The Bridgerton and Derry Girls star admitted that she had preference when it came to working with women and men.

Nicola Coughlan, the 37-year-old actress famed for her roles in ‘Derry Girls’ and ‘Bridgerton’, has expressed her preference for working with women over men.

She gained global recognition playing Penelope Featherington in Netflix’s period drama ‘Bridgerton’ – despite claims she’s tipped to leave her role on the show – and has since starred alongside big names like Margot Robbie, America Ferrera, and Kate McKinnon in ‘Barbie’.

Speaking at a post-screening panel for her new sitcom Big Mood, she said: “I really have worked with a lot of women. Derry Girls was predominantly women. Bridgerton, predominantly women. I think women just get my vibe. I’m a girls’ girl. I’m like, ‘Yay, let me work with you’ .

She humorously added that she had “very bravely” worked with some men recently, but found it to be a “different experience”.

She said: “I worked with men recently, actually. I am someone who has worked with men. It’s very brave of me to say, but I have. But it is a different experience and it’s lovely. It’s just different. It’s not as lovely as working with women.”

Nicola could well be set to work with more men on set, with a turn as a Bond girl thought to be on the cards for the star, as well as a role in Disney hit Pirates of the Caribbean.

Pirates producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently confirmed Disney are planning to “reboot” the movie, with a whole new cast. This could be fantastic news for Coughlan, who is 6/4 favourite to appear in one as her next big movie role.

Film franchises don’t get much bigger than James Bond, though, and she is just 7/4 to appear alongside 007 as the next movie’s leading lady, or “Bond Girl,” as the fading term is still just about known.