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Actress Nicola Coughlan has been very much in the limelight in recent months. The star, 35, plays teenager Clare Devlin on Channel 4’s Derry Girls and can also be seen on Netflix as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton.

Bridgerton will have less sex in the third series due to a huge storyline shakeup, according to Simone Ashley who plays Kate Sharma in the hit Netflix programme. Actress Simone's revelation comes after it was revealed the new series will focus on Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.The second series of the popular period drama has already toned down on the racy scenes compared to the debut series focussing on Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke of Hastings.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Is “Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan going to be in the Margot Robbie-led “Barbie” movie? Sure sounds like it.It all begins with the speculation that Coughlan would be on the next season of “Doctor Who” after she was photographed at the BAFTA TV Awards with Ncuti Gatwa. Just minutes before, it was announced that the “Sex Education” actor would be the new Doctor.

It's quickly gained something of a cult following with thousands of viewers tuning-in to watch the trials and tribulations of the powerful and posh Bridgerton family of Regency era England in Bridgeton on Netflix - but some of the keenest fans are set to be disappointed when the series strays from its popular original storylines in the next season.

Nicola Coughlan, Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran gather up for a group photo as they arrive for Netflix’s Bridgerton FYSEE event held at Raleigh Studios on Sunday (May 15) in Los Angeles.

 news — from Lady Whistledown herself. Except fans don't have to wait for Whistledown's society papers to find out.

Nicola Coughlan just revealed some exciting news about “Bridgerton” season 3.

Netflix’s FYSEE Space’s opening night ATAS panel on Sunday night showcased Shondaland’s Bridgerton season 2 and revealed big news about Season 3.

Turning up the heat! Season 3 of Bridgerton has officially tapped Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan to lead the next chapter — with Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington’s love story being moved up in an interesting turn of events.

Doctor Who fans are getting excited at the prospect of Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan teaming up with Ncuti Gatwa for the new series.

Doctor Who fans are getting excited at the prospect of Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan teaming up with Ncuti Gatwa for the new series.

The BAFTAs took place tonight, and it was a fantastic evening of glamour and awards.The 75th BAFTA Television Awards took place live from the Royal Festival Hall in London. Famous TV faces such as And and Dec, Alison Hammond, Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan, Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan stunned as they walked the red carpet.

The star-studded 75th BAFTA Television Awards 2022 is well underway at the Royal Festival Hall in London.The awards ceremony celebrates television craft and television programmes broadcast in the UK in 2021 Famous TV faces such as And and Dec, Alison Hammond, Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan, Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan stunned as they walked the red carpet. Viewers can watch the hotly-anticipated awards from 6pm on BBC One.

Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan commanded attention in a dramatic pink ball gown as she attended the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Despite not being nominated for an award, the 35 year old actress expertly worked the red carpet in her eye-catching dress, which featured three huge bows around the bust and shoulder.The gown, which was designed by Italian luxury fashion house, Valentino, was cinched in at the waist before it puffed out and flowed to the floor.

Michelle Keegan and Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood have been announced among the presenters for the Bafta TV awards on Sunday. IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade will be hosting the awards for the third year in a row along with Vick Hope, reality TV star Sam Thompson and TV presenter Zeze Millz will hosting the red carpet show from 2pm.

Runaway star of Bridgerton Jonathan Bailey is turning this attentions towards the silver screen after snapping up a role alongside Hollywood stalwarts Jason Isaacs of Harry Potter fame and Rogue One’s Felicity Jones. Swapping the regency fashions of tailcoats and spats for a more more modern look, Jonathan will be starring in upcoming romantic comedy film Maria, penned and directed by comedian Simon Amstell.

Lit with Lizzo! The Met Gala might have a no cellphone policy, but that didn’t stop the rapper from sharing an epic look inside of Fashion’s Biggest Night.

Derry Girls and Bridgerton characters at her very first Met Gala.Nicola, aka Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown herself, was seen arriving at 2022's Met Gala, that had a "Gilded Glamour" theme, in an impressive pink and black ballgown (complete with feathers) by designer Richard Quinn.Her fans were taken aback with how amazing she looked, with one writing on Instagram, "Oh my GOD!!!!!! You look FABULOUS."Another added, "You understand the assignment."Despite the fancy frock and being surrounded by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, Nicola kept it very real as she posted on her Instagram story at the after party. Sharing a video of the entertainment, she simply said, "Good at times like this to remember I used to work in a Spar."Now though, she counts Kim Kardashian as her BESTIE, as she told Bustle that Kim slid into her DMs.She told Bustle, I woke up one morning and had a DM from Kim Kardashian.

While you were sleeping the 2022 Met Gala has been and gone, as some of the world’s most famous faces flocked to New York for Anna Wintour ’s annual charity ball. And though celebrities often seize the chance to wear something totally unique on the star-studded red carpet, there were some key makeup trends that emerged on the night, giving us all some major beauty inspo for the months ahead.

