'I was so broke!' Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan talks life before the fame
express.co.ukChannel 4 sitcom Derry Girls, but she really made an impression as Penelope Featherington in the Netflix hit period drama Bridgerton.
However speaking in a new interview, the actress admitted she had to make a lot of sacrifices to get to where she is now in the film industry, and was "so broke" in her 20s.Chatting to Elle Magazine, Nicola opened up on everything from the much-needed change in the industry for women, to Bridgeton's huge success and her own new-found fame."Whenever people say they want to get into this industry, I’m like, you’ve got to want it so badly," she said."Because if you don’t, you’d be mad to do it, absolutely mad."I barely saw my family last year because of filming."She continued: "There’s a lot of sacrifices to be made.
In my twenties, I never went on holiday."I was so broke.So I never want to sell people this ideal that it’s all wonderful and fun."It’s hard work.
But it’s amazing. I wouldn’t do anything else."But since Bridgerton made its way onto our screens on 25 December 2020, Nicola, and the rest of the cast's, lives changed dramatically."I was like, 'OK, great.
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