The source added: 'When Derry Girls ended Nicola, Dylan and Louisa remained the best of friends and always supported each other in their careers so it made sense Nicola met Jake.'.
Nicola and Jake met after being after being introduced by her Derry Girls co-star and close friend Louisa Harland (pictured at Paris Fashion Week last month).
Like Nicola, Jake is an actor who most recently starred as Thomas Blancheford in Disney+ series Renegade Nell (pictured) and has also featured in The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.
Nicola and Jake share a lot of mutual friends as they both work in the same industry (picturedw with Alice Kremelberg at the premiere of Renegade Nell in March 2024).
The Bridgerton star, 38, took to her Stories to celebrate her boyfriend's 25th birthday with a sweet post.
