Nicola Coughlan has revealed she is a massive fan of reality TV series Married At First Sight .
The actress, 37, is best known as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton but gave an insight into her own TV watching habits in a new interview.
She admitted she religiously watched MAFS , the smash hit dating experiment which sees couples ‘get married’ upon first sight and explore their connections.
Nicola revealed who her favourite couples have been on the show and dramatic moments.
The Derry Girls star deemed season 10’s Tahnee Cook and Ollie Skelton as her favourite couple on the show and called they were ‘so cute’.
Nicola Coughlan has revealed she is a massive fan of reality TV series Married At First Sight
She admitted she religiously watched MAFS , the smash hit dating experiment which sees couples ‘get married’ upon first sight and explore their connections. (the 2024 series of MAFS is pictured)
‘Tahnee and Ollie were so cute and Bronte [Schofield] and Harrison [Boon], that was very stressful to watch but it’s fantastic,’ she told Pedestrian.TV.
Tahnee and Ollie fell in love on the Channel Nine matchmaking show but sadly went their separate ways just less than a year after the show aired in December 2023.
Nicola also placed explosive scenes between 2019 couple Ines Basic and Bronson Norrish among her top moments from the show.
‘I loved Ines, she was like “Bronson can you get rid of your eyebrow ring please?”, that was amazing,’ she shared.
The Derry Girls star deemed season 10’s Tahnee Cook and Ollie Skelton as her favourite couple on the show and called they were ‘so cute’
Nicola rose to global fame on Bridgerton and her character Penelope has taken centre stage on season three of the Netflix hit, which premiered on Thursday.
The much-loved drama, based on Julia Quinn’s books, is set in the Regency era and follows eight close-knit siblings of the powerful Bridgerton family as they attempt to find love.
The third series focuses on the love story between Penelope and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), with Nicola teasing that it will be even raunchier than the first two instalments.
Nicola also placed explosive scenes between 2019 couple Ines Basic and Bronson Norrish among her top moments from the show
Nicola rose to global fame on Bridgerton and her character Penelope has taken centre stage on season three of the Netflix hit, which premiered on Thursday
However, the fan favourite plot of the best friends realising their true feelings for one another has proved to be a slow burner.
With that being said, the first part of season three ends on a steamy cliffhanger as Colin eventually declares his love for Penelope in a carriage after she was left heartbroken by Lord Debling.
During the encounter, at the end of the fourth episode, Penelope admits she’d ‘very much like to be more than friends’ with Colin, and the pair eventually kiss, going on to share quite a steamy scene together.
The third series focuses on the love story between Penelope and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), with Nicola teasing that it will be even raunchier than the first two instalments
The first part of season three ends on a steamy cliffhanger as Colin eventually declares his love for Penelope in a carriage, where they share a very racy moment before a marriage proposal
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As things heat up between them, they arrive at the Bridgerton house, and after Colin fixes Penelope’s dress and hair, he steps down from the carriage and puts out his hand to Penelope to ask whether she’s coming with him.
The show was left on a cliffhanger, as Colin hit fans with the iconic line from the Romancing Mister Bridgerton novel: ‘For God’s sake, Penelope Featherington, are you going to marry me or not?’
The camera pans to a happy Penelope, who is taken aback by the big question, but fans have to wait until June 13 for Penelope’s answer, when the second half of the series lands on Netflix.