Nicola Coughlan shares work-life balance while filming ‘Bridgerton’: ‘It was so exhausting’

Nicola Coughlan claimed that when juggling production plans bridgeton and 3Sometimes she would cry in the heat of the moment.

Coughlan told AP Entertainment“I would film one show during the week and another on the weekend.” Coughlan plays Maggie in the UK Channel 4 comedy Great moodwhich premiered in March, while Penelope Bridgerton stars in the third season of Netflix’s Bridgerton , which premieres next month.

“I remember I was so tired and I would randomly cry,” Coughlan said of balancing the two projects. “I’d be like, ‘I don’t actually have any problems. I’m just tired. I have to study my ‘Big Mood’ script on the set of Bridgerton.”

this delhi girls The actress claimed that the stark differences between the two series made the back-and-forth more challenging. “The dialogue on ‘Big Mood’ is very natural,” she clarified.

“Bridgerton is very stylized. We’re going to shoot one in West London and one in East London. It’s just crazy. It’s crazy.”

While filming the British series, Coughlan met Lydia West, her Big Mood co-star, who was also preparing to perform solo at the time.

“I just looked at you and you were like the actress I wanted to be,” West told Coughlan. “You can learn your lines [the makeup] Chair. “

Coughlan said this skill is needed. “I don’t have any other time to do it,” she said. “I need more hours in the day.”

May 16, first half bridgeton The third season will be available on Netflix.Coughlan told independent Earlier this month, she asked the show to provide her family with different, less nudity clips for next season.

“It’s literally written into my contract,” Coughlan said. “People think I’m joking. I just don’t want to. I’m Irish Catholic. That’s not our vibe.”