06.06.2024.
Nicola Coughlan posing for a selfie outside the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin on Thursday night. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos. Nicola Coughlan and Netflix’s hit show Bridgerton took over town on Thursday night, with a special screening of the show at the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin as part of its world press tour.
Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington in the show, and whose relationship is the focal point of this season, walked the red carpet with her co-star Luke Newton, who plays Colin Bridgerton, her love interest. The event was the penultimate night of an international press tour, that Newton and Coughlan have been on since January. However, at a Q&A session before the screening, Coughlan said the Irish welcome has been something else.
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“It’s just not been done on the show before, .
