“I was 31 when derry girls happened. It’s important for people to know I wasn’t an overnight success. In my twenties, I didn’t have money to be living in London and going to a million auditions. I had to work full time and it was hard.”
thank you for not giving up nicola 🥹
THE ANTIS WERE CRYING ABOUT PEN NOT BEING A GIRLS GIRLS ONLY FOR HER TO START HER SEASON PRAISING ALL THE DEBUTANTES FOR A BETTER CHANCE IN THEIR SEASON.
WE LOVE YOU PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON.
he was watching her closely and eyes never leaving her face the first time he touches her there… cause he wants to remember how she reacts to his touch
this part where colin is on verge of tears as soon as penelope throw the “we are friends” line. he was not sure his feelings were reciprocated and he took that line as his confirmation, he was absolutely and utterly broken to know that pen does not love him.
nicola has always been so touchy with all her friends and she said it herself that her love language is physical touch. she wasn’t ‘trying too hard’, she wasn’t ‘doing too much’. she’s just being her usual self.
“what’s colin’s biggest secret”
“gonna say something so inappropriate”
“oh god what”
“it’s fine i cant say it, it’s too much”
WHAT DO YOU MEAN NICOLA COUGHLAN
“it’s how it affects you, it’s how you carry yourself in the world… how you want to present yourself” - nicola about fashion
she is so well spoken, i could listen to her all day.
this dress will always be one of my favourites she looked so gorgeous here… my one biggest loophole in this show is them convincing us no one is interested in her when SHE LOOKED LIKE THIS
thinking about how pen ever wanted is to be part of the society, she wants getting her dance card signed, being courted, being part of the party but she never had that… she was invisible. im so happy that she will get to experience it all and more
nicola advocated for the “mr. bridgerton” to be included on the show because she knows the fans would love it… i cannot imagine a world where penelope featherington is not portrayed by nicola coughlan. we are incredibly lucky and blessed.
they put together the rehearsal videos and the final cut, and this made me appreciate the show more. you can see how everyone worked hard to give us a beautiful season and they did, i love every details of this show.
“so do you think a friendship between men and women can exist and is it possible to exit the friendzone”
“i think we’re the living proof of the first its true… cause we’re friends” - luke
“it would take a huge amount of courage to tell a friend… if you got rejected you would destroy the friendship, scary.”
nicola talks about her opinion of being friends to lovers.
penelope her whole life really doesn’t have any female figure to look after her, her sisters bully her, her mom ignores her… so to see her gain support from her new maid and madam delacroix is very heartwarming especially since she will start the season being alone.
i think eloise will realise that both pen and colin have changed. in these scene you can see her being shocked by pen’s glow up, and then throwing that question to colin.
everyone around her is moving forward with their lives but she’s still stuck where she is.
@halfhopeful
she reads and have written about them in season (or at least implied)… remember she was curious with the marina situation and pen is the type to do her research so in theory she knows how it works
saw someone says that he seems to be looking up here so probably he’s on his knees (?) and if you look closely he is sweaty on the top lips… so my conclusion was that this was after he ate her out in the carriage
oh wow so the “mr. bridgerton” and some of penelope’s makeover was nicola’s idea.
the way she knows her character so much and the material that she can freely express her insights and ideas to the showrunner to make it happen, i love her so much omg.
“The writing leans into Coughlan’s strengths as a comedic performer, particularly her knack for awkward banter, a skill she deploys as Penelope throws herself into the London social season in a bid to find a husband.” - brownell
THATS BEST ACTRESS FOR YOU
“we kinda see that a little bit”
“i think we do”
nic and luke were talking about penelope’s love language and them agreeing its “word of affirmation”.. and basically teased that we will get it on the show, we keep winning omg.
nicola fought for the hair grab to be included knowing that it’s something penelope would do.
luke’s keen details of not using his fingers to show us that colin is an aftercare man.
nothing but respect for these two.
“are we not friends?”
*holds her hand*
*gets closer to her space*
*invented “courtship tutoring” so he can still be part of her life (he is desperate and not qualified for it btw)*
“i found out that i would be considered as spinster in the bridgerton universe”
“a HOT spinster”
can no longer defend her on this one, it’s up to god now