9 Interesting Facts About Actor Nicola Coughlan
9 Interesting Facts You Should Know About Bridgerton Fan Fave Nicola Coughlan
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After she appeared in the play The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at London's Donmar Warehouse, a critic for the British Theatre Guide, Philip Fisher, described Nicola as an "overweight little girl" in his review. The same critic previously referred to Nicola as "fat" in his review of Jess and Joe Forever. The actress took to Twitter to call out the publication in June 2018, writing, "Hi @BritTheatreGuid, for the second time your reviewer Philip Fisher has come to see a show I'm in, and as part of reviewing the show he has also reviewed my body. How can you continue to support this?"
She also wrote a poignant op-ed for The Guardian, where she demanded for critics to "judge me for my work in Derry Girls and on the stage, not on my body."