“I was just terrified to get fired because I couldn’t believe my luck at getting the job.

I said, ‘Yes, absolutely.’

Unfortunately for Coughlan, she’d discover heels were a lot less comfortable than a clown suit.

Nicola Coughlan attends the BAFTA Awards

I thought, ‘They’re going to think I’m drunk.

they’re going to think I’m crazy.'”

A happily-ever-after, “Bridgerton” style.

Nicola Coughlan on the red carpet