Penelope Featherington

Portrayed on screen by: Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington. photo: Liam Daniel/Netflix

Falls in love with: Colin Bridgerton

Featured in: Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Appears in: The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me, An Offer from a Gentleman, It’s In His Kiss, The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown, The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton, Just Like Heaven

Is also mentioned in: To Sir Phillip, With Love, When He Was Wicked, On the Way to the Wedding

Character Notes:

Penelope is mentioned over two dozen times in To Sir Phillip, With Love, but doesn't actually appear.
In On the Way to the Wedding, Penelope neither appears nor is mentioned by name, but is referred to as Colin's wife.
Penelope isn't identified by name in Just Like Heaven, but she is the "kindred spirit" Marcus overhears muttering to herself about getting an éclair. They are both at the same Bridgerton House party that occurs toward the beginning of Romancing Mister Bridgerton where Colin catches Penelope biting rapturously into what must be said procured éclair.

More to read about Penelope Featherington on JuliaQuinn.com:

Why is Colin Bridgerton married to Penelope at the beginning of Just Like Heaven but unmarried at the end?

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Portrayed by: Nicola Coughlan

photo: Elliott Morgan

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Nicola Coughlan appears in Shondaland’s series for Netflix, Bridgerton, seasons 1, 2, and 3

Penelope Featherington

falls in love with Colin Bridgerton in...

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Book 4 in the Bridgerton Series

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From the Show:

Bridgerton. (L to R) Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in episode 302 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2023

BRIDGERTON (L to R) CLAUDIA JESSIE as ELOISE BRIDGERTON and NICOLA COUGHLAN as PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON in Season 1 of BRIDGERTON Cr. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020

Bridgerton. (L to R) Bessie Carter as Prudence Featherington, Polly Walker as Lady Portia Featherington, Harriet Cains as Philipa Featherington, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Season 2 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2022

BRIDGERTON (L to R) NICOLA COUGHLAN as PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON, POLLY WALKER as PORTIA FEATHERINGTON, HARRIET CAINS as PHILLIPA FEATHERINGTON, BEN MILLER as LORD FEATHERINGTON and BESSIE CARTER as PRUDENCE FEATHERINGTON in Season 1 of BRIDGERTON Cr. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020

Penelope Featherington

falls in love with Colin Bridgerton in...

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Book 4 in the Bridgerton Series

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Penelope Featherington

Portrayed on screen by: Nicola Coughlan

Portrayed by: Nicola Coughlan

Penelope Featherington

falls in love with Colin Bridgerton in...

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Book 4 in the Bridgerton Series

From the Show:

Penelope Featherington

falls in love with Colin Bridgerton in...

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Book 4 in the Bridgerton Series

Get to know another JQ character:

Agatha, Lady Danbury

Book 1

Daphne & Simon

Book 2

Anthony & Kate

Book 3

Benedict & Sophie

Book 4

Colin & Penelope

Book 5

Eloise & Phillip

Book 6

Francesca & Michael

Book 7

Hyacinth & Gareth

Book 8

Gregory & Lucy

2nd Epilogues

including Violet’s story

Collaboration

Queen Charlotte & George III

Anthology

four stories tied together

Anthology

four stories tied together

Gift Book

Graphic Novel

Boxed Set

Boxed Set

Deluxe

Deluxe

Deluxe

Deluxe

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