Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to reunite with her Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott in His Dark Materials

Her onscreen chemistry with his character the Hot Priest won the praise of countless fans when they appeared together in the acclaimed comedy Fleabag.

And Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 35, is set to be reunited with her co-star Andrew Scott, 43, for a completely different project, as it’s been revealed she’ll be voicing his dæmon in season two of BBC and HBO’s His Dark Materials.

The actress will voice his character Colonel John Parry’s animal companion, in this case a fox, in the show, an announcement that was made on Thursday during the Comic-Con@Home panel.

In sharing the news, Irish actor Andrew said that his dæmon would be voiced by ‘someone who is very close to me in my real life: a young performer and writer called Phoebe Waller-Bridge.’

He added: ‘I’m really thrilled about that because it’s all about companionship and friendship and loyalty, and that’s what I feel about Phoebe in real life.’

The show, which takes place in a multi-world reality, with action moving from one world to another, features as host of stars in both voice and physical form, including Ruth Wilson, Helen McCrory, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

An eight-episode second season of the show was ordered before it even premiered in November 2019, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the next outing has been reduced by one episode to seven. 

Meanwhile, Phoebe recently spoke about why Andrew’s Hot Priest breaking the fourth wall in Fleabag’s second season.

The actress spoke with BAFTA about the plot twist during their TV session on The Making of Fleabag via Facebook last week, and detailed why Fleabag and The Priest felt ‘witnessed’ during the entirety of the season.

Saying she wanted a love interest for Fleabag who would ‘match her intelligence and perceptiveness’, she explained that she was keen for The Priest to ‘mirror’ her character’s experience with the camera, but with God.

Phoebe detailed: ‘[Fleabag] has a relationship with the camera the whole way through, and it was interesting to have someone who has a similar thing, he’s mirrored [because] he has God.

‘And she’s witnessed by the camera the whole way through, and in the end, the big question for her is whether or not she can let go of the camera – and he’s witnessed by God the whole time, and is always having to check into that the whole time.

‘And in the end he has the same question, so I just felt like it would be a really good way to mirror each other’s journeys.’

When asked if she felt like Fleabag was speaking to someone in particular when she breaks the fourth wall, Phoebe claimed it was more of a symbolic presence in a similar vein to how The Priest would see God.

She added: ‘I feel like it’s that pressure of being watched, and feeling watched, and feeling like if you’re not being witnessed, does what you’re doing count for anything, does it matter?

‘She’s constantly grappling with this need for the audience to validate her. It’s a really fraught… relationship.

‘For me it was more about that, and the same for him [The Priest], constantly questioning – there’s a pressure on him the whole time, asking him if he’s a good person.’

Fleabag’s second season ended with the titular character bidding goodbye to the camera, while The Priest chose to remain with God by keeping his priesthood.  

Phoebe concluded the show with its second outing and has remained firm on that stance, despite fans calling for more, as she felt it was the ‘right decision’.