WATCH: Nicola Coughlan starstruck over Jennifer Aniston at her Emmys 2024 red carpet debut

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jennifer Aniston made quite an impression on Nicola Coughlan at the 76th annual Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15. 

The 37-year-old Bridgerton star, making her red carpet debut, couldn't believe her luck when she found herself standing next to the legendary 'Friends' icon Aniston.

Nicola Coughlan gushes over Jennifer Aniston during Emmys red carpet

“Okay, I went to get my photos taken, and then I looked to my left and Jennifer Aniston was standing right beside me,” Nicola Coughlan shared of her first meeting with Jennifer Aniston, 55, with Access Hollywood. “I heard her voice, and I gasped!”

“I am normally quite okay, but I mean, she’s Rachel!” Coughlan confessed, still awestruck by Aniston’s presence. “She’s perfect!” Coughlan declared of Aniston who dazzled in a champagne gown and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Nicola Coughlan reflects on her Hollywood debut

Nicola Coughlan, in a sparkly silver off-the-shoulder gown with a red Artists4Ceasefire pin, remarked on her Hollywood debut. “It’s my very first one!” she said. “Last time I just went to In-n-Out Burger!”

Aniston, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for 'The Morning Show', added an extra dose of glamour to the night. Coughlan, fresh off 'Bridgerton' press, presented the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie to Lamorne Morris.

Fans gush over Nicola Coughlan’s dazzling Emmys debut

Nicola Coughlan made waves at her first-ever Emmys red carpet, and fans couldn’t get enough of her stunning appearance. 

"Nicola looking like an ethereal goddess, encapsulated in cascading silver sequins, adorned with an elegant pearl bridal hair comb. Truly the Diamond of the Season!" a social media user tweeted.

"Rachel is always perfect and hot until," said a second.

"Rachel might be iconic, but she’s no Trump!" added another.

"Nicola Coughlan !!!!!!!!!!!! The first red carpet of many more to come," gushed a fan.

"QUEEN," simply wrote a user.

"She's so adorable in every single interview," claimed a fan.

"She's so adorable and real fan girling while slaying that stunning look," chimed another.

"I'm so so happy for Nicola. She deserves every good thing that comes to her. She's an angel," tweeted a user.

"She's enjoying every minute of it," penned a user.

"From being broke and unsure if she will ever get to be an actress to being a presenter at the Emmy Awards after leading the most watched show of the summer. She’s the proof to never stop chasing your dreams and if you really want it you’ll get there when the time is right!" said a user.

"The ceasefire pin oh she is a real one," read a tweet.

"She looked like silver siren. Gorgeous," asserted a fan.

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