Nicola Coughlan is set to star alongside actor Ncuti Gatwa in the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special.
The Bridgerton actress, 37, will take take on the huge guest role with Ncuti, 31, but sidekick Millie Gibson and Varada Seethu will not be appearing.
Nicola, who is renowned for staring in Derry Girls, filmed the exciting Christmas Day episode in 2023.
Nicola is preparing to make a huge impact on the festive episode, which will see her take a trip through time and space in the TARDIS.
According to The Mirror, Doctor Who’s TV producer Russell T Davies said: ‘This has been the most brilliant shoot, with Nicola lighting up the set and bringing joy. From Derry, via Bridgerton, to the TARDIS, it’s the trip of a lifetime.
Nicola Coughlan, 37, is set to star alongside actor Ncuti Gatwa, 31, in the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special
The Bridgerton actress will take take on the huge guest role with Ncuti, but sidekick Millie Gibson and Varada Seethu will not be appearing
Nicola added: ‘I’ve been a fan of Ncuti Gatwa for some time and getting to share the screen with him as the Doctor has been an absolute joy.’
It comes after Nicola confirmed that she and her Bridgerton co-star Luke Newton got ‘so comfortable’ that they would lounge together naked in between filming sex scenes.
The eagerly-anticipated new season of the show, which hits Netflix this month, will feature the actress getting hot and heavy with her love interest Colin Bridgerton, played by Luke, 31.
Nicola has already teased that series three will be even raunchier than the previous two, which became famous for their racy moments.
But despite admitting she was initially nervous about having her own intimate scenes, she has gushed that she and Luke got to the point where they were able to relax, even while nude.
Nicola appeared on the cover of the April issue of Teen Vogue, looking resplendent in a sparkly off-the-shoulder gown.
Speaking to the publication, she was asked about the veracity of her and Luke’s previous comments about their comfortability on set.
In February, the pair had spoken to AP about the show’s sex scenes, with Nicola saying: ‘There is such vulnerability in those scenes and it’s also a really important part of the story – they’re an important part of the narrative.
Nicola, who is renowned for staring in Derry Girls, filmed the exciting Christmas Day episode in 2023
Nicola is preparing to make a huge impact on the festive episode, which will see her take a trip through time and space in the TARDIS
Nicola said: ‘I’ve been a fan of Ncuti Gatwa for some time and getting to share the screen with him as the Doctor has been an absolute joy.’
‘But [Luke] made me feel really taken care of. Like we really had each other’s backs and also then we could just have a laugh about it. Like to the point that we were just lying under a blanket being like “We’re actually chill now.”‘
Luke laughed and echoed: ‘Yeah halfway through the day you just relax and you’re like “I don’t even care that I’m naked”.’
Nicola added: ‘We were having the best time. They were like do you want to get up and we were like “No, no, I’m fine. I’m comfy”.’
Speaking to Teen Vogue, Nicola confirmed: ‘Yeah, so it’s really funny. That is true.
‘It is a testament to the fact that we just got to a point where we were so comfortable together. We’d just finished the big sex scene, the most intense and involved one…. and we just felt relieved.’
She added that logistically it also made sense to only be clad in a tiny amount of ‘not of even real clothes’ so they could get back to work straight away.
