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Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan hasn’t ever spoken about her actual love life. However, Coughlan has commented on persistent rumors that she and Bridgerton costar Luke Newton were dating. The pair play a romantic couple on the show and are very close. But as she told TIME in October 2024, they are just friends.
“A lot of people really want me to marry Luke,” she explained. “We have this gorgeous friendship. We have such a love for one another and this experience that I’ll never have with someone else again. Isn’t it gorgeous that a man and woman can have that sort of relationship with one another?”
But there is one actor she has been romantically linked to: 24-year-old British actor Jake Dunn. Here’s everything to know about Dunn and his rumored relationship with Coughlan so far,
Who is Jake Dunn?
Like Coughlan, Dunn is an actor. He attended the Guildhall School for Music and Drama in London, according to his bio page. Dunn has done a lot of work in theater, appearing in productions of Much Ado About Nothing, Oedipus, and Death of a Salesman. But his star really rose when he was cast in Disney+’s Renegade Nell. The show is set in a fantasy version of 18th-century England and Dunn plays the show’s villain, Thomas. He was also recently cast in William Tell with Ben Kingsley and Connor Swindells.
How long have they been together?
In August 2024, the Daily Mail shared photos of Coughlan and Dunn at a Mitski show at All Points East festival at Victoria Park, looking more intimate than friends. Coughlan wore a white mini dress and was seen with her arm around Dunn’s waist.
But it’s possible they have been linked longer than that. Dunn’s Renegade Nell costar, Alice Kremelberg, shared a throwback pic from the show’s world premiere, which took place in March 2024 in London. In the image, Coughlan posed with the other two stars, so they were clearly close before any romantic rumors started circulating.
In September, Dunn posted a carousel photos, and in one of the pics his friends are wearing a hat that reads “Nicola Coughlan” and a shirt that says “and her perfect breasts,” referencing a comment Coughlan made in regards to her body after being questioned about a Bridgerton nude scenes.
The pair were seen again in October 2024 in London. In early January 2025, Instagram gossip account Deux Moi posted pics of Coughlan and Dunn walking through London. The couple held hands and embraced. At one point, Dunn tucked Couglan’s hand into the pocket of his hoodie to keep it warm.