What has it been like working on this comedy series compared to some of your more dramatic work?ĪD: I think for me at first, I was thinking, I’m very used to being very serious off-screen certainly. (Laughs) You’ve done so many different types of shows, but I don’t know if you’ve ever done anything quite like Ted Lasso. When she’s having a particularly shitty moment, when she’s like, “Gimme the box, gimme the box” Sniff!ĪD: I’m going to be looking for that now, too. HW: I hope you rewatch it and go, “Damn, she’s good.” (Laughs) I added in the sniffing thing, like a panic sniff. (Laughs) So many people have said, “Those biscuits look so good,” and I go, “Do they?”ĪD: This has damaged the mystique for me now! I’m going to look at them differently. Hannah Waddingham: Oh my god, Megan, you have no idea how bland they are. While Rebecca has some work to do to get back to her sense of self on the series, I’d like to think that when she does get there, she’ll be something like Hannah.Īwards Daily: First off, what do those biscuits taste like that make them so damn good?
Waddingham is an utterly delight to speak with, brimming with spirit and love for her character and this show. The show also plays to the strengths of its actress, Waddingham, by allowing her to bend and break, from comedy to drama, even getting to show off her musical theatre voice in a key scene, something she was reluctantly talked into (thank god!). Thankfully, the AppleTV+ series plays to its strengths by going beyond the biscuit chats Rebecca has with Ted (Jason Sudeikis) and delving into the heartbreak the character is going through. We’ve seen characters like Rebecca before, one whom audiences don’t really get to know beyond what’s on the surface.
The angry boss who makes everyone’s life miserable, the wrench in the plans. On lesser television shows, a character like Ted Lasso‘s Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) would be a flat one. Awards Daily drops off a biscuit and chats with Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham about playing the heartbroken Rebecca and singing karaoke when you’re a professionally trained singer.
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