Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is now also a genuine pop star!
The actress recently had several viral moments during her months-long press tour promoting the third season of the Netflix period drama — in which she and Luke Newton starred as the season’s romantic leads. But perhaps none were as inspiring as when she was invited by the UK outlet Radio Hits what your dream job could be.
“You know when the Real Housewives release pop songs exclusively for gay men?” the Irish actress mused with a laugh. “This is my dream job! Because they don’t actually sing, they just list things… like shoes, private yachts, caviar, more shoes!”
The clip was spotted by DJ and producer Ellis Miah, who has worked with Miley Cyrus, Annie Lennox, Big Freedia and more – as well as producing some truly iconic tracks for RuPaul’s Drag Race. Miah saw the clip and immediately got to work, tweaking Coughlan’s vocals to a suitable house beat.
Now, the duo have released a full version of the track to celebrate the end of Pride Month, with benefits going to It’s not a phase It is The Trevor Project.
While the original chorus is still there, Coughlan also provided additional vocals to fill out the funky beat, including, “Galway girl in London town / There’s only one Lady Whistledown.”
Listen to the full track below:
“I am so thrilled that my encyclopedic knowledge of Real Housewives It is Drag racing resulted in one of the silliest and funniest things I’ve ever done,” Coughlan shared in a press release about her accidental pop fame. “As a fan of Ellis since ‘Read U Wrote U’, I’m honored that he took a quote of mine from a random interview and turned it into a brilliant way to raise money for two very worthy charities; Not A Phase and The Trevor Project.”
Bridgerton Season 3 is now available on Netflix, offering fans a spicy look at how Penelope Featherington (Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Newton) went from friends to lovers — all while dealing with the fallout surrounding Penelope’s secret identity as Lady Whistledown.
While the next season of the series – adapted from the novels by Julia Quinn – will center on a new couple in the Bridgerton family, Coughlan and Newton assured ET very similar to Anthony and Kate from season 2 (Jonathan Bailey It is Simone Ashley), they plan to stay as long as creator Shonda Rhimes and those in charge allow it.
“I’m not going anywhere, don’t worry, I’ll be around for a while,” Coughlan promised.
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