Nicola Coughlan drops pop song from viral interview for LGBTQ+ charities (original) (raw)

Nicola Coughlan releases pop song from viral interview to benefit LGBTQ+ organizations

Shoes. And private yachts. Caviar. And more shoes.

Published on June 28, 2024 01:12PM EDT

Lady Whistledown is now a pop star.

Nicola Coughlan dropped her very first pop song remixed from a viral interview during the Bridgerton press tour on Friday to benefit LGBTQ+ organizations.

The actress worked with music producer Ellis Miah — whose past collaborators include Miley Cyrus, BTS, Big Freedia, and Jennifer Lopez — on "Shoes... More Shoes" to benefit Not a Phase and The Trevor Project.

"Like Lennon & McCartney, Dylan and the other great lyricists I too wrote my first song by improvising some voice notes to [Miah] in the 30 minutes I had before getting ready to go to Mighty Hoopla," Coughlan captioned an Instagram post announcing the track's debut.

She also thanked all of the "queer Icons and Real Housewives who served as inspiration."

For those not caught up on the latest issue of Whistledown's column, Coughlan went viral last month following a joint interview with costar Luke Newton on Hits Radio UK. When asked about the jobs they'd be doing if they weren't acting, Coughlan said her "dream job" would be like "when the Real Housewives release pop songs exclusively for gay men."

"They don’t even really sing. They just list things. They’re like, ‘Shoes, and private yachts. Caviar, and more shoes,'" she added.

The faux track went viral after Miah remixed it on TikTok before teaming up with Coughlan for an official mix.

Coughlan can currently be seen as Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown on season 3 of Bridgerton. Centered on Penelope and Colin Bridgerton's (Newton) love story, the current season broke Netflix streaming records as the series' biggest debut weekend.

She could also be seen co-headlining the British dark dramedy series Big Mood opposite Lydia West and will next appear in the film adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree with Nonso Anozie and Jessica Gunning.