Who among us doesn’t love Nicola Coughlan at least a little bit? whether you are a delhi girls fan, one bridgeton Fans, both, or just happen to see her sharp retorts to insulting questions, it’s easy to say that the Irish actress has shot to stardom over the past five years or so. But in a recent interview timeCoughlan, 37, talks about her hard-fought career that began at age 19 … and how even the most well-intentioned fans and reporters might overlook all that work because they’d rather focus on her body.
Coughlan doesn’t look like most ingénues: She’s 5 feet 1 inch tall, and as she says time“several sizes smaller than the average British woman”, however, she points out, she is often referred to as a “plus-size heroine”. Even though it was meant as a compliment, and she admitted it was usually okay, she didn’t see it that way. “I don’t think it’s good. Just focusing on my appearance is simplistic and boring,” she told the outlet. “What if I suddenly had to be a ballet dancer and lose a lot of weight, would you stop liking me? That’s crazy and it’s so insulting.
Beyond that, she felt the focus on her body distracted from her actual work. “I work hard to [Bridgerton],” she said. “I barely see my family and friends and people just say, ‘But your body…'”
This isn’t the first time Coughlan has lamented the obsession with her body in the media. she told irish times Earlier this year, “If you have an opinion about my body, please don’t share it with me. It’s really hard to have thousands of opinions about your appearance sent directly to you every day. … People Like disparaging women and their hard work. Unfortunately, I don’t think anything is getting better, but the only thing I can try to do is go out and do the best I can in every job and hopefully play as different a role as possible. character. All I care about is working. The body changes and if I lose weight or gain weight or whatever it is, it’s no one’s business, all I care about is putting on a good show and being judged on it.
For self-described “people pleasers,” crossing boundaries can be difficult. Not just unwanted comments about her body, but also to protect the privacy of fans who, she says, can be invasive (like when she found out her night off was being filmed).
“As a woman, I vacillate between two things,” she explains time. “It costs nothing to be nice, and women don’t owe you any kindness. Both of those things are true.
Although fans will have to wait more than a year to see the next installment bridgeton And, Coughlan confirmed she has no plans to return delhi girls, (“To me, it’s three [seasons] It’s perfect,” she told time) fans can look forward to at doctor who Christmas special later this year.
