‘It was my idea, my choice’: Nicola Coughlan (Penelope) took the lead on the Mirror Stage in Bridgerton.

This is the scene that fans of the books have been waiting with bated breath, and Netflix subscribers were not disappointed. The Bridgerton Chronicles returns to Netflix this Thursday, June 13, with an episode as sweet as it is powerful, depicting the love that grows between Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton) over the course of two seasons.

The “mirror scene” is a key moment in their story, its development, and the way the pair stand out from their predecessors. Their romantic relationship was finally established. The two friends fell in love and Colin officially proposed to Penelope. A proposal that he apparently immediately accepted.

Nicola Coughlan’s specific request

After discovering the infamous “mirror scene” in the scripts, Nicola Coughlan has taken steps to prevent her loved ones from having to go through the uncomfortable experience of watching her sex scenes.

But in addition to the specific request made to Netflix, the Irish actor made another request to the screenwriters, so that this scene can be presented in all its authenticity. He reveals in a published portrait stylist Before the release of new episodes, which he really wanted to stage “very bareFor this scene, in direct response to trolls who attacked her weight online.

Nicola Coughlan worked closely with the series’ intimacy coordinator, Lizzie Talbot, for her sex scenes:I say, “Okay, what do I want to show you? What do I not want to show? What is written and what do I want to add?“

Answer to the haters

“I asked for certain lines and moments to be included“, he continues.”There is a scene where I am very naked in front of the camera and it was my idea, my choice. It was like the biggest “freak out” of all my body-related conversations; It was incredibly rewarding. I felt great at that moment and said to myself: ‘When I’m 80, I want to look back and remember how sexy I was!’“

Nicola Coughlan has battled online trolls over her weight in the past. He directly confronted them A Instagram post Dated 2022, which reads: “If you have an opinion about my body, please don’t share it with me… It’s really hard to bear the weight of thousands of opinions sent directly to your appearance every day.“

Then he told her Irish Times :”I am only interested in work. Bodies change, if I lose weight or gain weight or whatever, it’s nobody’s business, all I care about is playing well and discussing it.“

We can only support his speech.