Nicola Coughlan showcased her body transformation as she took to Instagram following an early morning workout on Monday.

The Bridgerton star, 35, looked incredible in a black Nike bralette and Adidas  leggings as as she posed for a mirror selfie.

Flaunting her trim midriff Nicola joked that she ‘deserved a medal’ for waking up so early to build up a sweat.

The stunner looked worlds away from her Bridgerton alter-ego Penelope Featherington as she went make-up free for the workout, scraping her blonde tresses back from her beautiful face.

Nicola gazed into her phone in a bid to capture the perfect snap following the early morning excursion.

She teased: ‘If I ever get up to exercise before work I do feel like I deserve a medal and that is just the truth’.

It comes after Nicola and her fellow Bridgerton co-star answered questions about the upcoming third series last week.

The Irish actress gave a sneak peak of Lady Whistledown’s first column whilst the actor, 29, admitted that fans of the show take frustrations out on him over Colin and Penelope’s romance.

Sitting down for a painting session with Claudia Jessie, they ‘put brush to canvas’ and divulged some details about their characters.

Narrating the clip in true Bridgerton style, Nicola, asked: ‘Would you like to hear what Lady Whistledown had to say about Bridgerton season three?’.

Luke and Claudia nod in agreement before she begins: ‘Dearest gentle reader we have been apart fro far too long, at last London’s smart set has made its return, and so too has this author.

‘As the season begins, the question on everyone’s minds is of course, which newly minted debutant will shine the brightest.’

She concluded: ‘The crop this year appears to be rather dazzling indeed, unfortunately not every young lady can attract the light.’

Elsewhere, Claudia, who plays Eloise the fifth Bridgerton child, asked Luke, who stars as her on-screen brother Colin: ‘Why can’t Colin see that Penelope [Featherington] is his true love match?’

Pondering the reason as they painted, Luke responded: ‘Well they met so young in the cutest way possible, it’s such a lovely story the way they met, but there’s a lot going on and they can’t see what right in front of them.

‘Which obviously for the fans of the show is very frustrating and they take that out on me sometimes.’