Nicola Coughlan Dishes On Penelope's Arc in Season Two of 'Bridgerton': 'She's A Bit More Wise'

Nicola Coughlan is opening up about life will be like for Penelope Featherington in season two of Netflix’s Bridgerton.

The Irish star’s character was revealed to be the person behind Lady Whistledown in the final moments of season one, and now, Nicola is teasing where Penelope goes from here.

Click inside to see what Nicola shared about Penelope in season two…

Speaking to The Wrap, Nicola says that things will be complicated.

“It’s so much fun because last time I got to do it, but in a super subtle way,” she shared. “It could never be overt, because you didn’t want it to be obvious to the audience. So with Penelope’s reveal, you’ll hear people saying, ‘I knew straightaway’ and ‘I never expected it.’ I don’t want to say too much but, but you will be on the journey with her this time.”

Nicola added, “It’s this really fun thing for the audience to be in on it. And I’ve always been excited to sort of marry those worlds together because I thought with Season 1, she’s such an innocent. She doesn’t know this world, it’s her first experience in it.”

“Then coming in to Season 2, she’s a bit more wise. She knows the game a little bit more, but also getting to see both sides of her and to play, it’s so much fun. I really am having a ball, I can’t lie.”

Nicola also opened up about having that secret throughout season one of filming.

“When I found out that Penelope was Lady Whistledown, I thought, ‘Oh, my God. Not only have they given me an amazing part — they’ve given me the part. They’ve given me something that’s so important.’ It’s been really hard to take it in that they trusted me with that, but I loved it,” she said.

Bridgerton season two is filming now, and will center on Anthony Bridgerton’s love life this time around.