Fans have Bridgerton‘s hair and make-up workforce to thank for Colin and Penelope’s season 3 glow ups.
In the 3rd season, which premieres in May, Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) lead the series after evolving as characters on screen. Hair and makeup fashion designer Erika Ökvist discussed how Colin and Penelope’s transformation came to lifestyles.
“In seasons 1 and 2, we emphasised all the rounds, so [Luke’s] hair was once fairly spherical. His costume additionally had numerous frills, so we didn’t see his square jawline,” Ökvist informed TVLine in an interview revealed on Thursday, April 25.
Season 3, then again, created a possibility to highlight Newton’s jawline with a haircut — in addition to a wardrobe full of unbuttoned shirts. Meanwhile, Coughlan’s persona got to swap out her frilly dresses for one thing extra increased.
According to Ökvist, color idea also performed a significant position since Penelope is dressed in much more sophisticated outfits compared to prior seasons. Penelope’s hair took on a darker hue as well, despite Coughlan, 37, dressed in the same wig as ahead of.
“The reason it doesn’t glance as shiny, why it seems to be extra sensual and elegant, is because the yellow within the dresses that she used to wear in season 1 enhanced the purple and the orange,” Ökvist defined. “[The cloth wardrobe for season 3 shows] what colour does and how it's a must to assume when you do hair and make-up.”
Based on Julia Quinn‘s e book series, season 3 took inspiration from Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, which followed Colin and Penelope’s friends to enthusiasts story. Newton, 31, and Coughlan have up to now teased that lovers are in for moderately a deal with with a mix of romance and steamy sex scenes.
“Luke and I learn the books in the beginning of season 1, and it used to be funny to us. We were like, ‘Imagine if we have to kiss and do that,'” Coughlan instructed Entertainment Tonight in June 2023. “And then season 3 came on and we have been like, ‘Oh god.’ And then it’s like, it’s my pal. I've to kiss my buddy. And you can’t fake to kiss anyone, you need to actually kiss them. It’s a highly spiced one. It’s numerous the stuff from the books that the fans be expecting has made it into the show.”
Earlier this year, Coughlan praised Newton for making her feel “really taken care of” on set.
“We actually had each other’s backs and additionally then we could just have amusing about it like, the way in which that we just, like, mendacity underneath a blanket being like, ‘I must chill now,’” Coughlan informed AP Entertainment in February, to which Newton added, “Yeah, halfway in the course of the day you just loosen up and you’re like, ‘I don’t really care if I’m naked.’”
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Coughlan famous at the time: “They had been like, ‘Do you want to stand up?’ We were like, ‘No, no, I’m tremendous. I’m comfy.’”
The actress has since elaborated on the story, telling Teen Vogue on Wednesday, April 24, “So it’s in reality humorous. That is true. It is a testament to the truth that we simply were given to some extent the place we were so relaxed in combination. We’d simply completed the massive sex scene, the most intense and involved one and we simply felt relieved.”
The first half of Bridgerton season 3 premieres on Netflix on Thursday, May 16. The final episodes drop on Thursday, June 13.
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