Phoebe Waller-Bridge hits back at critics of her ‘filthy and sexually exposing' show Fleabag... as she claims it doesn't contain a single nude scene
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has hit back at critics who claim Fleabag is vulgar - claiming there was ‘not a moment of nudity’ in the first series.
The writer and actor, who is this month’s British GQ cover star, said the show came under fire for being ‘filthy and sexually exposing,' but added the programme only boasted graphic language - and didn’t actually contain nudity.
Phoebe, 33, said critics reacted to her show by saying ‘This is the filthiest, most overly exposed, sexually exposing show ever.'
Speaking out: Phoebe Waller-Bridge has hit back at critics who claim Fleabag is vulgar - claiming there was ‘not a moment of nudity’ in the first series
She told the publication: ‘They made out like I was naked the whole way through. I was like, “There is not a moment of nudity in the series." I just say stuff about my a***hole straight down the barrel.
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‘I think that makes people feel so naked, but the language was more naked than the actual performance.’
Meanwhile, Fiona Shaw praised Killing Eve, also created by Waller-Bridge, for giving her the opportunity to ‘not play plain virtue’ as a female.
Not happy: The writer and actor said the show came under fire for being ‘filthy and sexually exposing,' but added the programme only boasted graphic language - and didn’t actually contain nudity
The Irish actress, 60, won a TV BAFTA for her role as MI6 boss Carolyn Martens in the hit show, which returns in June.
She said: ‘We’ve all been brought up on endless boys doing this work, and enjoying them, so it’s fantastic to have three people who are female running the good and bad of this world.
‘It’s a joy not to play plain virtue. Women often play virtue and it’s very nice to not necessarily be good, and not necessarily be bad.
Delighted: Meanwhile, Fiona Shaw praised Killing Eve, also created by Waller-Bridge, for giving her the opportunity to ‘not play plain virtue’ as a female (Pictured L-R: Shaw, Waller-Bridge and co-star Jodie Comer)
'Except for Villanelle who’s very bad, but it’s a morally ambiguous world.
‘The three women are not tied to a home or to husbands or sons. They are tied to a vision of excitement that life can be for both genders and it is fantastic to have the opportunity to be able to do that.
Read all about it: The full interview is available to read in the latest issue of British GQ, out now
‘This show looks at your biggest fears about what women might be. It’s about the discomfort of a world where nothing’s sure. It’s a thriller, it is funny but it’s also disquieting. Ultimately that makes it a very fulfilling event.’
The second instalment, which has already aired in the US, is written by Emerald Fennell.
The writer and actress has starred in Call The Midwife and will be seen on screen this year playing Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in the third series of The Crown.
The second series of Killing Eve sees the return of Jodie Comer, who plays psychotic assassin Villanelle and Sandra Oh, who plays British intelligence agent Eve Polastri.
The full interview is available to read in the July issue of British GQ, out Friday 31st May.
