Nicola Coughlan Releases Viral Single 'Shoes... More Shoes' to Support LGBTQ+ Charities
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- Nicola Coughlan, known for 'Bridgerton,' is releasing a single "almost exclusively" for gay men, inspired by her Real Housewives dream.
- The Irish actress announced that she will be releasing a full song as she's in her "making music almost exclusively for gay men era"
- Proceeds from the single will be given to Not A Phase and the Trevor Project, two organizations supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
- Celebrities like Cynthia Erivo and Betty Who showed support for Coughlan's music endeavor.
- The release date for the single has not been confirmed yet, but fans can pre-save the song.
- Prior to her song release announcement, Coughlan said in a May interview that her "dream job" would be to release pop music for gay men.
- “When the Real Housewives release pop songs exclusively for gay men… that’s like my dream job because they don’t even really sing, they’re just like: ‘Shoes and private yachts. Caviar. And more shoes,’” she said.
- The interview snippet went viral, after which DJ and music producer Ellis Miah's remixed her response
- Weeks after Miah's remix gained widespread attention, the actress annonced that she was turning it into a full song