Nicola Coughlan is revealing the prank she pulled on her Bridgerton co-star Luke Newton after studying he was as soon as in a boy band.
Throughout a latest interview with Individuals journal, the actress, who performs Penelope Featherington, was requested about her favourite behind-the-scenes moments whereas filming, to which she responded, “We had a enjoyable one in one of many balls the place Luke is supposed to come back in and interrupt a dance.”
She continued, “I had discovered a couple of years earlier that Luke was in a boy band, and I simply thought it was one of the best factor ever. I had for years wished to do that prank on him the place he is available in to do a dance and as a substitute of the music for the present enjoying, it might be his track from his boy band, but it surely took a lot planning, it was insane.”
Within the joint interview, Newton, who performs Colin Bridgerton, chimed in, describing the second as “wonderful,” whereas Coughlan recalled being “actually nervous” because the prank acquired underway.
“I bear in mind we knew what take it was going to occur on, the cameras had been set as much as flip to be on him, but it surely was so cute since you come up onto the dance flooring and also you interrupt this dance, after which we stand collectively to start out dancing, after which your little face you went,” she defined to Newton whereas displaying a confused look. “Yeah, that’s all been filmed, so I’ve not seen it full. I’ve solely seen just a little bit again, however I’m actually excited to look at.”
Newton added that he suspected one thing was happening, as he might really feel an vitality shift within the room simply moments earlier than the prank happened.
“It was so unusual as a result of I might really feel it like a bizarre vitality,” he mentioned. “I might really feel that there was like, folks had been taking a look at me over their shoulder and I used to be like, are folks nervous about me doing this dance? As a result of I’m completely tremendous, we’ll get via it.”
The actor continued, “After which rapidly I hear it as a result of I had a chunk in my ear first, I simply had the tick, tick, tick, and I used to be like, it actually feels like… After which it was blasting on the audio system and all of the dancers…” Coughlan added, “All of the dancers began going, everybody’s there cheering.”
Whereas the prank went off simply how Coughlan hoped it might, she admitted that she’s “by no means been extra nervous on set, not even for a intercourse scene. I used to be like, if this goes mistaken…”
However the duo each agree that the actual dance scene within the hit Netflix present “will all the time remind” them of that prank.
Take a look at all of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Bridgerton season three protection right here. Half one is at present streaming on Netflix, and half two drops on the streamer June 13.