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Nicola Coughlan wrapped the Bridgerton season three press tour final evening with a toast—to her co-star Luke Newton, to her finest good friend from childhood, and to her Derry Ladies household, who all made the journey to London to see Nicola get her leading lady moment within the titillating interval drama that has bought the world buzzing alongside to rousing orchestral covers of Pitbull.
Voicenoting British Vogue post-red carpet, Coughlan is each overwhelmed and filled with adrenaline, however each inch of her radiates Hollywood star. Championing bridal “mermaid” glamour, Coughlan and her longtime stylist, Aimée Croysdill, labored with Rodarte to create a customized champagne-colored robe that had “Botticelli” connotations that felt good for a celebration of a fabulously OTT present about excessive society.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Nicola Coughlan attends the "Bridgerton" Season 3 Half Two particular screening on the Odeon Luxe Leicester Sq. on June 12, 2024 in London, England. (Picture by Karwai Tang/WireImage)Karwai Tang
“Instead of method dressing, we’re going in the opposite direction,” shares Coughlan, who has worn no fewer than 68 seems to be on this yr’s Bridgerton promo path. “I quite like to get as far away from the characters I play as possible, so this one is very far from Pen [Penelope Featherington].” With comfortable waves—“my hair has been through a lot”—perfected by hairstylist Halley Brisker and pink and purple-tinted summertime make-up masterminded by Neil Younger, Coughlan stated Rodarte’s hyper-feminine, gothic-tinged imaginative and prescient appeared like a pure step on from the whimsical seems to be she wore on the primary Bridgerton leg. “I loved that, but when it’s my leading lady moment, I wanted to step up to the bar and deliver some really fun looks.”
As Nicola Coughlan, a real follower of trend who brings a stage of pleasure to the crimson carpet that may typically be misplaced amongst seasoned celebrities, indicators off earlier than clinking glasses at Café Laperouse, she hopes that her mission to execute these main seems to be “her own way,” as a result of “Penelope is a leading lady in her own way,” has translated. It has not solely performed that, it has been the speak of the ton.
This text first appeared on British Vogue.