Nicola Coughlan is entering her pop girl era.
On Friday, June 28, the Big Mood star, 37, dropped her debut single — inspired by a viral TikTok moment of an interview she gave on HitsRadio UK last month.
The track, titled “Shoes…More Shoes,” is a collaboration between Coughlan and songwriter and music producer Ellis Miah, who has worked with Miley Cyrus and RuPaul.
Proceeds for the single will go to two LGBTQ+ charities: Not A Phase, a British organization which advocates for the rights of trans people in the U.K.; and the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization that helps queer and trans youth.
“👠SHOES…MORE SHOES👠 Like Lennon & McCartney, Dylan and the other great lyricists I too wrote my first song by improvising some voice notes to @ellismiah in the 30 minutes I had before getting ready to go to Mighty Hoopla,” the Derry Girls actress wrote on Instagram alongside an image of the song playing on Spotify on …