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14th June 2018
03:44pm BST
Our Thursday nights have just not been the same since Derry Girls finished up. We knew it was only going to be six, short episodes but we hadn't come across humour like it in years and we weren't ready for it to end, albeit until the next season.
If you haven't seen it, are you actually having a laugh? You missed out on the funniest Irish sitcom since Father Ted and we mean that.
It follows the lives of Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and Michelle's English cousin, James, as they grow up in Derry in the mid-90s.
Nicola Coughlan plays the role of Clare. Clare is a worrier, if the group are up to something, Clare is always going to be the voice of reason stating why it's such a bad idea.
There's no denying that Coughlan is a fantastic actress but it's her body image that has been under the spotlight in her latest performance.
The actress took to Twitter to share her disappointment about a certain review in the British Theatre Guide where the reviewer in question said that Nicola's character was the "overweight girl who will always be the butt of her fellows' immature humuor".
It's not the first time this reviewer has mentioned her weight when reviewing her performances either, Nicola stated that:
"I was in a show called Jess and Joe Forever last August which he came to see and his opening sentence was 'Jess is a fat girl'
"My weight has no relevance to either the performance I gave in that or in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"
Hi @BritTheatreGuid, for the second time your reviewer Philip Fisher has come to see a show I’m in, and as part of reviewing the show he has also reviewed my body.
— Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) June 14, 2018
How can you continue to support this? pic.twitter.com/Rtd7mVBmSA
I was in a show called Jess and Joe Forever @traversetheatre last August which he came to see and his opening sentence was “Jess is a fat girl”
— Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) June 14, 2018
My weight has no relevance to either the performance I gave in that or in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Philip Fisher, I know you are a theatre reviewer and your body had no relevance to your job but maybe you’d like me to cruelly review it for you and post it online?
— Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) June 14, 2018
Just so you know @BritTheatreGuid I am so disappointed you let a man like this review for you.
— Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) June 14, 2018
Let me state this clearly, he is not welcome to review any show I am in from now till forever. And I plan to be in a lot of damn shows.
Peace.
Nicola concluded by addressing the British Theatre Guide again and said that:
"I am so disappointed you let a man like this review for you.
"Let me state this clearly, he is not welcome to review any show I am in from now till forever. And I plan to be in a lot of damn shows. Peace."
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