Phoebe Waller-Bridge has announced that she will auction the Ralph & Russo suit she wore to the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday to raise money for fire relief in Australia.
The 34-year-old Fleabag star, who beat fellow nominees Christina Applegate, Rachel Brosnahan, Kirsten Dunst and Natasha Lyonne to win the award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Television Series, is reported to have made the announcement backstage.
“Backstage: Phoebe Waller-Bridge says she is auctioning off her Ralph & Russo #GoldenGlobes suit to raise money for the Australia wildfires,” reporter Andrea Mandell tweeted, adding that Waller-Bridge said: "The money that is raised will go towards relief in Australia."
The suit, constructed from a black Chantilly lace tailleur and featuring a silk duchess tuxedo lapel and a geometric black and gold ribbon appliqué finished with hand embellishment, was first seen on the runway at the British Couture House's Autumn-Winter 2019/20 couture collection.
Waller-Bridge, who styled the trouser suit with black pumps and simple black stud earrings told reporters backstage that the suit was “the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever worn.”
The British producer, writer and actress was not the only celebrity to reference the Australia fires at the ceremony. Russell Crowe’s acceptance speech for the Best Actor in a Limited Series prize for The Loudest Voice was read by Jennifer Aniston, as Crowe was not at the ceremony as he was “at home in Australia, protecting his family from the devastating bushfires.”
He had sent a message though, saying: “Make no mistake, the tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate change-based. We need to act based on science, move our global workforce to renewable energy and respect our planet for the unique and amazing place it is.
“That way, we all have a future. Thank you.”
Fellow Aussies Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman also took the opportunity to publicly thank firefighters and volunteers for their incredible efforts in their homeland.
The fires in Australia have killed a total of 24 people so far, wiped out hundreds of millions of animals, released hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon emissions into the atmosphere and have so far destroyed more than 1,300 houses in the state of New South Wales alone.
