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Nicola Coughlan Pokes Fun At Her 'Bridgerton' S1 Hairstyle, Ready For S3 'Glow Up'

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By Kristin Myers on June 28, 2022 at 3:30 PM EDT

Actress Nicola Coughlan is ready for her glow-up!

Coughlan plays Penelope Featherington in the hit Netflix period drama "Bridgerton." Although fans have watched her crush on childhood friend Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) for two seasons now, Penelope will finally get a chance to make her love match in season 3.

The show is expected to start filming for season 3 any day now, and Coughlan took to Instagram to post a throwback snap of her old hairstyle.

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Nicola Coughlan Teases A Major 'Glow Up' For Penelope Featherington In 'Bridgerton' Season 3!

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In an Instagram post, she posted a photo of her season 1 hairstyle along with the words: "But honestly like would you marry me with this sexy hair and the one really long weird bit?"

“Bridgerton Season One Throwback,” she wrote in the caption. “I used to lovingly call this look ‘The Hair Willy.’ Suffice to say she’s ready for the S3 glow up.”

Fans have noticed that Viscount Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) got a glow-up of his own when he became the romantic lead in season 2 opposite newcomer Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley).

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"Bridgerton" fans piled on the post with supportive comments, eagerly awaiting a glimpse of Penelope's new look in season 3.

“And we are more than ready to see it! Maybe we can get a s3 has officially started filming #Polin selfie? ?” one fan commented.

“We’re ready for a hair glow up toooo!” another fan wrote.

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“SHOW US THE GLOW UP PLS,” another fan begged.

“I mean she didn’t need a glow up, she was a queen already ?” said another.

“girl IM ready for the s3 glow up a lil sneaky peak pls i won’t tell anyone ?” another wrote.

Nicola Coughlan Spills The Beans On Season 3!

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Back in May, Deadline reported major news from Nicola Coughlan at Netflix’s FYSEE Space’s opening night ATAS panel. At the event, Coughlan revealed that she was officially the romantic lead of season 3.

“Like Lady Whistledown, I have been keeping a secret for quite some time and I can confirm to you all that season 3 is Colin and Penelope’s love story,” Coughlan revealed. “I have kept that secret since two weeks into season 2. This is the first time I am saying it here.”

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The following week, Coughlan appeared on E! News Daily Pop to answer questions about her upcoming love scenes. When asked if she was ready for her intimate scenes, the “Harlots” actress replied, “I’m gonna have to be!”

Although she said that it was “terrifying” to become the romantic lead of the season, she admitted that she’s “known for a really long time” that her friendship with Colin would eventually become more serious.

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Coughlan also confessed that she first learned that she would be the season 3 lead “like two weeks into filming season two, so I had a lot of time to adjust to it.”

However, that didn’t mean she was prepared to break the news. “But then, [Sunday] night, when they were like, 'The news is coming out. You can talk about it,' I was like, 'I don't want to. I'm too scared.' When I say it out [loud], it makes it real.”

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Nicola Coughlan Teases Season 3 Main Character Energy

On Instagram, Nicola posted a photo of her and Luke smiling together in what fans believe to be a “Bridgerton” set.

Coughlan captioned the post, “Main Character Energy #BridgertonSeason3.”

“You are amazing,” one fan commented. “I can’t wait to see the #Polin love story.” Polin is the ship name for Penelope and Colin.

“You CANNOT tell me they don’t look good together,” said a third follower.

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Luke also created a post showing the two leads alongside new showrunner Jess Brownell. Chris Van Dusen, who served as showrunner for the first two seasons, will be stepping back this season to allow Brownell a chance to helm the popular romantic series.

“S3: You are not ready!” Luke warned fans in the caption of his post.

Julia Quinn, who wrote the book series the Netflix show is based on, commented, “Aaargh! I want to be there!!!!”

“I most certainly am ready,” one fan commented. “I cannot wait to see Penelope’s and Colin’s love story unfold. I am so deliciously excited.”

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Jess also posted the same photo to her Instagram page with the caption, “three bottles of pink champagne, two stars, and an unidentified woman #polin.”

Many fans and author Julia Quinn showered the post with heart emojis. “We’re ready,” Nicola wrote alongside five heart emojis.

“Will be the best season!!” one fan wrote. “Polin is the best.”

Season 3 is expected to start filming in London any day now!

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