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It feels like everyone right now has just been hit with a love stick.
Gone were his twerpy little-brother high collars, replaced by an unbuttoned shirt and wind-swept hair.
The third installment premieres in two parts, on May 16 and June 13.
(For the uninitiated, thatd be Penelope Featherington, played by Nicola Coughlan.)
He was always running away from his problems, Newton says of Colin.
Hes back again from his travels.
He went through some sort of physical and emotional transformation and became a man before he returned.
Hes still fighting some demons, but comes back with a new outlook.
There are moments when Im like, Have they read a script?
Below, he teases new Season 3 details, intimate carriage rides, and Polins surprising connection toFriends.
Theres always been that romance between them, mainly from Penelopes feelings.
Its gone over Colins head.
It was fun to play the complete swap of that, of how she gains this power and confidence.
We flipped everything on its head.
People love a friends-to-lovers plot.
Did you get any inspiration from other books or movies?
When we were shooting, I kept watching rom-coms.
We wanted to have a rom-com element within Season 3, because wed never explored that previously.
It was always the enemies-to-lovers [plot].
It was nice to have those comedic moments of two people being goofy around each other.
They keep just missing each other.
How did you prepare for the intimate scenes for right now?
Im really grateful to have shared it with Nic.
We always knew thered be a point when [our characters] would have this beautiful love story.
We felt really safe, and weve got an amazing team of intimacy coordinators.
It was so well-prepared that it just freed us up to be able to perform.
How many carriage rides can viewers expect right now?
Yeah, theres a lot going on in the carriage rides.
The romance and intimacy is coming from all directions.
Its not just Colin and Pen who have those experiences these days.
It feels like everyone these days has just been hit with a love stick.
There are a couple of carriage rides, but not all are romantic.
Theres one with the brothers, and Im changing clothes [in the carriage].
That was a fun one to shoot.
Penelopes a very divisive character.
Some fans stand by her and her double life, while others villainize her.
How do you feel?
Its always to rescue them or expose something necessary.
Maybe Im just biased because of Colins relationship with the character.
There are moments when I think Lady Whistledown gets carried away and could deal with things differently.
Penelope is trying to find her way and is potentially the most successful businesswoman in the ton.
Colin and Penelope are both growing up at the same time, and then trying to grow together.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
