Keep your new Harry Potter: Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan slams JK Rowling for celebrating UK ruling against trans women

JK Rowling was seen gleefully supporting and welcoming the Supreme Court ruling that transgender women are not legally women.

Updated on: Apr 19, 2025, 14:10:43 IST

By Santanu Das

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Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan did not mince her words at author JK Rowling after she celebrated the new Supreme Court ruling in the UK that recognised the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer strictly to biological sex, excluding transgender women. (Also read: JK Rowling celebrates with a cigar after UK Supreme Court rules trans women are not legally women)

Nicola Coughlan reacted after JK Rowling welcomed the new Supreme Court ruling in the UK.

What Nicola said

JK Rowling celebrated the UK court ruling a with cigar and a drink.“It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they’ve protected the rights of women and girls across the UK. @ForWomenScot, I’m so proud to know you,” she wrote on X.

On Friday, Nicola took to her Instagram Stories to slam JK Rowling, and wrote in the caption, “Keep your new Harry Potter lads. Wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole.”

Nicola also posted a video on her Instagram account to state her reaction to the Supreme Court ruling, in which she said, “I am completely horrified by the Supreme Court’s ruling. To see an already marginalised community being further attacked, and attacked in law, is stomach-churning and disgusting, and to see people celebrate it is more stomach-churning and disgusting. Now’s the time to speak up and make your voice heard. Let your trans, non-binary friends and the community at large know that you’re there for them and will keep fighting for them.”

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About the new Harry Potter show

Nicola was referring to the new Harry Potter series, based on the JK Rowling novels of the same name. The latest update on the casting of the show revealed that actor John Lithgow (last seen in Conclave) will be stepping into the role of Dumbledore.

The upcoming Max series will be helmed by writer-showrunner Francesca Gardiner, and will also star Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Santanu Das
Santanu Das is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over 5 years of experience, writing on films, pop culture and film festivals. He has a keen interest in writing about South Asian independent films and has covered several film festivals, including Sundance and CPH: Docx. He also brings a sharp perspective to the monthly column called The Fault in Our Stars, where he writes about a recent film/series and what stops the ‘good’ from becoming ‘great’. A gold medalist from Banaras Hindu University, Santanu completed his postgraduate studies in English from Jadavpur University. He is also a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic. When not watching films or speaking to celebrities, Santanu can be found reading a book. Some of his favourite films are Aparajito, Ponyo and The Double Life of Veronique. His favourite books include The Corrections, The God of Small Things and A Room of One's Own. Santanu continues to write passionately about films and celebrity culture. He brings a relatable, as well as critically informed, lens to entertainment and culture for a wide audience. Find him on LinkedIn: santanudasfilm Instagram: @santupechaRead More

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