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Nicola Coughlan slammed people who called her “brave as a plus-size woman” for baring all in Bridgerton while appearing on the cover of TIME magazine.
The Derry Girls star, 37, is one of TIME’s Next Generation Leaders and the publication describes her as “TV’s breath of fresh air.”
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Nicola gushed about the honor as she shared a selection of snaps from a glamorous photo shoot.
“How overwhelming, what an honor, thank you @time for having me on your cover (!!!),” he wrote.
But in her interview for the magazine, Nicola mentioned how despite being a few sizes below the average female, she is called a “plus-size heroine,” and urged fans not to call her “brave” for stripping naked in the magazine. screen.
Nicola Coughlan has slammed people who called her ‘brave as a plus-size woman’ for baring all in Bridgerton while appearing on the cover of TIME magazine.
“Don’t call me brave,” he said. “I have a great pair of tits; there’s nothing brave about that, it’s actually me showing them off.”
The third series of Brigderton saw Nicola naked in some truly raunchy sex scenes with her co-star Luke Newton.
She has regularly spoken out against claims that she is “brave” for doing so because of her body type.
In her new interview, Nicola criticized the emphasis placed on her size and shape and asked: ‘What would happen if I suddenly went to be a dancer and lost a lot of weight? You won’t like me anymore?’
“That’s crazy and very insulting,” he added.
Nicola went on to say that she didn’t like how fans focused so much on how she looked during promotion for the final season of the Netflix series, calling the comments “reductive and boring.”
It’s not the first time Nicola has spoken out against the ‘plus size’ rhetoric surrounding her role in Bridgerton.
The Derry Girls star, 37, is one of TIME’s Next Generation Leaders and the publication describes her as “TV’s breath of fresh air.”
In the interview, Nicola spoke about how, despite being smaller than the average female size, she is called a “plus-size heroine” and urged fans not to call her “brave” for getting naked on screen.
During a Q&A in Dublin about the new series earlier this year, a journalist commented that she was “very brave” to take on the role of Penelope Featherington, which some fans called a “backhanded comment.”
In a video captured by Goss.ie, Nicola responded brilliantly saying: ‘You know, it’s hard because I think women with my body type, women with perfect breasts, we don’t get to see ourselves enough on screen!’
‘And I am very proud as a member of the perfect breasts community. I hope you enjoy watching them.’
The star’s fans were quick to respond when it began circulating on social media, saying: “It must have been one of those insulting, backhanded comments.” Nicola is smart!