‘Sorry, we don’t want lesbians’: Bridgerton’s problem with racism, homophobia and body-shaming
From petitions against LGBT romances to actors being deluged with racist comments, the Regency drama has a huge toxicity problem in its fandom – to the detriment of some of its stars’ mental health
June 2024
Doctor Who to Clarkson’s Farm: your best TV of the year so far
Not suitable for trains: how Bridgerton’s longest ever sex scene set commuters’ pulses racing
May 2024
Nicola Coughlan is a little bit fat and a lot hot. Like her, I dream of the day when we’re not talking about this
Rebecca Shaw
TV review
Bridgerton season three review – still unbearably sexy
April 2024
Seize Them! review – a comic romp through medieval Britain
Seize Them! review – revolting peasants make merry in medieval times
March 2024
TV review
Big Mood review – Nicola Coughlan is a force of nature
TV tonight
TV tonight: Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West’s ode to female friendship
The watcher
Big Mood: Nicola Coughlan’s laugh-out-loud comedy should be shown to all new TV writers
‘A real adult? Oh my god no!’ Stars of new millennials comedy Big Mood talk milk and mental health
February 2024
Audiobook of the week
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen audiobook review – the pursuit of love
Nicola Coughlan brings new life and nuance to Austen’s story of poverty-stricken sisters
December 2023
TV review
Dodger review – this hilarious Dickens prequel is an utter treat
Nicola Coughlan! Lennie Rush! Paul Whitehouse! This festive special of the Christopher Eccleston-fronted show is a supremely funny, star-packed delight
April 2022
TV review
Derry Girls review – this modern classic goes out on a high
TV tonight
TV tonight: Nicola Coughlan and the gang say goodbye to Derry Girls
March 2022
Observer New Review Q&A
Claudia Jessie: ‘What’s the appeal of Bridgerton? It’s a sexy cuddle’
Weekend
Actor Nicola Coughlan, Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock, vegan bros, sober dating – podcast
February 2022
‘I feel like a competition winner’: Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan on luck, social media and her ‘nice’ list
Five years ago, she was working in an opticians. Then came Derry Girls and Bridgerton. Now she’s a Hollywood name, no wonder she can’t believe her good fortune
March 2021
My Derry Girls and Bridgerton roles show women our complex, eejit selves on screen
Nicola Coughlan
No one would give a note asking Walter White to be sweeter – so why should women on TV be appealing?
December 2020
Bridgerton review – Netflix's answer to Downton Abbey is a moreish treat
Preposterous and cliche-ridden, this tale of Regency intrigue – with Julie Andrews giving a Georgian Gossip Girl touch – nonetheless leaves you wanting more
