Watch Nicola Coughlan Read Opening Lines of Bridgerton Season 3

While Bridgerton fans were left a bit disappointed by Netflix’s TUDUM this year, we were treated to Nicola Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington, and her alter ego, Lady Whistledown, reading the first few opening lines of Season 3

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The first episode, “Out of Shadows,” starts with the following lines,

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“Dearest Gentle Reader, we have been apart from far too long. At last, London’s smart set has made its return, and so too has this author.

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As the season begins, the question on everyone’s minds is, of course, which newly-minted debutante will shine the brightest?

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