The star of ‘Bridgerton’ surprised staff as she attended random screening of ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’
Nicola Coughlan poses with staff at The Eye Cinema in Galway. Photo: The Eye Cinema/Facebook
Acclaimed Irish actress Nicola Coughlan has been spotted at a local cinema in her hometown of Galway after she posed with “starstruck” staff.
The Galway native visited the Eye Cinema in Wellpark, Galway city, over the weekend following the release of her latest film The Magic Faraway Tree on March 27.
“Nothing to see here, just the lovely Nicola Coughlan popping in to The Eye Cinema to make sure we are all set with our screenings of The Magic Faraway Tree,” the cinema said on social media.
“What an honour to meet Nicola in person, we are still pinching ourselves in disbelief, totally star struck,” they added.
The Eye Cinema reopened for business in February, having been forced to close for six months after suffering significant flood damage last August during a Status Yellow rain warning.
Significant repairs were required as part of the outside structure collapsed, while the building was flooded and parts of the inner ceiling collapsed.
Having been a local favourite for many movie-goers, the cinema’s absence was keenly felt during its closure, but has since returned to its previous popularity over the past two months.
38-year-old actress Nicola Coughlan has a storied history in Galway, having grown up in Oranmore and attending Calasanctius College before graduating from University of Galway (then National University of Ireland Galway) with a degree in English and Classical Civilisation.
Since her breakthrough role in Channel 4’s hit comedy Derry Girls, Nicola has starred in popular Netflix drama Bridgerton, blockbuster film Barbie and comedy-drama, Big Mood.
The Irish star now splits her time between her hometown and London and is regularly spotted visiting businesses across Galway.