RuPaul's Drag Race: The Unexpected Confidence Boost for Bridgerton Star Nicola Coughlan

Canneseries 2025: Nicola Coughlan Credits RuPaul's Drag Race for Confidence Boost. Actress Nicola Coughlan, recipient of the Konbini Engagement Award at the Canneseries festival, recently revealed in a masterclass interview how watching RuPaul's Drag Race significantly impacted her confidence. Coughlan described a low point in her career, stating, "I was really broke, still living at home, and I really thought my career wasn't going to happen." She found inspiration in the queens' ability to create strong personas, explaining, "They just had such a persona about them; they were talking in the third person about how amazing their drag persona was." This resonated with Coughlan, who adopted a similar approach to her acting roles. She emphasized the importance of "pretending to have confidence" in auditions, a lesson learned from observing the confident performances on RuPaul's Drag Race. Coughlan's candidness and the universality of her message make her experience relatable to aspiring actors and anyone facing self-doubt.