Is nicola coughlan gay

That makes me go ‘oh’, which is bad, it’s bad, but then I think ‘you just have to accept that’…but it can make me cringe a little bit.”

Nicola Coughlan’s boyfriends

With all that said, let’s dive into Nicola Coughlan‘s boyfriends, rumored or otherwise. At one point, Dunn tucked Couglan’s hand into the pocket of his hoodie to keep it warm.

On Feb.

12, 2025, Coughlan and Dunn became Instagram official, after the actress shared an Instagram Story post to celebrate his birthday.

Luke Newton (2023/24)

In a rumor that began with their electric chemistry as the will-they-won’t-they Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, Nicola and Luke Newton are not dating IRL.

She told Extra at the Bridgerton season 3 premiere, “We think it’s really sweet, I think because we truly love each other,” before clarifying Newton’s status in her life. Just don’t…do that. I’m comfortable there! God, that’s so me!' thought six- year-old Nicola.

That’s what I always think about the past…we think of it as so romantic and lovely, but then there was no personal hygiene,” she explained. We have too much choice, it’s not good. Kynaston was cast as a Protestant student who Coughlan’s character Clare was paired with on a day of cultural exchange. But then we have the advantage of knowing each other for years.”

Coughlan has kept a lot private when it comes to dating.

The Irish actor was born on January 9, 1987, and made her big break in the touching coming-of-age sitcom based in 90s Northern Ireland during a period known as The Troubles—a conflict between unionists and loyalists on whether the region should join or remain separate from the United Kingdom. I’ll never get to do something like this again, on this scale.

"I never sought to be the ingénue, purely because they never seemed to get the best lines or looked as if they were having the most fun."

And Nicola admitted she isn't comfortable no longer being "the oddball in the corner".

She said:"In this season of 'Bridgerton', I reprise my role as Penelope Featherington. So, there’s probably good and bad things for both.”

Here’s what we do know about Coughlan’s romantic past—and her current rumored boyfriend.

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Laurie Kynaston

While she might not be romantically connected to anyone on the cast of Bridgerton, she did allegedly date actor Laurie Kynaston, who appeared on an episode of Derry Girls.

The series is based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling series of the same name.

"The only issue with this is that 'oddball in the corner' is actually a niche I do very well. She did say in an interview with Marie Claire that there are upsides and downsides to dating in the Regency era and dating now.

“I think nowadays they smell better.

'Bette Midler as CC Bloom? Like, we’re here in New York City, having our premiere. Strange girl no one pays attention to? Like are you kidding me? I know that’s very specific,” she said. “It’s crazy because I felt like those scenes would be terrifying to watch back, and they were initially… But then when I watched them, I went, ‘No, they’re everything we wanted them to be and more,’ she said.

Dunn’s costar, Alice Kremelberg, shared a throwback pic from the show’s world premiere in March 2024 in London, and Coughlan makes an appearance, indicating they have known one another for a while.

But they still haven’t commented officially on their rumored relationship.