The second half of Bridgerton’s long-awaited third season will premiere on Thursday, with fans eager to see what happens next in the love story of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton).
Viewers can expect things to get heated between the pair, as Nicola and Luke previously revealed they filmed so many games that they eventually felt comfortable lounging together naked between takes.
In the first four episodes of the third season, there were six minutes of kissing, sex, threesomes, and lesbian sex.
It was a jump from the lack of steamy scenes in the second series, which included just a scant three minutes of bedroom action amid eight hours and 29 minutes of screen time.
So what can viewers expect from the next four episodes?
The second half of Bridgerton’s long-awaited third season will premiere on Thursday, with fans eager to see what happens next in the love story of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton).
Nicola previously revealed: “I think we’ve got the sass out of this series!” while detailing the sex scenes of the third season
Nicola previously revealed: “I think we’ve got the sass out of this series!” her as she detailed the sex scenes.
She teased what fans can expect to see, telling Entertainment Weekly: “We broke a piece of furniture while doing a scene.” It’s a bit of a gimmick where they say, ‘Okay, we’ll do this, this, and this.’
“But then they gave us freedom and we had a lot of say in how we did those scenes and what we wanted to do. That makes you feel quite empowered.
‘So we feel great. In fact, they were really nice. I didn’t think they would be. It was fun.’
She also revealed in an interview with Radio Times: ‘There’s one where I’m very naked on camera and that was my idea, my choice.
“I just felt like the biggest ‘fuck you’ in all the conversations about my body. It was incredibly empowering. Having seen those scenes, I’m so proud of them.”
When recently told she was “brave” to film sex scenes, Nicola joked: “You know, it’s hard, because I think women with my body type, women with perfect breasts, we can’t see ourselves on screen enough, and I’m very proud as a member of the perfect breasts community.’
Despite her confidence now, the actress previously admitted that she was initially terrified of filming sex scenes with Luke.
She said on The One Show: ‘It’s not something to watch with the family. Take from that what you will.
‘It was terrifying. I’m an Irish woman and any Irish woman would feel like she can’t do this. And then I went and realized it’s my job, so I better do it.
‘I had a great partner and it was scary, but really liberating. By the end I was exhausted.”
Nicola also confirmed that she and her co-star Luke were “so comfortable” that they would lounge together naked between filming sex scenes.
After the lack of sex in the second season, viewers got more from the first four episodes of the third season, with at least six minutes of kissing, sex, threesomes, and lesbian sex.
Fans were treated to an update on the married life of season two’s main characters, Lord Anthony and Kate Sharma.
What spicy scenes have already aired?
Fans were treated to an update on the married life of season two’s main characters, Lord Anthony and Kate Sharma.
In fact, Anthony and Kate are in the first sex scene of the new series, which takes place 31 minutes into the first episode.
Fans were excited to see season two’s main characters, Lord Anthony and Kate Sharma, return in season three, after the fan-favorite couple got married at the end of the previous season.
In the new episodes, the newlyweds enjoy married life after returning home from their honeymoon.
Elsewhere, Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi) and Will Mondrich (Martins Imhangbe) also shared a very passionate kiss in the first four episodes.
And Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) was seen embarking on a secret affair with the widow, Lady Tilley Arnold (Hannah New), despite the age difference.
Meanwhile, Colin has two threesomes, but to viewers’ disappointment, neither included Penelope.
The bachelor returned from his travels around the world and was looking forward to continuing enjoying the single life, visiting several women for steamy encounters, including two threesomes.
Instead, Colin and Penelope’s passion was slow-moving as the couple slowly realized their true feelings for each other.
In fact, Anthony and Kate were in the first sex scene of the new series, which took place 31 minutes into the first episode.
The third season saw the newlyweds enjoying married life after returning home from their honeymoon.
Colin had two threesomes at the start of season three, but to viewers’ disappointment, neither included Penelope.
Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) was seen embarking on a secret affair with the widow, Lady Tilley Arnold (Hannah New), despite their age difference.
Colin was seen having a spicy dream about his friend in episode three after the two shared a brief but passionate kiss, leaving the bachelor very confused about his feelings.
Seeing his friend in his dreams, Colin imagines more passionate interactions with Penelope.
He was later involved in another threesome but couldn’t help but think about his friend.
The third season ended on a gripping cliffhanger, as after being unable to think of anyone else, Colin finally declared his love for Penelope in a carriage after Lord Debling left her heartbroken.
The couple finally gave in to their passions, with Colin lifting Penelope’s dress at the back of the carriage for a very steamy finale.
