Nicola Coughlan has some unique insights, and she’s not afraid to share them with the world. The actress, famous for Bridgerton and Derry Girls, has revealed the comfort she felt after portraying a “modern” character in the Doctor Who Christmas special.
While talking to Entertainment Weekly he coughlan Said, “The thing about playing a modern character is that it’s very comfortable.” She shared that she wore a loose dress with tights, expressing how “so cool” it looked.
The Big Mood star explained that, every day, she came to the set not knowing what she was going to wear. She added, “So it was quite nice to be a modern girl for once while also traveling through time.”
Before joining Doctor Who (starring Nkuti Gatwa), Nicola Coughlan admitted she didn’t know much about the show. However, she revealed that she was familiar with Gatwa, who gained widespread popularity through the Netflix hit series Sex Education, around the same time she became famous for her role in Derry Girls.
Coughlan shared that he has always admired people who have worked hard to achieve success, acknowledging that it is a very “tough industry”. He explained that both he and Gatwa knew how “lucky” they were to be on set, doing work they were passionate about.
Catch them! Starr said he enjoyed spending time with Gatwa in the green room, where they discussed their experiences and characters.
She commented, “I said to (showrunner) Russell T Davies, ‘I know almost nothing about Doctor Who. I’ll come and play, but I feel like a complete novice.’ But then I was learning about so many aspects of being a doctor in real time, so it was great to learn it directly from the doctor.”
In the Christmas special, Coughlan’s character meets Gatava’s Doctor after checking into a hotel, but learns that it is a Time Hotel – an interdimensional space.
Watch Nicola Coughlan in Doctor Who: Joy to the World, streaming on Disney+ on December 25th.
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