Published 14:27 IST, January 6th 2020

'Fleabag' creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge credits Obama for Golden Globes 2020 win

'Fleabag' won big at the 2020 Golden Globes ceremony where it swooped in two major awards under its kitty. Read more to know the 'Fleabag' and Obama connection.

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fleabag had made major headlines back during Emmy's award season. With Golden Globes 2020 too, team of Fleabag has won two big awards including Best Musical or Comedy TV series. A double win for team as Fleabag has brought Phoebe Waller-Bridge a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. During her acceptance speech, Phoebe thanked Amazon and BBC for supporting her series but also thanked ex-President Barack Obama. 

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Pheobe Waller-Bridge thanks Barack Obama during award acceptance speech

Phoebe Waller-Bridge graces st wearing a mochrome pantsuit. actor was set to face tough competition as a talented group of entertainers was minated in same category along with Phoebe. actor-writer believed that her biggest thank you belongs to ex-President Barack Obama who put Fleabag on his list of best shows/movies from 2019. 

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Phoebe joked about how happy she is to be on Obama's list, as he has always been on hers. She n went on to pay tribute to Andrew Scott, who did t win a Golden Globes award this time around. She n remarked on wonderful work of cinematographer Tony Miller, who according to her 'little scrap of a show' look amazing on big screen. 

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Phoebe was later also asked about Obama during press meet-up after ceremony wrapped up. She expressed that Brack Obama is one of most impressive people in world to her and having his stamp of approval was exciting for her.  To conclude, she added that show's wild success was t anticipated by her and she is grateful to be a part of Fleabag.

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14:27 IST, January 6th 2020