Nicola Coughlan trades ballgowns for evening gowns as she joins glamorous co-stars Hannah Dodd, Harriet Cairns and Hannah New at the Bridgerton season three, part two premiere

Period dresses were traded for something rather more contemporary on Tuesday evening as part two of Bridgerton’s enormously successful third season premiered in London. 

The cast were in attendance at Leicester Square’s Odeon LUXE, where an appropriately dramatic red carpet, festooned with tasteful floral embellishments, greeted guests ahead of the official screening. 

Bridgerton’s third season will resume on Thursday, with fans desperate to see what happens next in Penelope Featherington Colin Bridgerton’s love story.

Appropriately, it was Featherington herself – actress Nicola Coughlan – who led the glamour as she reunited with her co-stars, among them Hannah Dodd, Harriet Cairns and Hannah New. 

Nicola wowed in a shimmering pink gown which showcased her figure, teamed with a matching flower headpiece, veil and dark maroon gloves.

Meanwhile, Hannah put on a very leggy display in a silver metallic corset mini dress, while elevating her height in strappy heels. 

Season three of Bridgerton dropped last month, with eager fans wasting no time in settling down to devour the latest antics of the Regency era romantics.

And the series seems to be back better than ever, as according to What’s On Netflix, it pulled in a shocking 45.1M views within just four days of going global on Netflix.

After the romp-fest came under fire for its lack of steamy scenes in the second series, the first four episodes of series three treated viewers to at least six minutes of kissing, sex, threesomes and lesbian love-making.

But after being promised that this season is the steamiest yet, fans were still made to wait until the closing moments of part one for the central love story to really kick off.

Series three focuses on the long-awaited romance between Penelope and Colin, but the plotline of the best friends realising their true feelings proves to be a slow burner.

Part One ends on a steamy cliffhanger as after being unable to think of anyone else, Colin eventually declares his love for Penelope in a carriage after she was left heartbroken by Lord Debling.

During the encounter at the end of the fourth episode, Penelope admits that she’d ‘very much like to be more than friends’ with Colin, and the pair eventually kiss, going on to share quite the steamy scene together.

But just as they’re getting into it, they arrive at the Bridgerton house, and after Colin fixes Penelope’s dress and hair, he steps down from the carriage and puts out his hand to Penelope to ask whether she’s coming with him.

Hannah put on a very leggy display in a silver metallic corset mini dress, while elevating her height in strappy heels (pictured with on-screen love interest Victor Alli)

Season three of Bridgerton dropped last month, with eager fans wasting no time in settling down to devour the latest antics of the Regency era romantics 

The show was then left on a cliffhanger, as Colin hit fans with the iconic line from the Romancing Mister Bridgerton novel: ‘For God’s sake, Penelope Featherington, are you going to marry me or not?’

The second half of Bridgerton ‘s hotly anticipated third season is set for release on Thursday, June 13.

Fans are gagging to see what happens next in Penelope Featherington ( Nicola Coughlan ) and Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton) love story.

Viewers can expect things to get even more steamy between the pair , with Nicola and Luke previously revealing that they filmed so many romps that by the end they were comfortable lounging around together naked between takes.