Step aside Bette Midler: Why Nicola Coughlan is officially a modern-day gay icon

Nicola Coughlan is officially a certified gay icon, and not just because she’s about to star in the Doctor Who Christmas special with incredibly talented queer actor Ncuti Gatwa.

The 37-year-old Irish actor, who rose to fame as Clare the “wee lesbian” on Derry Girls before playing  Penelope Featherington in the hit romance Bridgerton, will be gracing our screens over the festive period as a guest star on the Doctor Who Christmas special: “Joy to the World”.

Showrunner Russell T Davies revealed that Nicola Coughlan will star as the Doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) “Christmas companion”, the titular Joy, a traveller who gets wrapped up in the Doctor’s time-jumping escapades.

Explaining more about the special’s storyline, Davies shared: “It’s a time hotel. You can book a room there and the door

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