Colin and Penelope’s love story may have seen Bridgerton season three achieve dizzying new heights of success , but it’s the sizzling chemistry between co-stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton that has caused the most hysteria. As part of their global press tour for the Netflix franchise, the actors – who were quickly dubbed ‘Lukola’ – appeared joyful in each other’s presence, gushed about the love they had for one another , and even walked the red carpet hand in hand. And with every tender moment, fans became more and more convinced that a real-life romance had secretly blossomed off-screen.
So much so that when Luke was spotted with his rumoured girlfriend, dancer Antonia Roumelioti , at the wrap party following the London premiere last week, fans accused him of breaking their hearts – with some even suggesting that he should have kept his relationship hidden for longer. ‘Couldn’t they wait 3-6 weeks to let this season settle in,’ one fan commented on an Instagram post. ‘I am speechless.
What a refreshing SLAP to my face this morning,’ another added – while one angrily fumed: ‘Thanks for ruining the moment, I hope you are happy with this.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video I’m a big fan of Bridgerton myself but I certainly don’t feel the season has been dampened by the revelation that Nicola and Luke’s bond was purely platonic. And I certainly don’t expect eith.
