The View got hot and heavy this morning during a chat about the show we just can’t get enough of: Bridgerton. The co-hosts kicked off Friday with a discussion of the Netflix drama’s steamy sex scenes, which feature fan favorite and Season 3 lead Nicola Coughlan.
The chat began with debate about Bridgerton‘s much-discussed six-minute sex scene between Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Coughlan).
While Joy Behar joked she could “never” do a six-minute sex scene, Ana Navarro bravely wondered, “Who, exactly, is divided about this? Who is against a six-minute sex scene?”
When she asked the audience to clap if they weren’t into the lengthy onscreen romp, the studio fell silent, proving Navarro’s point. Sunny Hostin — a bit of a romance expert herself — made clear she has no objections to the scene, describing it as “beautiful” and beginning to reveal her favorite parts before Navarro stopped her.
“Please don’t spoil it! I haven’t watched it yet,” she told her co-host.
And it seems that Navarro is holding off on pressing play for a rather personal reason. She began, “I met the actress, Nicola Coughlan, on a plane. She was going down to Brazil to promote the show, I was going down to Miami. And I’m now having a really hard time seeing her naked.”
Navarro explained, “She is so sweet and nice and little and gracious!”
Sara Haines then chimed in to cheekily tell her, “Even the sweet, nice ones can get naked” with a knowing look on her face, as Behar quipped, “Says the sweet, nice one.”
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As for Coughlan, she’s been fully owning her nude scenes. Earlier this month, the actress had a winning reply to a Bridgerton fan who said she was “very brave” for stripping down in the show.
“You know, I think it is hard because I think women with my body type — women with perfect breasts — we don’t get to see ourselves on screen enough,” Coughlan said, before adding, “I am a very proud member of the perfect breasts community. I hope you enjoy seeing them!”
The View airs weekdays at 11/10c on ABC. Bridgerton Seasons 1 through 3 are now streaming on Netflix.
