Actors Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton’s friendship made shooting intimate scenes in the upcoming season of the period drama series ‘Bridgerton’ feel a lot less daunting. The actress, known for her role as Penelope Featherington on the show, disclosed this during an interview with Teen Vogue.

Discussing the comfort level while shooting intimate scenes with Newton, the Irish actress shared: “Yeah, so it’s really funny,” she said when asked about the rumours.

She said: “That is true.”

“It is a testament to the fact that we just got to a point where we were so comfortable together,” she added.

“We’d just finished the big sex scene, the most intense and involved one… and we just felt relieved.”

Coughlan noted that logistics also played a role, given that they weren’t wearing “real clothes”.

She said they would have exposed themselves to the crew if they stood up.