star is setting the record straight on speculation about her appearance on the Netflix series. “I saw some trolls. They were like, ‘They photoshopped your waist,’ and I was like, ‘No, they did not,’” Coughlan, 37, told in an interview published on Wednesday, June 12.
Season 3 of the period romance, which premiered last month, sees Coughlan’s character, Penelope Featherington, gain newfound confidence after trading in her family’s over-the-top and colorful wardrobe for a new, sophisticated look. One thing all of Penelope’s outfits throughout the series include are corsets, something Coughlan said her body has grown used to over time. “I think if you wear corsetry for long enough, your body really molds to it,” she explained.
“Sometimes they come in a fitting for a fashion designer and they put a corset on me and I’m like, ‘Oh, you can go tight,’ and they go, ‘What do you mean?’ I’m like, ‘My body now will go whew.’” Coughlan has stood up against body-shamers several times since taking over as ’s leading lady for season 3, which follows the love story between Penelope and Colin Bridgerton ( ). Earlier this month, she gave a hilarious response to someone stating that she’s “very brave” for baring it all in some of the show’s steamier scenes.
“You know, it is hard, ’cause I think women with my body type — — we do not get to see ourselves onscreen enough,” she quipped at a June 6 season 3 part 2 fan screening in Dublin..
