Nicola Coughlan will step back from Netflix's 'Bridgerton'
Actor Nicola Coughlan has announced she will step back from her role as Penelope Featherington in the fifth season of Netflix's 'Bridgerton'. While she will no longer be a lead, she plans to make occasional appearances in the series.
Why it matters
As a major star of a globally popular streaming franchise, this casting change marks a significant shift in the show's narrative direction and character focus.
Dearest gentle reader, Nicola Coughlan will scale back on portraying her beloved “Bridgerton” character. While promoting the new fantasy adventure film “The Magic Faraway Tree” (out Aug. 21), Coughlan told E! News that she will be stepping back from her role as Penelope Featherington in the fifth season of the Netflix hit show. “I feel very lucky. To be honest it’s the best of both worlds because I’m currently filming on ‘Only Murders,’ but I still get to pop back into ‘Bridgerton’ now and then and see everybody. It’s like I’m home,” Coughlan said to E! News. The 39-year-old Irish actor said that she had an “incredible experience” leading the “Bridgerton” series, but her storyline is naturally winding down.
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