The Penelope Featherington depicter on the hit Netflix series previously wrote a piece to advocate for people to judge her for her talent instead of her appearance.
- February 1, 2022
AceShowbiz - "Bridgerton" star Nicola Coughlan had a candid message for her fans. In a new Instagram post, the 35-year-old star asked people to stop commenting on her body.
"Hello! So just a thing- if you have an opinion about my body please, please don't share it with me," she wrote on Monday, January 31. "Most people are being nice and not trying to be offensive but I am just one real life human being and it's really hard to take weight of thousands of opinions on how you look being sent directly to you every day."
The Penelope Featherington depicter added, "If you have an opinion about me that's ok, I understand I'm on TV and that people will have things to think and say but I beg you not to send it to me directly."
"Anyways here's a pic of me in my hotel in NY about to go to SNL, it's unrelated to this post but delighted with my hair in it," the British star concluded.
This wasn't the first time for Nicola to advocate for people to judge those in her industry by their talent instead of their appearance. In a piece for The Guardian titled "Critics, judge me for my work in Derry Girls and on the stage, not on my body" three years ago, she wrote, "I'm very lucky to get to use my body to become all these fascinating women [the various diverse roles she's played]. But the prism through which my body is viewed is inescapable."
"I hope in the future that more people will talk about our work, our inspirations, our drive, rather than our looks. A revolution is happening, and I want to play my part in it," she continued.
