Nicola Coughlan demanded nude ‘Bridgerton’ scenes as a ‘f–k you’ to body shamers
NY Post
Nicola Coughlan always gets the last laugh.
The Irish actress, 37, revealed that she insisted on shooting nude scenes for “Bridgerton” Season 3 in response to online body shaming comments.
“I specifically asked for certain lines and moments to be included,” Coughlan told Stylist magazine in an interview published Tuesday. “There’s one scene where I’m very naked on camera, and that was my idea, my choice.”
She continued: “It just felt like the biggest ‘f–k you’ to all the conversation surrounding my body; it was amazingly empowering.”
“I felt beautiful in the moment,” Coughlan added, “and I thought: ‘When I’m 80, I want to look back on this and remember how f—ing hot I looked!’”
Coughlan is the leading lady in the new season of “Bridgerton” that debuted on Netflix Thursday. It’s based on the fourth entry in author Julia Quinn’s book series.
