Bridgerton fans book the day off work as Netflix drops series 3 part 2 with promise the ‘steamiest’ scenes of Penelope and Colin’s love story are yet to come: ‘I’ve only had three hours’ sleep from excitement!’

Bridgerton fans booked a day off when Netflix dropped part two of series three on Thursday.

Excited viewers said they only got a few hours of sleep as they stayed up into the early hours to watch the cast attend the red carpet premiere before the countdown to the 8am release.

Fans have been waiting a month to see what happens next in Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton’s love story.

Viewers can expect things to get heated between the two, with on-screen lovers Nicola Coughlan, 37, and Luke Newton, 31, previously revealing they filmed so many romps that by the end they could comfortably lounge together naked between takes .

Fans flooded X, formerly Twitter, to share their excitement and plans for the day, with some booking a day off in advance to watch the next four episodes.

They wrote: ‘Dear kind reader, you do not have to show up for work today, as our Queen has decreed that this part of the season belongs to the employees.

‘Less than 2 hours to go until the release of Bridgerton S3 Part 2! I only got 3 hours of sleep as I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to watch the red carpet premiere and preview the streaming of episode 5. Not exactly sleepy with excitement! I didn’t go to work for this!’

‘In an hour’s time, Pen and Colin will be madly in love, have sex, get married and live happily ever after (yes, with all the Wistledown crap). We did it guys, we waited two years, but we did it.’

“I want to take time off work to binge watch Bridgerton tomorrow.”

“So… it looks like ‘the carriage scene’ isn’t going to be my thing anymore. Haha. Love it.’

“Again, we’re expected to work while Bridgerton is away?” and “In an hour, Pen and Colin will be madly in love, have sex, get married and live happily ever after (yes, with all the Whistledown junk). We made it guys, we waited two years, but we did it.”

‘HAPPY SEASON 3 PART 2 DAY TO EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES’.

Season three part one of Bridgerton dropped last month, and eager fans wasted no time in settling in devour the latest antics of the Regency-era romantics.

The series seems to be back better than ever, as according to What’s On Netflix, it racked up a whopping 45.1 million views within just four days of its worldwide release on Netflix.

After the romp came under fire for its lack of steamy scenes in the second series, the first four episodes of series three treated viewers to at least six minutes of kissing, sex, threesomes and lesbian lovemaking.

But after being promised that this season would be the most exciting yet, fans still had to wait until the closing moments of part one for the central love story to really take off.

Series three focuses on the long-awaited romance between Penelope and Colin, but the storyline of the best friends realizing their true feelings proves to be a slow burner.

Part one ends on a steamy cliffhanger as after being unable to think of anyone else, Colin finally declares his love for Penelope in a carriage after Lord Debling left her heartbroken.

During the meeting at the end of the fourth episode, Penelope admits that she would “really like to be more than friends” with Colin, and the pair eventually kissed, after which they shared a pretty steamy scene together.

But just as they get in, they arrive at the Bridgerton house, and after Colin fixes Penelope’s dress and hair, he steps out of the carriage and extends his hand to Penelope to ask if she is coming with him.

The show was then left on a cliffhanger, as Colin hit fans with the iconic line from the Romancing Mister Bridgerton novel: “For God’s sake, Penelope Featherington, are you going to marry me or not?”

Viewers can expect things to get heated between the two. In the first four episodes of series three, there were six minutes of kissing, sex, threesomes and lesbian lovemaking.

It was a leap forward from the lack of steamy scenes in the second series, which included just a paltry three minutes of bedroom action amid eight hours and 29 minutes of screen time.

Nicola previously revealed: ‘I think we’ve won the sass for this series!’ as she describes the sex scenes in detail.

She teased what fans can expect, telling Entertainment Weekly: “We broke a piece of furniture while we were doing one scene. It’s kind of like a stunt where they say, ‘Okay, we’re going to do this, this and this.

“But then they gave us freedom and we had a lot of say in how we did those scenes and what we wanted to do. That makes you feel quite powerful.

‘So we felt great. They were actually really nice. I didn’t think they would be. It was fun.’

She also revealed in an interview with the Radio Times: ‘There’s one where I’m very naked in front of the camera and that was my idea, my choice.

‘It just felt like the biggest ‘f*** you’ to all the conversations surrounding my body. It was surprisingly empowering. Now that I’ve seen those scenes, I’m so proud of them.’

When recently told she was ‘brave’ to film the sex scenes, Nicola joked in response: ‘You know, it’s hard, because I think women with my body type – women with perfect breasts – don’t see ourselves on the movie. enough screening, and I feel very proud as a member of the perfect boobs community.”

Despite her confidence now, the actress previously admitted she was initially terrified of filming sex scenes with Luke.

She said on The One Show: ‘It’s not something to watch with the whole family. Take what you will from that.

‘It was terrifying. I’m an Irish woman, and any Irish woman would feel like she can’t do this. And then I went and realized: it’s my job, so I can do it better.

‘I had an amazing partner and it was terrifying, but really liberating. At the end I was exhausted.’