Nicola Coughlan has in the 3rd season of Bridgerton as Penelope Featherington and Lady Whistledown, she has captured the hearts of fans more than ever. Even behind the scenes, the Northern Irish actress is always good for an iconic saying that has kept the media world on tenterhooks since the new episodes were released on Netflix.
A particularly funny Bridgerton interview has now even become a song which Coughlan uses for a good cause.
Nicola Coughlan’s Bridgerton Season 3 interview went viral online and became its own song
During the press tour for the third season of Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan, along with co-star and Colin actor Luke Newton, was asked about her dream job outside of acting. In response, she explained that she would like to release songs in the tradition of the reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which she believes is aimed almost exclusively at gay men.
In it, almost random words are strung together to a pop beat, which she describes as “shoes, private yachts, caviar … more shoes” (“Shoes, private yachts, caviar… more shoes”) as an example.
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Music producer Ellis Miah didn’t need to be told twice and mixed Coughlan’s lyrics over a beat, which he published on TikTok shortly afterwards. After the video went viral and was also commented on by Coughlan herself, the actress has now released a complete song, which she expanded and recorded together with Ellis Miah within 30 minutes.
It also mentions her iconic Bridgerton role as Lady Whistledown, where she proclaims: “There’s only one Lady Whistledown” (“There is only one Lady Whistledown.”)
Nicola Coughlan uses Bridgerton-inspired song for good cause
At the same time, Coughlan calls in the song as “Shady Whistledown” against homophobia and transphobia. As part of Pride Month 2024, she wants to donate the proceeds from the piece of music to the non-profit organizations NotAPhase.org and The Trevor Project, which campaign for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Podcast in Pride Month 2024: How queer is the world of series really?
At Streamgestöber we do a reality check on how LGBTQ+ friendly series in 2024 actually are:
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Even in 2024, it is still necessary to examine the queer-friendliness of the series landscape. Although the largest streaming provider Netflix has many queer characters and LGBTQ+ inclusive series available to stream, this unfortunately does not represent the rest of the streaming world.