Nicola Coughlan

Irish stars led the glamour at the star-studded Met Gala - with Nicola Coughlan, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley all gracing the famous steps for the first ...

I’m excited to get the red carpet out the way successfully and not fall up those steps.” “There’s a big energy here in New York City, you can really feel it in the air. But elsewhere, Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan was busy turning heads of her own, as she took on this year’s theme of Gilded Glamour, celebrating the opening of the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” exhibition on Monday.

The Irish actress, 35, wowed in a pink and black puffy gown that mirrored the regency style from the hit Netflix show in which she stars as Penelope.

Charity: The Met Gala is a huge money-maker for the museum, and provides the Costume Institute with its main source of funding We're swooning over the crystal flowers and feather trim too. The Met Gala is a huge money-maker for the museum, and provides the Costume Institute with its main source of funding. Nice: This year's dress code was 'gilded glamour' to match the theme of 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion,' a continuation of last year's 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion' This year's dress code was 'gilded glamour' to match the theme of 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion,' a continuation of last year's 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.' The contrast gloves, sweetheart and dramatic cape certainly add a modern twist though!

'Derry girls' star Nicola Coughlan attended what is considered one of the biggest events in the fashion calendar on Monday night - the Met Gala in New York.

The fourth episode of the new Derry Girls series takes place on Channel 4 tonight and you can watch Bridgerton on Netflix. Nicola has been taking over our screens in recent months, not just as Claire in the new series of Derry Girls but also as Penelope in the Netflix series, ‘Bridgerton.’ The first episode of Derry Girls third and final season - where Nicola stars alongside Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Dylan Llewellyn and Louisa Harland - brought in more than 300,000 viewers from across Northern Ireland. The Channel 4 figures make the programme the most watched show on Channel 4 here since the series two finale in 2019.

"Good at times like this to remember I used to work in a Spar"

The pair have since kept in touch, with Nicola messaging Kim to wish her luck ahead of her appearance on Saturday Night Live. Nicola posted a clip enjoying music at the star-studded event with the caption: "Good at times like this to remember I used to work in a Spar." Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan wowed at the Met Gala 2022 on Monday while reflecting on her younger days.

The 35-year-old actress exuded elegance at Monday night's prestigious bash which saw Hollywood royalty servicing looks inspired by the glitz of the Gilded Age.

This year’s theme was In America: An Anthology of Fashion, which comes from the Costume Institute’s current exhibit, and is the second from star curator Andrew Bolton, which aims to explore the roots of American style. ‘The Met Gala should now be named after Nicola Coughlan, hosted in perpetuity by Nicola Coughlan and the theme every year should be Nicola Coughlan,’ tweeted another. The star evidently put the feathers in [Penelope] Featherington – which is a reference to her character in the Netflix regency drama.