Bridgerton series 3 trailer teases Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton's steamy ... trends now
The trailer for Bridgerton series three was released on Thursday - ahead of the highly-anticipated next instalment of the popular Netflix show.
The clip teases the steamy, friends-to-lovers romantic beginnings of Nicola Coughlan's Penelope Featherington and Luke Newton's Colin Bridgerton.
Bridgerton returns for its third season in two parts with part one premiering on May 16 and part two premiering on June 13.
The trailer begins with glamorous shots of the ton with Lady Whistledown stating: 'Dearest gentle reader, we have been apart for far too long. At last London's fashionable set has made it's return.
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The trailer for Bridgerton series three was released on Thursday - ahead of the highly-anticipated next instalment of the popular Netflix show
The clip teases the steamy, friends-to-lovers romantic beginnings of Nicola Coughlan 's Penelope Featherington and Luke Newton's Colin Bridgerton (seen)
Nicola's character Penelope is then seen in a frenzy as she states: 'I cannot live at home any longer. I must take a husband!'
In perfect timing, the object of her affection Colin is then seen stripping off in a car showcasing his muscles as his brother jokingly asks him when he got so 'sturdy'.
Penelope is then left upset at her struggle to find a husband as Colin offers to help her, saying: 'If a husband is what you seek, let me help you. Are we not friends?'
The next scenes show Penelope struggling to attract a suitor with a fair few awkward encounters, as she says to Colin while gazing at him adoringly: 'I would not be angry if you found me to be a lost cause...'
The tension between them then continues to build as Colin's sister Eloise voices her concern over whether Penelope might actually be seeking a husband in him.
The next scene shows Penelope transform into a series of stunning dresses in the hopes of attracting attention as Colin begins to notice her beauty.
Colin is then asks his mother: 'Mother do you believe the best foundation for love is friendship?', before she advises him: 'It is rare but you must follow your heart!'
Penelope and Colin then meet in a garden at night, breathless, before the trailer cuts out - leaving fans wanting to know more of what happens between the pair.
Bridgerton returns for its third season in two parts with Part one premiering on May 16 and Part two premiering on June 13
The trailer begins with glamorous shots of the ton with Lady Whistledown stating: 'Dearest gentle reader, we have been apart for far too long. At last London's fashionable set has made it's return'
Penelope and Colin are then seen meeting in a garden at night, breathless, before the trailer cuts out - leaving fans wanting to know more of what happens between the pair
Nicola's character Penelope is then seen in a frenzy as she states: 'I cannot live at home any longer. I must take a husband!'
Penelope is then left upset at her struggle to find a husband as Colin offers to help her, saying: 'If a husband is what you seek, let me help you. Are we not friends?'
The next scene shows Penelope transform into a series of stunning dresses in the hopes of attracting attention as Colin begins to notice her beauty
It comes after Nicola, 37, admitted she is 'terrified of the scrutiny' as she steps into the role as leading lady for the first time, but wants to prove that 'sometimes the oddball in the corner can take centre-stage'.
Nicola candidly admitted: 'Yes, I'm terrified of the scrutiny, the opinions, the number of eyes on me; but, ultimately, the thing that's
