Why Nicola Coughlan Thought She’d Be Fired From Bridgerton

Some issues simply sound too good to be true.

When Nicola Coughlan was solid as Penelope Featherington within the TV adaptation of Julia Quinn‘s Bridgerton sequence, she was cautiously optimistic. “I ought to have been like, ‘That is superb,'” she instructed The New York Times concerning the position. “As an alternative, I used to be like, ‘That is fishy. I do not find out about this.'”

Nicola was apprehensive as a result of, in line with NYT, “she had identified loads of actors who have been employed onto status tasks after which fired when the studio demanded a much bigger identify.”

In actuality, showrunner Chris Van Dusen was already singing her praises to everybody concerned within the undertaking: “I am completely happy to say that everybody beloved her as a lot as I did,” Van Dusen instructed the paper.

Now, with one season beneath her belt, Nicola is extra assured in her skills—save for the romantic scenes.