Nicola Coughlan was left 'devastated' when she lost friends in her twenties

Nicola Coughlan was left "devastated" when she lost friends in her twenties.

The 37-year-old actress explained that she went through a few "friendship breakups" following her teenage years and finds it "really sad" that she is now no longer connected to some of the people she shared unique experiences with when growing up.

She told Grazia magazine: "I had friendship break-ups in my twenties that were really devastating; your friends are so much part of who you are. It’s really sad – the stories get lost; experiences that only you two had together, you don’t have anyone to reminisce about those with. I find that heartbreaking."

The 'Big Mood' star struggled to make a success out of acting until she was cast in hit British sitcom 'Derry Girls' in 2017 and then found worldwide fame when she landed a role in Netflix's hit period drama 'Bridgeron' but would spend her childhood wondering why she wasn't as famous people like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

She said: "I’ve always felt like that, though. When I started acting I was very much like, “Why am I not one of the Olsen twins yet?” But I didn’t have a twin and I didn’t grow up in LA and I didn’t have stage parents. There were a lot of barriers!"