Bridgerton stars Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan recently discussed their characters' tendency to break societal norms in the third season of the beloved Netflix series. In the fifth episode of the new season, their characters Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington express love before sleeping together for the first time, a move that defies Regency-era traditions. "They're constantly breaking rules," Coughlan told TheWrap , with Newton echoing her sentiments.
When Colin shows Penelope her beauty in a floor-length mirror The episode—which premiered on June 13—picks up after the season's cliffhanger fourth episode, which aired on May 16. As the season continues, viewers find the newly engaged Penelope and Colin together, with Colin confessing his love to his fiancée for the first time. He then shows Penelope her beauty in a floor-length mirror, and in a bold move that defies societal norms, the couple shares their first night before their wedding.
'The world doesn't matter in that moment...
' "They're sneaky, they seem like little sweeties...
but they're always breaking rules," stated Coughlan. Newton added, "They both love that—Colin is a big rule breaker, they like to break the rules. Something about that era as well—the danger of it—makes it quite sexy—being forbidden.
But I think, at that moment, they're so in love that everything else...
" "Everything washes away," Coughlan concluded. "The world doesn't matter in that moment." Actors appreciated intimacy c.
