Scott, who has recently starred in Black Mirror, went on to explain that identifying as a straight man isn’t a prerequisite for creating on-screen chemistry - just look at the sexual tension between Fleabag and the priest in the second season for proof of that.

“Sexuality isn’t something you can cultivate, particularly,” he continued. “It isn’t a talent… You believe the relationship, that’s my job.”

It’s not the first time the actor has called out how people question whether a gay person can convincingly play a straight character, or portray a heterosexual romantic relationship on screen. Speaking to the Huffington Post earlier in the year, Scott said he found it “insulting” when an actor’s ability came under scrutiny because of their sexuality.

“It’s not remotely difficult for me to have chemistry with Phoebe Waller-Bridge and that goes for a lot of women I’ve played opposite,” he said. “It’s ludicrous and almost insulting to say otherwise. The most important thing is that you have a real chemistry with the person you’re playing opposite.”

“I think it’s dangerous territory to go down sometimes to think that we’re only allowed to play our own – not just our own sexuality, but our own nationality or identity – that we’re only allowed to… represent things that are within our experience,” he added.

Fleabag’s Andrew Scott just pointed out the big problem with the phrase ‘openly gay’