Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan Bags Her Next Major Fashion Campaign

The Barbie arm candy will have to jostle for attention next to the new Spade Flower Jacquard bags, featuring an updated (read: luxe) version of the brand’s heritage print crafted by Italy’s famous Limonta mill. It wasn’t a hard sell for Coughlan, who, like Spade, is slightly pivoting her feminine, fun approach to getting dressed. “I’m trying to not buy as much stuff and to buy better,” she notes of gravitating to Kate’s timeless, well-cut pieces, like the black shirt dress she wears in Joshua Kissi’s photographs.

It’s not just the chic shoulder bag Coughlan signed up to shout about. Fellow actors and campaign stars Taraji P Henson and Marsai Martin come together to announce the new Global Fund for Women’s Mental Health, which, per the brand, “focuses on cultivating greater access to joy by advocating for and investing in mental health solutions for women.”

“Unfortunately, it’s still a taboo subject and it shouldn’t be, because it’s something that a lot of people will struggle with in their life,” adds Coughlan. “I think we need to make it clear it’s nothing to be ashamed of – it’s completely normal.” The words “honoured” and “talented” consistently crop up when speaking about Coughlan’s Kate Spade family, but the small screen darling’s most used phrase – “lovely” – is pure Nicola through and through. Watch this space, the Bridgerton favourite in fairytale mode will be just as enchanting.