{"id":226837,"date":"2026-03-06T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/nicola-coughlan-is-not-here-to-talk-about-her-body-okay\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:59:26","slug":"nicola-coughlan-is-not-here-to-talk-about-her-body-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/nicola-coughlan-is-not-here-to-talk-about-her-body-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicola Coughlan is Not Here to Talk About Her Body, Okay?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nicola Coughlan is not here to talk about her body. <\/p>\n<p>She really doesn\u2019t want YOU to talk about her body, either.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the actress (best known for her roles on Derry Girls and Bridgerton) spoke to Elle about all the chatter that\u2019s been surrounding her figure ever since she hit it big as Penelope on the Netflix period drama.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8c8f210a-b128-4995-bdc2-dbcec196aa05_1772760344.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549979 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8c8f210a-b128-4995-bdc2-dbcec196aa05_1772760344.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8c8f210a-b128-4995-bdc2-dbcec196aa05_1772760344-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8c8f210a-b128-4995-bdc2-dbcec196aa05_1772760344-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8c8f210a-b128-4995-bdc2-dbcec196aa05_1772760344-960x640.avif 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8c8f210a-b128-4995-bdc2-dbcec196aa05_1772760344.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Liam Daniel\/Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe thing I say sometimes that pisses people off is, \u2018I have no interest in body positivity,\u2019\u201d Coughlan told Elle in an interview published March 4. \u201cWhen I was a kid growing up, I never thought about that. I didn\u2019t look at actors and think about their bodies. So, I actually don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To be blunt, Coughlan is considered larger than most mainstream actresses.<\/p>\n<p>She said in May 2024 that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/nicola-coughlan-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just wanted to do good work<\/a> and had no interest in delving into any weight loss debate waters.<\/p>\n<p>The star certainly has no shame over her body, either, considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/nicola-coughlan-i-wanted-to-be-very-nude-on-bridgerton-season-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she\u2019s pushed for nude scenes<\/a> in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things I\u2019m passionate about, it\u2019s not one of them,\u201d Coughlan continued in this new interview when it comes to pretty much any body talk. \u201cThat\u2019s someone else\u2019s thing. It\u2019s not mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549980 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214535767-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicola Coughlan attends the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&amp;O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 39-year-old was absolutely appalled to see a bunch of commentary about her body when she appeared in sex scenes with costar Luke Newton (who plays Colin Bridgerton) on Season 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was really bizarre was, when I was shooting that series, I was exercising a lot because I knew I had to, so I had lost a bunch of weight \u2014 I was probably a size 10 and one of the corsets was a size 8,\u201d Coughlan said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then people talked about how I was plus-size and I was like, \u2018How f\u2013ked are we that I am the biggest woman you want to see on screen?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coughlan has had to deal with this in person, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember this really drunk girl once talking to me in a bathroom being like, \u2018I loved [Bridgerton] because of your body,&#8217;\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd started talking about my body, and I was like, \u2018I want to die. I hate this so much.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549981\" style=\"width:723px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-678x960.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-763x1080.jpg 763w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-848x1200.jpg 848w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-scaled.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549981 lazyload\" style=\"width:723px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-678x960.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-763x1080.jpg 763w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-848x1200.jpg 848w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-scaled.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2201659248-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicola Coughlan attends the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the end?<\/p>\n<p>Coughlan doesn\u2019t want her work on Bridgerton to be reduced to her size. We\u2019ll wrap up by letting her explain why:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really hard when you work on something for months and months of your life \u2014 you don\u2019t see your family, you really dedicate yourself \u2014 and then it comes down to what you look like. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so f\u2013king boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/nicola-coughlan-is-not-here-to-talk-about-her-body-okay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Nicola Coughlan is not here to talk about her body. She really doesn\u2019t want YOU to talk about her body, either. Earlier this week, the actress (best known for her roles on Derry Girls and Bridgerton) spoke to Elle about all the chatter that\u2019s been surrounding her figure ever since she [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226837","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}