Nicola Coughlan didn’t have to write love letters to her boyfriend Jake Dunn while filming abroad.

After all, dearest gentle readers, the Bridgerton star was joined by the Renegade Nell actor while shooting her new movie The Magic Faraway Tree, out in theaters Aug. 21.

“He actually was in Malta the whole time I was filming, so I can’t complain,” Coughlan told E! News in an exclusive interview. “He came for a visit and then stayed. He was on a break from filming at that time. He’s like, ‘I think I’m gonna stay.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, stay!’”

But it wasn’t just Coughlan, 39, who had her partner there. Indeed, she confirmed that many of the film’s cast and crew—which includes Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy—had also brought their loved ones.

“There was lots of little kids there, husbands, wives, friends,” continued Coughlan, who has been very private about her relationship with Dunn, 26, since hard-launching their romance in 2025. “It’s a very happy memory, that time. It was lovely.”