'Killing Eve' star Fiona Shaw thanks wife at BAFTAs

"Thanks to my astonishing wife".

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw wins best supporting actress with Killing Eve. Source: WireImage

Actress Fiona Shaw has won the Best Supporting Actress BAFTA for her role in Killing Eve.

Taking to the stage to accept her award, Shaw thanked the show's writer and creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

"Since I began to play Carolyn in Killing Eve, which has been probably the greatest pleasure of my life, people have begun to think that I’m a spy," Shaw said.

Then, in a touching moment, she thanked her wife.

"Thanks to my astonishing wife, Sonali Deraniyagala, whose life inspires many more than me," she added.
The BBC series won big on the night, with Best Actress going to Jodie Comer for her performance as Villanelle.

"I would love to dedicate this to my Nana Frances," Comer said.

"[She] sadly passed away the first week of filming so she never got to see Villanelle, but she was the life and soul of everything. When she was here, she’d say to me: 'You get it off me, you know!'"

The show's second season came out earlier this year.

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