And ever since the sun set on Season 3, rumors have persisted that Luke and Nicola have broken the fictional barrier and are actually dating in real life. In a new interview with Time, Nicola truly spilled — and while she didn't give a definitive answer, it's pretty easy to guess what the sitch is from what she said.

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is once at last addressing rumors that she and co-star Luke Newton are an item. Coughlan's Penelope Featherington and Newton's Colin Bridgerton had undeniable on-screen chemistry as we watched their love story unfold from the friend zone to marriage and a baby on the most recent season of Bridgerton,