‘Bridgerton’ Star Nicola Coughlan Demanded a Cut With Less Nudity to Show Her Mother: ‘It’s Literally Written Into My Contract’
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy It’s not unusual for “Bridgerton” cast members to strip down on screen, with the Netflix series quickly gaining a reputation for its love scenes after its premiere on the streamer in 2020.
Ahead of the coming third season, actor Nicola Coughlan revealed that her negotiations with Netflix and Shondaland included the production of an alternate cut of episodes that did not include those more mature scenes — for the express purpose of showing it to her parents.
Coughlan’s comments came during an interview on SiriusXM Hits 1 after the hosts floated the rumor that she asked for a “PG version.” The actor says she even went as far as getting the language regarding an alternate cut, taming down the TV-MA rating, included in her contract. “It’s literally written into my contract.
People think I’m saying it as a joke,” Coughlan said. “I just don’t want to … We grew up Irish Catholic. That’s just not how we vibe.” Coughlan went on to describe her mother’s first impression of the series, which establishes a dress code for episodes pretty quickly. “When she first saw ‘Bridgerton,’ she didn’t know it was going to be saucy.
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