.Cue , her Latex corset paired with leggings and a voluminous padded cape; made entirely with upcycled materials and featuring a corsage detail corset and padded bustle. Precious Lee, Paloma, Bella Hadid, and Maisie Williams also celebrated the corset, with burlesque nods to lingerie details in monochromatic tones.

A range of famous faces took to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Monday evening for the annual Met Gala. With the likes of Blake Lively stealing the show in a dramatic outfit change and countless others impressing with their incredible outfits, it seems it was a time for a reunion for the cast of Bridgerton.

Ditching their corsets. The Bridgerton cast traded their period costumes from the Netflix drama for some designer duds at the Met Gala 2022 in New York City on Monday, May 2.

Bridgerton will be familiar with Claudia Jessie for her turn as Elise Bridgerton, Daphne Bridgerton’s little sister and Penelope Featherington's former bestie.You may be surprised to hear, however, that Claudia's real age is actually a fair bit different to the character she is portraying on the show.Eloise is supposed to be a teenager on the show and while audiences are used to actors playing roles a lot younger than their actual age (take Euphoria for example), many were shocked to find out Caudia's actual age. Claudia is in fact 32 years old...Yep, you heard us right.

Derry Girls has made megastars of its cast, but fans were still shocked to see Hollywood royalty in the first episode of the new series.

Derry Girls fans have been left gobsmacked as Liam Neeson made a surprise cameo in the show.The Hollywood star, 69, made an appearance in the very first episode of season three as Chief Constable Byers. Erin, played by Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Clare, who is played by Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, alongside the rest of their squad were seen breaking into their school to find out their GCSE results in the premiere of the new season.Their escapade landed them in trouble as they inadvertently helped some men stage a burglary of computer equipment before being caught by police and being taken the station. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter While there, a local member of the police force questioned them and it turned out to be none other than Taken star Liam.

Would you have liked a bit more topless action in Bridgerton season two?

Derry Girls fans have eagerly been awaiting the comedy series' return and now the wait is almost over.

Nicola Coughlan has revealed that she auditioned for another Netflix series, Stranger Things. The Bridgerton star admitted that she auditioned for the role of Robin Buckley in series 3, who works with Steve Harrington in Scoop’s Ahoy ice cream parlour. Despite, her staggering success in the regency drama, the 35 year old missed out on the part which went to Maya Hawke.

Nicola Coughlan is opening up about some of her past auditions and revealed she did go out for a role on Netflix’s Stranger Things!

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's all-knowing gossip maven, whose identity was at the heart of several covert (and not so covert) investigations by various members of the Ton in season 2, came between BFFs Eloise Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington (aka Lady Whistledown). Their friendship was irrevocably broken when Eloise learned, after being wrongly accused by the Queen of reporting on the Ton's scandalous affairs as Whistledown, that it was Penelope — with some help, of course — who was responsible for inciting all the drama in her regular gossip sheet.Their blowout fight in the last episode of the season is the exact moment everything changes for the two, now estranged, friends. When Eloise begins putting the pieces together during the last ball of the season, she confronts Penelope after discovering loads of money secretly stashed away in her room.

Bridgerton fans were thrilled when they tuned into the first episode of the Netflix regency drama and heard Nicola Coughlan use her real accent. Nicola, 35, is best known for her role in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls based in Ireland and in season two of Bridgerton, Nicola got to showcase her Irish accent. In the hit Netflix series, Nicola stars as Penelope Featherington who typically speaks with a posh London accent as she is the youngest daughter of a nouveau-riche family in the period drama.

Erin, Michelle, Orla, Claire and the wee English fella will soon return for one last bit of mischief as the wait for Derry Girls season 3 is almost over.

Season two of Bridgerton has finally landed on Netflix today, Friday 25th March and we are so excited about its return. It feels like ages since we finished binge watching the first series of the hit romantic period drama meaning we are well overdue our next dose of scandal and sexual conflict.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from Season 2 of Netflix’s Bridgerton.

Nicola Coughlan) may be full of secrets as the infamous gossip queen of England’s Regency Era, it’s really Adjoa Andoh’s Lady Danbury who holds all of the ’Ton’s skeletons.Andoh has earned much praise on the critically acclaimed Netflix series as the sharp-tongued yet perceptive Dowager Duchess and caretaker to the sizzling Simon Basset, played by Regé-Jean Page, who departed the show after the first season. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere on Friday, the 59-year-old British actress spilled the English breakfast tea — or Earl Grey, whichever beverage tickles your fancy — to The Post about the show’s seemingly overnight legacy, the sophomore season’s central star, Jonathan Bailey, and his quest to find love, as well as her character’s mission to stay on top of British high society.