Nicola Coughlan has opened up about how she managed to navigate steamy scenes in this year’s upcoming season of Bridgerton.

Coughlan details working with UK Intimacy Coordinators this morning And praised her co-star Luke Newton as “amazing”, especially while filming some of the intimate scenes.

The 37-year-old actress’ character Penelope Featherington and Newton’s Colin Bridgerton will star in the third season in 2024. The Netflix show is based on the book series written by Julia Quinn.

When asked about filming the intimate moment, Coughlan said it was “really nerve-wracking,” but “thankfully” she had known “super nice guy” Newton for four years, which made it easier.

In the book, Penelope and Colin have many steamy scenes together The romantic Mr. Bridgerton.

“[We had] Lizzy Talbot, a wonderful intimacy coordinator, was there and she treated it like a stunt,” Coughlan said.

“[Luke and I] We also had a lot of say in what we wanted to do, which was great. [She’s] It was more like, “What are you happy with?” But Luke and I actually… had our own ideas about how we wanted things to go, which was great because we really felt like we were in control. “

first half bridgeton The third season will air on May 16, 2024, and the second season will air a month later on June 16, 2024.