Hold onto your bonnets, "Bridgerton" fans! While the chemistry between Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton might be scorching up our screens, it seems the sparks aren't flying off-screen. Despite fervent fan theories and those hand-holding photos from the Season 3 premiere, Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton are setting the record straight: they're "just friends."

Friendship Goals (But Not Relationship Goals): A Source Sets the Record Straight

The internet has been abuzz with speculation about Nicola and Luke's relationship status ever since photos surfaced of them looking rather cozy at the "Bridgerton" Season 3 launch event in Australia.

But a source close to the actors has confirmed to PEOPLE that while they're "supportive co-stars" who have a blast working together, they're not romantically involved.

"They are not dating," the source emphasized, dashing the hopes of "Polin" shippers worldwide.

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