Phoebe Waller-Bridge shares excited hug with her 'muse' Fiona Shaw as the Fleabag co-stars reunite at premiere for their new animated film IF with John Krasinski in London

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fiona Shaw shared a touching reunion on Tuesday night as they joined John Krasinski at the premiere for IF in London. Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fiona Shaw shared a touching reunion on Tuesday night as they joined John Krasinski at the premiere for IF in London The two actresses are long-standing friends, having worked together for many years on massive hit shows - Fleabag and Killing Eve Phoebe, 38, looked thrilled to see her 'muse' on the red carpet, while Fiona, 65, rushed over to hug her friend, with a look of pure delight on her face While Fiona put on a glamorous display in a voluminous bright blue gown, featuring puff sleeves and adorned with a sequinned bow. Phoebe looked sensational in a sophisticated yet daring ensemble, opting for a classic black pinstripe suit However, the Golden Globe winner added a racy element to her look with a sheer polka dot shirt that showed off her black bra underneath While Fiona put on a glamorous display in a voluminous bright blue gown, featuring puff sleeves and adorned with a sequinned bow They posed with John, 44, who wrote, produced, and directed the animated film, while also starring as Bea's dad The actor looked typically handsome in a pair of grey striped trousers and a black jumper layered over a simple white shirt She went on: 'There is more life in Fiona Shaw than there is in a galloping herd of gazelles. Phoebe has previously named Fiona as her 'muse' after she saw Fiona star as the lead role in a production of Medea on Broadway, when Phoebe was 16 years old When writing the second series of her acclaimed show Fleabag, Phoebe created a role for Fiona as her counsellor For Phoebe's other incredibly successful TV show, Killing Eve, which she also wrote and produced, she sought Fiona out to play the leading role of Carolyn Martens, which saw her win a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress Speaking to The Times in 2021, Phoebe gushed: 'I discovered that you must always meet your heroines as long as your heroine is Fiona Shaw' While Fiona has expressed her mutual admiration for Phoebe, telling the Big Issue in 2019 that she would 'fantasise' about being the star's mother 'I don’t know her psyche, but there must be a deep seam of pain and sorrow, because you can’t write as well as she can without it.' Phoebe and Fiona are co-starring together again in IF, which follows a young girl named Bea who has been going through a troubling experience in her life and unexpectedly gains the ability to see children's imaginary friends, nicknamed 'IFs' Bea joins forces with her neighbour Cal, who is played by Ryan Reynolds and has the same ability as her to see the IFs