In case you missed it, the latest season of Bridgerton revolves around Nicola Coughlan’s character, Penelope Featherington, and her relationship with Colin Bridgerton, played by Luke Newton.
Speaking to Stylist, the Irish star acknowledged how rare it is to see her body type represented on screen as she explained: “There’s one scene where I’m very naked on camera, and that was my idea, my choice. It just felt like the biggest ‘fuck you’ to all the conversation surrounding my body; it was amazingly empowering.”
In partial response to this article, Forbes published one of its own, and its headline posed the question: “Are We Still Not Ready For A Mixed-Weight Romance On Screen?”
But perhaps more notably, other users pointed out that the concept of “mixed-weight relationships” isn’t revolutionary at all. In fact, they have been dominating our screens for several decades with one key difference: the man is heavier than the woman.
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