Female lead Nicola Coughlan reveals behind the scenes of the hot sex scene with her co-star in the new part of the 18+ series ‘Bridgerton’.

On Instagram on June 13, Nicola Coughlan – who plays Penelope Featherington – posted a photo of a sofa with a broken leg, saying she and co-star Luke Newton accidentally destroyed this piece of furniture during a love scene. The beauty captioned: “The second part (of season 3) is out. We put our heart and soul into it, hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed filming.”

Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton next to a chair with a broken leg after a hot scene. Photo: Instagram

The series’ “hot” scene coordinator, Lizzy Talbot, also posted the photo on Instagram and said she was the one who took the photo to record this fun memory for the two main actors. Lizzy Talbot praised the two stars and congratulated them on a great scene.

Nicola Coughlan revealed behind the scenes of filming on the day Netflix released the remaining episodes of season 3 of Bridgerton , including a daring sex scene between the Irish actress and actor Luke Newton. In episode 5, the character Colin Bridgerton (played by Luke Newton) brought his best friend Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), whom he had just proposed to, to his new house and they had a passionate love scene on the couch.

The “hot” scene is overwhelming with its 6-minute length and the utmost sacrifice of the two actors. Nicola Coughlan is nude, revealing her bare breasts to the camera in this sensitive scene.

Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton shocked with a 6-minute sex scene.

In an interview with Stylist magazine , Nicola Coughlan said being naked in front of the camera was her idea and choice. “It was incredibly empowering. I felt so beautiful in that moment and thought: When I’m 80 years old, I will look back at this image and remember how hot I used to look!”, the 37-year-old beauty speak.

Nicola Coughlan also revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she and Luke Newton were given freedom to express themselves during the intimate scene, which made them feel empowered.

As for Luke Newton, the 31-year-old actor said that filming a love scene with Nicola was very easy because they have been close friends for many years. “She’s my friend so we just giggled about it. There were moments when I suddenly thought: Oh, millions of people will see this scene. But I’ve been an actor for a long time, the audience has seen many scenes.” My performance on stage and other shows makes me very confident.”

Bridgerton season 3 tells the story of Colin Bridgerton’s relationship from friendship to love with Penelope Featherington.

Bridgerton is a romantic, historical fantasy series set in the early 1980s in London, telling the love and marriage story of the British aristocracy. Each part of the film revolves around the love affair of a family member of Viscount Bridgerton. The movie is shown on Netflix, labeled 18+.