Luke has a Evan-ly stay in the North
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HOLLYWOOD actor Luke Evans has visited a Co Down restaurant while in the North filming sci-fi movie World Breaker.
The Dracula star was labelled “an absolute gentleman” by the Groomsport Inn after calling in for a Sunday roast.
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Posting on Instagram, the restaurant said: “Was great to welcome A-lister Luke Evans to the Inn today for his Sunday roast!
“An absolute gentleman, seen here with our own superstar @georgia.gedge. Thanks for being so accommodating.”
Luke also shared an Instagram story posing at Orlock Point near Donaghadee.
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BRIDGERTON fan favourite Nicola Coughlan is pinching herself “in disbelief” that she’s about to become the leading lady in a romantic drama.
The Derry Girls star will take centre stage in the upcoming third series of the Netflix drama as her character Penelope Featherington finally embarks on a love story with the youngest Bridgerton brother Colin, played by Luke Newton.
And Nicola admits she is “terrified” of the scrutiny because she prefers playing “the oddball in the corner”.
The actress (37) declared: “I’m in disbelief that I’m the leading lady in a romance show. And it’s not because
I find myself hideous, as some people have assumed when I say that (I’ll have you know, in the right lighting I’m a solid seven), but because it’s not something I ever dreamed of.”
Nicola confesses to feeling far more comfortable on the sidelines, having grown up with ambitions of becoming a “gay icon” rather than a leading lady, “purely because they never seemed to get the best lines or looked as if they were having the most fun”.
“In the first two seasons, Pen was a supporting character, the oddball in the corner, but this time she’s very much centre-stage,” she told Bazaar.
“The only issue with this is that ‘oddball in the corner’ is actually a niche I do very well. I’m comfortable there! Strange girl no one pays attention to? Where do I sign up?”
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She says that as an actress she grapples with the very same nerves and confidence issues that her character, who viewers know is secretly gossip writer Lady Whistledown, faces in the storyline.
“A huge theme in this series of Bridgerton is the idea that Penelope is stepping out of the shadows and into the light,” she explains. “Not only was this a journey that Pen had to embark on, it’s also one I had to go on myself. I was presented with these brilliant opportunities but was racked with doubt as to whether I could take on the challenge.”
The actress, from Oranmore, Co Galway, laughs that her life has changed out of all recognition since 2017.
“I was working part time in an optician’s, about to turn 30, living at home with my parents,” she said.
“Now, in 2024, I’m about to begin a global press tour for one of Netflix’s biggest-ever shows. It’s hard for me to comprehend it.”