Proud Galway girl Nicola Coughlan shared some of her top things to do in the vibrant city with none other than Hamilton creator, Lin Manuel Miranda.
In an Ask Me Anything video interview for Elle UK, the Derry Girls star was surprised by a question from the celebrated playwright, singer, actor and film director – and still managed to compose herself enough to give her hometown a sweet shoutout.
"Long-time fan" of Coughlan's, the Tick, Tick... Boom! director said: "I've spent a good amount of time in Wales, but I have never been to Ireland so when I go to visit you, what are the bookshops I should visit and where should I go?"
Visibly stunned by the appearance of Miranda, Coughlan went on to say she was "obsessed with" him and his work, before filling him in on the best spots in Galway.
"When you come to Ireland, you should come to Galway. We were voted the friendliest city in the world by Lonely Planet, so that's a pretty good thing to recommend us."
"I would go to Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, it is a beautiful second hand book store where you can get everything you could possibly imagine.
"You should have a pint of Guinness, of course, in Tigh Neachtain, which is a beautiful Irish pub and there's lots of singing and music, which you could join in with."
That wasn't the only shoutout she gave to her home country in the interview, as Bridgerton showrunner Shonda Rhimes asked who Coughlan thought would play her in the film of her life.
"I don't know! Oh my god, Jedward?" The only answer, to every question, though she also offered Florence Pugh as an option as she was once mistaken for the Midsommar actress.
When asked who she would like to play in a film of their life, she picked Countess Markievicz, the politician and revolutionary who was a founding member of Cumann na mBan and took part in the 1916 Easter Rising. "She was a trailblazer and a wild Irish woman", Coughlan said.
She also spoke about her love of fashion, which has become well-documented throughout her years of press trips, award shows and fashion week events. "I think it's been a really delightful discovery", she said.
"I started having to do press for projects I was in, I felt very intimidated by it and [thought], oh, I'll just throw on whatever and go and it'll be fine. I think I had a real change of mindset when we were about to do all the press for Bridgerton and I thought, I can just have fun with this. I can use it as an expression of myself."
