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."
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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