Nicola Coughlan hope that Bridgerton will always help change the way people think about periods.
The actress, who plays Penelope Featherington in the hit Netflix drama series, appears in the British talk show about the day This morning On Tuesday, January 12, Nicola explained during the visit that her conversation with co-star Adjoa Andoh helped her understand the importance of the way their show treats people of color.
“I’m talking to Adjoa Andoh … who’s more brilliant than Lady Danbury,” she said. “I said, ‘Color-blind cast, it’s great, it’s the right thing to do. “And she said, ‘Well, it’s not in a way, because it erases race and wipes out people’s struggles.’ And I thought: It never occurred to me, never. And I think the world we created is a completely rethought world, is a fantasy. “
No matter how it has become what it is, Nicola is proud that the audience shares the vision of the show based on the book series of Julia Quinn and also stars Regé-Jean Page such as Simon, Duke of Hastings, and Phoebe Dynevor like Daphne Bridgerton.
“I would say to people, ‘You can watch Game of Thrones, and you can completely suspend your unbelief that there are foxes in this world, ‘she continued. Bridgerton, can suspend your unbelief that we have a black queen and a black duke, and that they are the most amazing actors. ‘
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She added: “And I’m so proud of it, and the response we’ve had is just encouraging, and I hope it will be a measure of what period dramas can be in terms of diversity.”
This is not the first time Nicola has expressed admiration for the program’s inclusivity. After tweeting the Netflix Queue account on January 4, 63 million households watched the series in its first four weeks, the 34-year-old Derry Girls alum added: “You know how people like ‘Diversity in drama does not work’ … 63 million households thought it was so [skull head emoji]. “