All posts tagged: Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan Auditioned To Play Robin In Stranger Things Season 3

Nicola Coughlan Auditioned To Play Robin In Stranger Things Season 3

Published by Sam Flores

As Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan has been a major part of one of Netflix’s biggest and most popular original series ever. However, the Derry Girls star has revealed that she almost appeared in another of the streaming giant’s most iconic shows. During a recent interview on the Capital breakfast show, the Bafta nominee was asked if there’d been any near-miss roles earlier in her career, before opening up about auditioning for Stranger Things in the lead-up to its third season. “It would be generous to myself to say I narrowly missed out on it,” she claimed. “But I did a first-round audition for Stranger Things.” Nicola then shared that the audition was “to play Robin”, the character eventually brought to life on screen by Maya Hawke in what proved to be her break-out role. Maya Hawke as Robin in the final season of Stranger Things “You know when you watch a show and you go, ‘oh well, thank God I didn’t get that, because I would have been way worse!’,” she joked. The …

Opinion: Nicola Coughlan’s Right – Weight Talk Is Boring AF

Opinion: Nicola Coughlan’s Right – Weight Talk Is Boring AF

Published by Sam Flores

In a recent interview with Elle UK, Bridgerton and Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan recalled the time a tipsy girl, who cornered her in a public loo, said she loved the Netflix hit “because of [Nicola’s] body”. Nicola, who said she’d lost a “bunch of weight” for the show and was “probably a size 10″ on-screen, had said earlier in the interview, “The thing I say sometimes that pisses people off is I have no interest in body positivity.” Later, she stated discussions about weight are “so fucking boring”. I couldn’t agree with her more. I have been in workplaces, classrooms, countless online spaces, family events, and friendships where the judgment of people’s weight was like dull, repetitive background music. I have to admire weight obsessives’ inventiveness, to be fair. Tiny “girl dinners”, single-size clothing brands which seem to make their association with thinness a marketing strategy, and chats about whether you could ever hope to look yourself in the mirror again after eating carbs can occupy hours of your time if you want them …

Bridgerton Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Stars Since The Show Began

Bridgerton Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Stars Since The Show Began

Published by Sam Flores

Dearest Reader… things have changed for the cast of Bridgerton since the racy Netflix drama debuted in 2020. When the show premiered during the global pandemic and national lockdown, few could have predicted what an worldwide phenomenon the series was about to become. Since the first season turned the cast into global household names, many have become Hollywood royalty after appearing in the romantic drama, while others have become mainstays in the television world. Here is what some of the stars of Bridgerton have been up to since the show debuted … Jonathan Bailey Jonathan Bailey as Fieryo in Wicked Although Jonathan Bailey was already an award-winning star of stage and screen for more than two decades when he made his debut as Anthony Bridgerton, the Regency romance catapulted the actor to international fame. Since appearing on the show, he won a Critics’ Choice Award for his role in the historical miniseries Fellow Travelers and an Actors Award (then still known as a SAG Award) for his work in the big screen adaptation of Wicked. …

The real-life partners of Bridgerton stars – including the cast members who found love on set

The real-life partners of Bridgerton stars – including the cast members who found love on set

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bridgerton season 4 drops on Netflix today, and while we’re beyond excited to see romance blossom in the lavish Regency-era show, the real-life love stories of its stars are often just as fairytale-coded. From the Bridgerton sister who met her match during her audition to Nicola Coughlan’s fellow actor boyfriend with a 13-year age gap, we’re taking a look at the off-screen loves of the show’s cast members below.  © Getty Images Nicola and Jake were reportedly introduced by her Derry Girls co-star Nicola Coughlan and Jake Dunn Nicola Coughlan – aka Lady Whistledown herself – went Instagram official with her boyfriend Jake Dunn in February 2025, sharing a story of her actor beau in celebration of his birthday. The pair had sparked dating rumours the previous year after being spotted on a cosy night out in London in October 2024, reportedly having been introduced by Nicola’s Derry Girls co-star, Louisa Harland. Jake, who is 13 years Nicola’s junior, is best known for starring in the Disney series Renegade Nell (2024) alongside Louisa, as well as …