Season 3 of “Bridgerton,” which began airing in May, was focused on the burgeoning relationship between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington just isn’t enough to make a fat girl who wins the prince remotely plausible.”Though the Forbes article ended on a complimentary note with regard to both “Bridgerton” and Coughlan herself, it nonetheless garnered a frosty response online.
For her part, Coughlan has never appeared overly vexed by criticisms of her appearance and has emerged as an outspoken body-positivity advocate.in May, the actor said she’d requested some of her “Bridgerton” scenes to be extra steamy to get back at trolls who have taken aim at her body. “I specifically asked for certain lines and moments to be included,” she explained. “There’s one scene where I’m very naked on camera, and that was my idea, my choice. It just felt like the biggest ‘fuck you’ to all the conversation surrounding my body; it was amazingly empowering.”By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.