Fleabag writer and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been named Vice President of Acting for Others, joining Sir Mark Rylance, Sir Patrick Stewart, and Lesley Garrett in representing the theatrical charity.

Waller-Bridge raised over £1m for charities including Acting for Others earlier this year with a livestream of Fleabag, and has also supported freelancers working in theatre, comedy and cabaret as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic through the establishment of the Fleabag Support Fund. She commented 'Acting for Others has been the silver lining around the cloud that has crept over our theatre industry... I’m honoured to be a Vice President of Acting for Others and I promise to continue working with them to support our industry with the determination and the dignity that they afford each and every person they support'.