Phoebe Waller-Bridge was all smiles as she reunited with Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in association with BOSS on Wednesday.
The English actress, 38, and her Iris co-star, 47, seemed in high spirits as they beamed for photos at the star-studded event held at The Royal Opera House in London.
Phoebe looked sensational on the evening as she donned a black mini dress with a white halterneck collar.
She elevated her frame in a pair of black heels and donned a pair of sheer dark tights with the number.
Meanwhile, Andrew cut a smart figure in a pink open collar shirt which he teamed with a cream blazer and matching trousers.
Reunited! Phoebe Waller-Bridge was all smiles as she reunited with her Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in association with BOSS on Wednesday
Pals: The actress, 38, and Irish actor, 47, seemed in high spirits as they beamed for photos at the star-studded event held at The Royal Opera House in London
In character: The pair starred in Phoebe’s comedy-drama Fleabag, where she played an angry, grief-riddled woman trying to heal while Andrew starred as a ‘hot’ priest.
The pair have been good friends since starring in Phoebe’s comedy-drama Fleabag, where she played an angry, grief-riddled woman trying to heal while Andrew starred as a ‘hot’ priest.
Phoebe previously spoke about why Andrew’s Hot Priest broke the fourth wall in Fleabag’s second season.
The actress spoke with BAFTA about the plot twist on The Making of Fleabag in 2020, and detailed why Fleabag and The Priest felt ‘witnessed’ during the entirety of the season.
Saying she wanted a love interest for Fleabag who would ‘match her intelligence and perceptiveness’, she explained that she was keen for The Priest to ‘mirror’ her character’s experience with the camera, but with God.
Phoebe detailed: ‘[Fleabag] has a relationship with the camera the whole way through, and it was interesting to have someone who has a similar thing, he’s mirrored [because] he has God.
‘And she’s witnessed by the camera the whole way through, and in the end, the big question for her is whether or not she can let go of the camera – and he’s witnessed by God the whole time, and is always having to check into that the whole time.
‘And in the end he has the same question, so I just felt like it would be a really good way to mirror each other’s journeys.’
When asked if she felt like Fleabag was speaking to someone in particular when she breaks the fourth wall, Phoebe claimed it was more of a symbolic presence in a similar vein to how The Priest would see God.
Looking good: Phoebe looked sensational on the evening as she donned a black mini dress with a white halterneck collar
She added: ‘I feel like it’s that pressure of being watched, and feeling watched, and feeling like if you’re not being witnessed, does what you’re doing count for anything, does it matter?
‘She’s constantly grappling with this need for the audience to validate her. It’s a really fraught… relationship.
‘For me it was more about that, and the same for him [The Priest], constantly questioning – there’s a pressure on him the whole time, asking him if he’s a good person.’
Fleabag’s second season ended with the titular character bidding goodbye to the camera, while The Priest chose to remain with God by keeping his priesthood.
Phoebe concluded the show with its second outing and has remained firm on that stance, despite fans calling for more, as she felt it was the ‘right decision’.
Stylish: Andrew cut a smart figure in a pink open collar shirt which he teamed with a cream blazer and matching trousers
