Nicola Coughlan is proud of the turnaround in her career, but it’s no different in her personal life.

The Irish actress gives candid interview Harper’s Bazaar, In it, she expressed doubts about the progress of her career.

“I couldn’t believe I was going to be the lead in a romantic drama,” Coughlan said. Bridgerton.

“The main difference is that in the first two seasons, Pan was a supporting character, the weirdo in the corner, but this time she’s center stage,” she explains.

“The only thing is ‘weird in the corner’ is actually a niche I do well in. I’m comfortable there! The weird girl no one pays attention to? Where do I sign up?”

Although she doesn’t believe it, she added that it’s “not because I find myself ugly, as some people assume when I say that (I’ll have you know, in the right light, I am reliable seven), but because it wasn’t something I’d ever dreamed of.”

She also said she wasn’t “intimidated” by playing the lead role, but noted that “there’s a terrible, wonderful opportunity when it rains, it literally pours.

Coughlan reflected on her life over the past few years and how much it has changed since 2017, when she started working part-time at an optical store.

“I was totally kidding myself. Now, in 2024, I’m about to embark on a global press tour for one of the biggest Netflix series ever. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around this.”