Photo: Nicola Coughlan/Instagram
Nicola Coughlanjust gaveBridgertonfans a behind-the-scenes look at her two-hour transformation into a member of London’s high society in the 1800s.
Last week, the 33-year-old actress — who stars as the lovable Penelope Featherington in the new Netflix period drama — posted a time-lapse of herself transforming into the fan favorite character.
“🦋Becoming Penelope 🦋 The brilliant @loumua 🧡 doing all the hard work
And tiny puppy @readyteddygo1 keeping me company! (Thank you @lyndajpearcemua!),” she captioned the post, tagging the show’s hair and makeup artistLynda J Pearceand her adorable pupTeddy.
During the clip, Pearce applies a light layer of makeup and a tightly curled red wig to create Penelope’s signature hairstyle. “For anyone asking the whole process from very scruffy Nicola to Ball-Ready Penelope took about 2 hours,” Coughlan revealed in the caption.
“Owww 🥰 I miss turning you Ginge everyday 🧡👩🏻🦰🧡😘” Pearce wrote in the comment section. “It didn’t even look like it was a wig, so perfect,” another Instagram user said.
Nicola Coughlan (L) as Penelope Featherington inBridgerton.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX
And a third person made mention of the elaborate costuming (embellished ballgowns, silk opera gloves, corsets, colorful waistcoats, tiaras and more) and alluded to the season finale, writing, “Those dresses Penelope had to wear. 🤦🏻♀️ No wonder she did what she did.”
Last month, Netflix dropped thefirst full-length trailerfor theShonda Rhimesdrama — and plenty of seduction, scandal and society papers along with it.
Speaking withTown & Countryabout landing a role in theGossip GirlmeetsDownton Abbeyseries, Coughlan said, “To be part of that world—what Shonda has done for television in terms of representing women, difficult women, unlikeable women, complicated women, in terms of diversity, in terms of representing LGBTQ characters and stories—it’s a dream.”
source: people.com
