The Irish actress Nicola Coughlan took to her Twitter account to politely ask people to stop posting about her figure online. She asked people to keep their opinions to themselves about her body along with a mirror selfie.
She wrote,
"Hello! So just a thing - if you have an opinion about my body please, please don't share it with me. Most people are being nice and not trying to be offensive, but I am just one real-life human being and it's really hard to take the weight of thousands of opinions on how you look - being sent directly to you every day."
Nicola then posted another tweet explaining that she was not against people voicing their opinions since her profession entangles with the public, but she clearly voiced how unpleasant she felt when people commented about her body directly on social media. She wrote, "If you have an opinion about me, that's OK, I understand I'm on TV and that people will have things to think and say but I beg you not to send it to me directly."
Hello! So just a thing- if you have an opinion about my body please, please don’t share it with me.
— Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) January 30, 2022
Most people are being nice and not trying to be offensive but I am just one real life human being and it’s really hard to take the weight of thousands of opinions on how you look- pic.twitter.com/PjANvkhd3h
Nicola Coughlan had also opened up about her struggles with body-shaming issues. She had tweeted back in March 2021, writing that every time she was asked about her body in interviews, it made her feel profoundly uncomfortable and so sad. She also expressed how she couldn't talk about her job in those interviews. Moreover, she also voiced her views on how weight questions in the entertainment field just pull us backward.
Nicola Coughlan Weight Loss Journey
The actress Nicola Coughlan had talked about how a reviewer who focused on her weight for her role in Derry Girls. She also claimed that her character was bullied due to her strange nature, not because of her weight. She challenged him, saying he could talk about her acting and accent but not judge her character due to her weight.
The reviewer had said that her character was bullied because she was overweight, so this point got Nicola fumed up, and she also found out the same reviewer had called her fat in another play. She tweeted about it and demanded an apology from him, claiming that he made her pissed off.
Nicola Coughlan had also opened up about her depression and how she couldn't get out of bed and felt like she failed at everything letting her family down and having terrible thoughts about herself. She shared that she preferred to be alone, and if she went out with her friends, she felt like a worthless person in the corner and how she felt deep into the trap of dangerous thoughts, but her sister pulled her out from that. The actress expressed that everyone needed to know that they are loved and how family support enabled her to slowly shift her mind.
Net Worth Of Nicola Coughlan
Nicola Coughlan is a 33-year-old Irish actress who rose to popularity from Derry Girls and Bridgerton. She has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million.
She studied at The Oxford School of Drama and Birmingham School of acting. She also took English and Classical Civilization at the National University of Ireland.
She made her debut as an actress in the short film The Phantom Cnut directed by Tom Collins and made her way into animated series like The Fairytale, The Little Vampire, and more. She was also awarded The Outstanding Individual Performance Award for Acting Up in 2008. She also appeared in BBC's Doctor (2011), and then she played Kristy in Game of Thrones, directed by Byrony Shanahan. She also appeared as Jess in Jess and Joe Forever by Zoe Cooper.
Out of 1,150 people, Nicola was selected to be featured in the Old Vic New Voices Festival at The Old Vic, along with seven other emerging actors. The actress had her breakthrough role in Derry Girls, and she is also best recognized as Hannah Dalton in Harlots.
She has also appeared in TV shows like Taskmaster, Great British Baking Show, and more. She is also an activist and ally providing information on the Black Lives Matter movement to HIV infographics.
Is Nicola Coughlan Dating Anyone?
Nicola Coughlan is currently single, and she has been rumored to be in a relationship with Laurie Kynaston. However, the actress seems to be quite private about her personal life as there is no information about her past relationships. But who knows, she could be dating someone in private.
But the Irish actress shares many photos of her friends from her work, and she is known to be besties with Jonathan Van Ness.