Nicola Coughlan looked effortlessly stylish in a black maxi coat as she joined Lily Gladstone while leading stars at the BFI Flare Film Festival 2025.
The Bridgerton favourite, 38, looked radiant as she graced the red carpet on Wednesday evening for The Wedding Banquet Opening Gala at BFI Southbank.
The Irish beauty smiled from ear to ear, rocking a simple but chic ensemble which included smart wide-leg jeans with white stilettos and a white print T-shirt.
The Big Mood star stopped for a few stunning shots ahead of the star-studded festival opening, flaunting her natural looks.
Putting on a cheerful display, the Netflix alum posed with The Wedding Banquet director Andrew Ahn before heading inside the event.
Meanwhile Lily, 38, showcased her impressive sense of fashion as she slipped into a black satin maxi gown with stiletto heels.
Nicola Coughlan, 38, looked effortlessly stylish in a black maxi coat as she joined Lily Gladstone while leading stars at the BFI Flare Film Festival 2025
Meanwhile Lily, 38, showcased her impressive sense of fashion as she slipped into a black satin maxi gown with stiletto heels
The Bridgerton favourite looked radiant as she graced the red carpet on Wednesday evening for The Wedding Banquet Opening Gala at BFI Southbank
The American star rocked a quirky sleeveless number, which featured dazzling chain-embellished details adding an edgy touch to her look.
The Killers of the Flowers Moon actress looked ravishing, accessorising with elegant silver pendant earrings and styling her raven locks into a chic up-do.
Lily, who stars in the upcoming romance/comedy The Wedding Banquet – took to the red carpet to pose alongside the rest of her co-stars including Kristy Matheson, Han Gi-Chan, Kelly Marie Tran, Andrew Ahn, Bobo Le, Bowen Yang, Joan Chen, James Schamus, as well as CEO of the BFI Ben Roberts.
Nicola’s sighting comes a month after the Derry Girls favourite went Instagram official with her boyfriend Jake Dunn.
She took to her Stories to celebrate her boyfriend’s 25th birthday with a sweet post.
Nicola shared a photo of Dunn sitting on what appears to be a set as he looked up at the sky.
“Happy Birthday ♥️,” she wrote on the post.
Nicola and Jake met after being after being introduced by her Derry Girls co-star and close friend Louisa Harland.
The Irish beauty smiled from ear to ear, rocking a simple but chic ensemble which included smart wide-leg denim with white stilettos and a white print T-shirt
Putting on a cheerful display, the Netflix alum posed with The Wedding Banquet director Andrew Ahn before heading inside the event
Following months of hiding the budding relationship, Nicola and Jake, finally confirmed their romance in October after they were spotted returning home hand-in-hand from a pub trip in North London.
Friends of the couple told MailOnline: ‘They’re absolutely besotted with each other and have so much fun together. Despite their busy schedules, they’ve slotted into each other’s lives so easily as they share such a big group of mutual friends.’
Jake, who graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2023, has appeared in projects opposite Nicola’s Derry Girls co-stars Louisa Harland and Dylan Llewellyn, 32.
Like Nicola, the London-born actor has also starred in a period drama, Disney’s Renegade Nell, opposite Louisa.
The source added: ‘When Derry Girls ended Nicola, Dylan and Louisa remained the best of friends and always supported each other in their careers so it made sense Nicola met Jake.’
While still at drama school, Jake was booked on for the Channel 4 Big Boys opposite Dylan and was written by Jack Rooke who is a close friend of Nicola’s.
The gang of friends are big supporters of each other’s work and are often spotted hanging out in North West London where Nicola has a house in the trendy Stoke Newington area.
In September, Jake posted an Instagram of Jack, 31, in a pub wearing a baseball cap which read Nicola Coughlan, matched with a t-shirt which read: ‘And her perfect breasts.’
The American star rocked a quirky sleeveless number and black leather pointy boots
The garment featured dazzling chain-embellished details adding an edgy touch to her look
Lily, who stars in the upcoming romance/comedy The Wedding Banquet – took to the red carpet to pose alongside the rest of her co-stars including Kristy Matheson, Han Gi-Chan, Kelly Marie Tran, Andrew Ahn, Bobo Le, Bowen Yang, Joan Chen, James Schamus, as well as CEO of the BFI Ben Roberts
Louisa was also pictured wearing a baseball cap which read, ‘Shady Whistledown’ a nod to Jake’s girlfriend’s character in Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington, being the mysterious Lady Whistledown.
The pair were first spotted together as far back as March when posing for an Instagram story shared by one of Jake’s co-stars in Renegade Nell.
In August the pair were seen at London’s All Points East festival with their arms wrapped around each other dancing, but their relationship was not confirmed.
MailOnline can reveal the couple have enjoyed a summer with their network of close friends attending festivals, drinking Guinness and playing Scrabble at Nicola’s local pub in Stoke Newington.
In October the couple were spotted in New York at a taping of the late-night comedy show, SNL, and one onlooker said: ‘Her boyfriend stood by her side proudly while people kept coming up fan girling.’
While Nicola from Galway has been on the acting circuit for over ten years, finding her big break in the Channel 4 show Derry Girls, Jake is fresh out of drama school.
But the handsome British actor bagged the lead role in a Disney series, Renegade Nell, with a second series commissioned around him, several stage shows, a Netflix series and a feature film – all while still at drama school.
As a rising star in the industry, Jake boasts a slew of famous friends including the likes of The Trial of Christine Keeler’s Ellie Bamber and Sex Education’s Connor Swindell.
