Nicola Coughlan is not here for any Bridgerton slander.
The actress, who plays Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama, went to Twitter to speak out against opponents of the series about her diverse cast.
On Monday, January 4, Netflix Queue tweeted, “In its first four weeks, Bridgerton is projected to court over 63 million families, which would make Netflix’s fifth largest original series released so far. “
The 33-year-old actress retweeted the post and proudly added: “You know how some people said ‘Diversity in period dramas doesn’t work’ … 63 million families thought so, but [skull head emoji]. “
To double his point, Nicola followed his tweet with, “Remember that people were trying to deny the show on IMDB because it was so diverse? You can’t deny us being Netflix’s fifth largest original release.”
For those who haven’t seen the popular program yet, the Shonda Rhimes– the series produced is based on a series of books by Julia Quin situated in the high society of 1800 in London.
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In addition to Coughlan, the cast also includes actor Regé-Jean Webpage as Simon, the Duke of Hastings and actress Phoebe Dynevor like Daphne Bridgerton.
Bridgerton fans echoed Nicola’s feelings about the show’s diversity in his tweets. A user writing, “I loved the books and couldn’t wait for the show. I loved how they built the story to talk about how important it was for Lady Danbury and Simon to be proud of what they had as POC and Lady D telling Simon it could be taken away.”
Remember that people were trying to vote against the show on IMDB because it was so diverse?
You can’t deny us being the fifth largest original Netflix release pic.twitter.com/dK806kUwhA– Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) January 5, 2021
Other adding, “All about Bridgerton it’s perfect. It is a contemporary view of the era of regency. The music, the costumes, the cast are incredible. If I want historical accuracy, I can watch a documentary or go to a museum. “
Bridgerton has not yet been officially chosen for a second season, but fans expect Netflix to make that announcement soon.