Waller-Bridge has form when it comes to mixing in a bit of filth with her acceptance speeches.

Last week at the Golden Globes, the writer gave a shout-out to former president Barack Obama as she picked up an award on-stage.

In a twist that fiction could not have written better, Obama himself recently picked out Fleabag as one of his must-watch shows of 2019. Granted, it was season two of the hit BBC show, rather than season one – which features the notorious scene in which Fleabag masterbates while watching Obama talk about national security on TV.

But still, Waller-Bridge could not resist a naughty joke. In her speech to a packed audience of A-Listers at the ceremony, the Fleabag writer and star said: “Personally I’d also like to thank Obama for putting us on his list.

“As some of you may know, he’s always been on mine,” she quipped.

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