Photo:Liam Daniel/NetflixNicola Coughlanis dishing about what it’s like filmingBridgertonseason 3 with costarLuke Newton. (Spoiler: It’s a Regency riot!)TheDerry Girlsactress, who plays Penelope Featherington, admitted that it was “terrifying” shooting some of the steamier scenes in the season with Newton, who plays her love interest Colin Bridgerton, because of their friendship.“Luke and I read the books at the beginning of season 1, and it was funny to us. We were like, ‘Imagine if we have to kiss and do this,'” Coughlan toldEntertainment Tonightat last weekend’s Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event in Brazil.“And then season 3 comes on and we were like, ‘Oh God,’ and then it’s like, it’s my friend. I have to kiss my friend,” she recalled.Liam Daniel/NetflixCoughlan, 36, also teased that fans can expect a lot of their favorite “spicy” moments from the books to make it on screen — and one scene even led to a non-stop giggling moment for her and Newton, 30.“You can’t pretend to kiss someone, you have to really kiss them,” Coughlan explained. “It’s a spicy one. It’s a lot of the stuff from the books that the fans expect has made it into the show.““Oh my God, there was one day where we had to sort of do like a very romantic, beautifully written romantic scene. And we were just like peeing ourselves with laughter, ‘cause you just have to, like, look into each other’s eyes and we were like, ‘Oh God,'” she shared.As for what fans can expect, the actress described the season as “romantic.”“Because I keep saying —season 1was about passion.Season 2was about longing.Season 3is romance,” she said. “It’s so romantic.”Laurence Cendrowicz/NetfliThe third season of Bridgerton is set to follow thelove storyof Colin and Penelope, who continues tolead a double life as Lady Whistledownamid her ongoing rift with Colin’s sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie).ShowrunnersShonda RhimesandChris Van Dusenpreviouslyteased that season 3 could get a little “creative"when it comes to adapting theJulia Quinnbook seriesthat inspired the show.“It was always my goal to focus on a different Bridgerton sibling every season and it’s no secret there are eight Bridgerton siblings,” Van Dusen toldETin March. “We will be on as long as Netflix will have us, but I would love to focus on every single one of those eight Bridgerton siblings and tell romance stories for all of them.“In May, Netflix revealed that season 3 would stray from the book order and instead focus on Penelope and Colin’s love story, which isn’t detailed until the fourth Bridgerton novel,Romancing Mister Bridgerton.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.An official release date has not yet been announced forBridgerton’s Season 3, but seasons 1 and 2 are currently streaming on Netflix.
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Liam Daniel/Netflix
Nicola Coughlanis dishing about what it’s like filmingBridgertonseason 3 with costarLuke Newton. (Spoiler: It’s a Regency riot!)TheDerry Girlsactress, who plays Penelope Featherington, admitted that it was “terrifying” shooting some of the steamier scenes in the season with Newton, who plays her love interest Colin Bridgerton, because of their friendship.“Luke and I read the books at the beginning of season 1, and it was funny to us. We were like, ‘Imagine if we have to kiss and do this,'” Coughlan toldEntertainment Tonightat last weekend’s Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event in Brazil.“And then season 3 comes on and we were like, ‘Oh God,’ and then it’s like, it’s my friend. I have to kiss my friend,” she recalled.Liam Daniel/NetflixCoughlan, 36, also teased that fans can expect a lot of their favorite “spicy” moments from the books to make it on screen — and one scene even led to a non-stop giggling moment for her and Newton, 30.“You can’t pretend to kiss someone, you have to really kiss them,” Coughlan explained. “It’s a spicy one. It’s a lot of the stuff from the books that the fans expect has made it into the show.““Oh my God, there was one day where we had to sort of do like a very romantic, beautifully written romantic scene. And we were just like peeing ourselves with laughter, ‘cause you just have to, like, look into each other’s eyes and we were like, ‘Oh God,'” she shared.As for what fans can expect, the actress described the season as “romantic.”“Because I keep saying —season 1was about passion.Season 2was about longing.Season 3is romance,” she said. “It’s so romantic.”Laurence Cendrowicz/NetfliThe third season of Bridgerton is set to follow thelove storyof Colin and Penelope, who continues tolead a double life as Lady Whistledownamid her ongoing rift with Colin’s sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie).ShowrunnersShonda RhimesandChris Van Dusenpreviouslyteased that season 3 could get a little “creative"when it comes to adapting theJulia Quinnbook seriesthat inspired the show.“It was always my goal to focus on a different Bridgerton sibling every season and it’s no secret there are eight Bridgerton siblings,” Van Dusen toldETin March. “We will be on as long as Netflix will have us, but I would love to focus on every single one of those eight Bridgerton siblings and tell romance stories for all of them.“In May, Netflix revealed that season 3 would stray from the book order and instead focus on Penelope and Colin’s love story, which isn’t detailed until the fourth Bridgerton novel,Romancing Mister Bridgerton.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.An official release date has not yet been announced forBridgerton’s Season 3, but seasons 1 and 2 are currently streaming on Netflix.
Nicola Coughlanis dishing about what it’s like filmingBridgertonseason 3 with costarLuke Newton. (Spoiler: It’s a Regency riot!)
TheDerry Girlsactress, who plays Penelope Featherington, admitted that it was “terrifying” shooting some of the steamier scenes in the season with Newton, who plays her love interest Colin Bridgerton, because of their friendship.
“Luke and I read the books at the beginning of season 1, and it was funny to us. We were like, ‘Imagine if we have to kiss and do this,'” Coughlan toldEntertainment Tonightat last weekend’s Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event in Brazil.
“And then season 3 comes on and we were like, ‘Oh God,’ and then it’s like, it’s my friend. I have to kiss my friend,” she recalled.
Coughlan, 36, also teased that fans can expect a lot of their favorite “spicy” moments from the books to make it on screen — and one scene even led to a non-stop giggling moment for her and Newton, 30.
“You can’t pretend to kiss someone, you have to really kiss them,” Coughlan explained. “It’s a spicy one. It’s a lot of the stuff from the books that the fans expect has made it into the show.”
“Oh my God, there was one day where we had to sort of do like a very romantic, beautifully written romantic scene. And we were just like peeing ourselves with laughter, ‘cause you just have to, like, look into each other’s eyes and we were like, ‘Oh God,'” she shared.
As for what fans can expect, the actress described the season as “romantic.”
“Because I keep saying —season 1was about passion.Season 2was about longing.Season 3is romance,” she said. “It’s so romantic.”
Laurence Cendrowicz/Netfli
The third season of Bridgerton is set to follow thelove storyof Colin and Penelope, who continues tolead a double life as Lady Whistledownamid her ongoing rift with Colin’s sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie).
ShowrunnersShonda RhimesandChris Van Dusenpreviouslyteased that season 3 could get a little “creative"when it comes to adapting theJulia Quinnbook seriesthat inspired the show.
“It was always my goal to focus on a different Bridgerton sibling every season and it’s no secret there are eight Bridgerton siblings,” Van Dusen toldETin March. “We will be on as long as Netflix will have us, but I would love to focus on every single one of those eight Bridgerton siblings and tell romance stories for all of them.”
In May, Netflix revealed that season 3 would stray from the book order and instead focus on Penelope and Colin’s love story, which isn’t detailed until the fourth Bridgerton novel,Romancing Mister Bridgerton.
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An official release date has not yet been announced forBridgerton’s Season 3, but seasons 1 and 2 are currently streaming on Netflix.
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