soon be able to watch the result on Netflix – except for two people, at least if Coughlan has his way.
“Bridgerton” without sex scenes? “Significantly shorter,” says Nicola Coughlan
The 37-year-old said in a radio interview that she asked the production for an additional version without sex scenes that she could show her parents. “It’s literally in my contract. People always think I’m joking, but I just don’t want to. I grew up Irish Catholic – that’s not how it works for us,” she said. Coughlan had previously joked in another conversation about the version for her parents: “It’s significantly shorter.”
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During the first season, her mother was completely clueless about the revealing scenes. “And then two minutes into the first episode you see a butt – Jonathan Bailey’s beautiful butt. And she asked herself what that was,” said Nicola Coughlan. Her mother now thinks the show is fantastic and very funny – she talks about bottoms all the time.
“Bridgerton” fans can soon look forward to the behinds and more: the first part of the new season will be released on May 16th, and part two on June 13th.
Sources: “The Independent“, “People”