United Kingdom, Feb. 7 -- Nicola Coughlan wants to "soak up every moment" of her acting career because it was a "long road" to stardom.

The 'Bridgerton' castmember has admitted she worked hard and went through some tough times before becoming an established actress and she now wants to make the most of every opportunity because she realises she's very "privileged" to be able to do a job she loves.

Speaking at the reopening of the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris, Nicola explained: "I think the constant drive for me is to make things that will make people feel something, whether it's laugh, cry, evoke some memory, all that kind of stuff drives me.

"I love my job, I feel really privileged. I want to do it forever. It was a long road ...