Dearest light reader: Nicola Coughlan has just a few issues to say about her Bridgerton costar, Luke Newton.
On June 14, the 37-year-old actor praised her scene associate in a gushing Instagram Story. Just lately, Newton posted a sequence of purple carpet pictures after the discharge of the ultimate episodes of season three. “Felt like celebrating the last 5 years," he wrote to his 2.3 million followers. "Thanks for being such a big part of this wild journey.” Properly, it appears Coughlan felt the 31-year-old actor deserved an appreciation put up of his personal…
Coughlan reposted his slideshow on her personal Story, describing Newton as a "true gentleman,” “the kindest friend,” and a “dream costar.” Ending the whole lot off with a white coronary heart emoji she continued, ”Could not have been luckier than to spend the final 6 months travelling the world with you @lukenewtonuk what a journey!
Luke Newton has been facing the ire of some Bridgerton followers since he was photographed holding hands with rumored girlfriend Antonia Roumelioti following a Bridgerton screening after-party on June 12. Whereas some followers have criticized the pair's age difference or prompt Newton ruined the show's PR strategy, all of it appears to boil all the way down to frustration that the actors enjoying Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton usually are not courting in actual life regardless of their off-screen chemistry.
“I am speechless. What a refreshing SLAP to my face this morning,” one Polin shipper wrote within the feedback of DeuxMoi’s Instagram put up in regards to the photograph, whereas one other replied, “Thanks for ruining the second, I hope you might be pleased with this."
Nicola Coughlan's put up did not deal with the backlash straight however her message was clear—and will not be the one method she confirmed her help for Newton. Not lengthy earlier than posting her Story, she additionally shared a very becoming clip from Bridgerton season three. (Warning: Should you contemplate a quote to be a spoiler, flip again now.)