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Nicola Coughlan's stylist needs to step it up!

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Eieiom · 22/05/2024 18:02

This woman is a talented goddess and I'm so disappointed by how she has been styled for the Brigerton promos.
I feel like a lot of stylists cannot cope with a petite curvy woman, it's so annoying.
This woman deserves all the beautiful clothes!!

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SabreIsMyFave · 22/05/2024 23:10

Eieiom · 22/05/2024 23:04

Some actresses always get their bodies dissected, too big, too small etc. It must feel horrible.

I kind of hoped this thread would be a "wake up stylist"/look at these nice dresses and Nicola/Bridgerton appreciation thread but instead it's people obsessing about her saying she's a size 10 (absent of context or timing of that comment).

Why would she ever need to tell anyone what size she is? What size is Judy Dench fgs?
I don't give a hoot but I love to see actresses I admire with beautiful gowns.
For future reference if anyone asks me what size I am, I'm just going to say I'm the size of a small planet!

You started the thread @Eieiom If you didn't want people to discuss Nicola and her appearance and body size etc, you shouldn't have started the thread. You can't police what people say, or control the thread - and the way it goes.

What's more, your opening post literally mentioned her being 'curvy!' Confused

limelover · 22/05/2024 23:12

"or EVEN a 20" FGS - get a grip

Eieiom · 22/05/2024 23:14

@SabreIsMyFave my bad on mentioning the word curvy, I had no idea there would be a multitude of posts on about her body, when the topic of the post was stylists in the style and beauty forum and admiration for her work.
But yes you're right I can't control what people say, but it's not what I hoped.

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Boxerdor · 22/05/2024 23:16

I’m the same age as her and could only dream of having her amazing skin.

i do agree some of her outfits have been wacky of late but I think the same could be said of many celebs

KateMiskin · 22/05/2024 23:16

I admire her work. But this is S and B, so people will comment on the clothes. For work, you should start a post in Telly Addicts.

Moveoverdarlin · 22/05/2024 23:18

Eieiom · 22/05/2024 23:14

@SabreIsMyFave my bad on mentioning the word curvy, I had no idea there would be a multitude of posts on about her body, when the topic of the post was stylists in the style and beauty forum and admiration for her work.
But yes you're right I can't control what people say, but it's not what I hoped.

In your defence, it was the poster that said ‘She’s a size 10 and not plus sized’ that has caused this size bashing.

Of course people are going to respond in their droves when someone spouts something that’s blatantly untrue. We have eyes. She’s somewhere between a 14-16.

SabreIsMyFave · 22/05/2024 23:20

KateMiskin · 22/05/2024 23:16

I admire her work. But this is S and B, so people will comment on the clothes. For work, you should start a post in Telly Addicts.

Well exactly. ^

And for the record @Eieiom I think Nicola is a very cute and pretty young woman, and very talented, so I don't think people should be rude about her. But yeah, she's not a size 10. Probably varies between 14 and 16. (And as I said, there's nothing wrong with that size. It's the average body size for grown women.)

WittyFatball · 22/05/2024 23:22

Size 10 is chubby if you are very short Grin
I'm also a 5' size 10 and my BMI is 28 (overweight).

No idea what size NC is though.

xsquared · 22/05/2024 23:27

Oh dear, @Eieiom . I am very sorry for mentioning that Nicola is/was size 10 as I was responding to whoever said she was plus size.

I hadn't intended to derail your thread into what it's become.

I first knew about her from Bridgerton, though haven't seen the 3rd series yet, and she's excellent in that.

newfriend05 · 22/05/2024 23:28

Look at her waist in some of those photos , she's 5ft nothing with big boobs .. with that shape you always look bigger then what you are in photos I would say she absolutely Is a size 10

Im small with big boobs and unless im under 8 stone I look big in photos

Eieiom · 22/05/2024 23:28

@SabreIsMyFave and yet most of the thread isn't about style or beauty, just body size.
I think body shape does come into discussions of style, but there has been some wholesale obsessing about the numerical figure attached to her body.
It's so boring!!

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Wow. Just wow.

OK. You do you.

Have a good sleep.

ThirtyThrillionThreeTrees · 23/05/2024 00:58

I think she's fabulous- amazingly talented and humorous and her skin is amazing.

Her side isn't the problem. Her stylist is just awful. Every single outfit is badly shaped and seemed to have excess material which isn't flattering.

Let's me honest, she looks amazing in the pale green and blue dresses in Bridgerton. If I had a stylist, I would want them to make me look that good all the time. Her stylist makes her look worse!

RookieMa · 23/05/2024 02:49

She's amazing

I think she just seems to love experimenting with clothes and is just having so much fun with it all

PuddlesPityParty · 23/05/2024 06:08

Most people are raving about her outfits. The only one I’ve not liked is the hooded red one but that’s just because of the hood if I’m being honest 🤣 her stylist loves her because she always has her looking 🔥

Lwrenn · 23/05/2024 06:26

@Eieiom my ultimate girl crush is gwendoline christie, her partner is a fashion designer and she always looks phenomenal. I do truly think she's one of the most beautiful and well styled women. I'd love to see him, I'm sure his name is Giles, style nicola!

I'm pale and chunky and short and I'd love to be able to wear make up like nicola can, and gwen with the red lips etc but I look dreadful, I don't really suit obvious make up, I'm good at applying it, I'm the pal who does my friends on a night out but my face doesn't suit it but Nicola's make up always looks so beautiful. She just has a timeless, stunning face.
Nicola reminds me of Sophie Ellis bextor with that complexion and unusual but stunning features. Little pixie features, beautiful!

Freysimo · 23/05/2024 06:56

Nicola is lovely but I think it must be very difficult to style short people, look at Florence Pugh.

PrimalLass · 23/05/2024 07:26

This thread is insane. She's an averagely pretty, petite but chunky 37-year-old woman who gets put in some awful outfits.

JosiePosey · 23/05/2024 08:21

Freysimo · 23/05/2024 06:56

Nicola is lovely but I think it must be very difficult to style short people, look at Florence Pugh.

Kylie (Minogue) is tiny but always looks good.

Freysimo · 23/05/2024 08:32

Kylie is very slim though, the other two aren't.

CormorantStrikesBack · 23/05/2024 08:35

I always love Florence Pugh’s style.

KateMiskin · 23/05/2024 08:55

I don't like Florence's tacky free the nipple outfits either. ( Incredibly talented actress though).

I think Gillian Anderson looks good these days, and she's very petite. Sleek and modern, not huge frilly tiers.

Saschka · 23/05/2024 09:29

JosiePosey · 22/05/2024 23:07

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen posted on here.

And no way on earth this woman in the pics is a size 10. She looks more like an 18 or even 20.

Which bit are you accusing me of lying about? Having a BMI of 30, or wearing size 10 trousers?

GreatSquareNova · 23/05/2024 09:32

I am five foot tall, a size 10 in most shops (an 8 in the vanity sizing ones and a 12 in some others) and my BMI is 22 and I look a lot slimmer than her. A lot.

Saschka · 23/05/2024 09:41

GreatSquareNova · 23/05/2024 09:32

I am five foot tall, a size 10 in most shops (an 8 in the vanity sizing ones and a 12 in some others) and my BMI is 22 and I look a lot slimmer than her. A lot.

That’s because your BMI is 22! Nobody is saying NC has a low BMI, they are saying that people with a high BMI may still fit in a size 10 if they have a small frame and are short.

When I had a BMI of 22 I was a size 4-6. I have a small frame. Dress size says nothing about your BMI.

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