Women’s recognition, status and respect is slowly but surely on the rise, and has been for some time now, not only in politics but in the creative arts as well. There is one woman who I think has had a large impact on so many people’s lives, especially recently; in a world over run with fears and anxiety, she is able to put a smile on so many faces. This woman is Phoebe Waller Bridge, or as you may know her, ‘Fleabag’.
In a world overrun with fears and anxiety, she is able to put a smile on so many faces
With an effortless charm and a manner I think we can all agree we resonate with, she has taken the creative industry with almost as much force as the many storms we have seen cut across the UK. Not only are her erotic sketches amusing, they also open up so many taboos we still currently hold, especially for young women. They televise issues so many people can understand and relate to, yet so many people are too timid to accept.
Not only this, but her audiences are inclusive of practically everyone – even 60 year old men! Removing the gender competitive nature we see within so many industries today, as women rise to roles previously dominated by men, there is a certain nature about her character Fleabag that is open to a universal audience.
With a host of different television shows, such as the simultaneously macabre, sexy, and amusing Killing Eve (which is, for a bit of trivia, based on Greek Mythology). Waller-Bridge is a creative genius who has even infiltrated archaic, male-centric world of James Bond – and as more than a bond girl. For this reason among many, she is certainly worth celebrating as a symbol of female empowerment.