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\n\tMost actors dread a bad review, but Hannah Waddingham credits the critics for catapulting her to the next phase of her career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt was 2000, and Waddingham had recently wrapped a musical about artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. The show closed early after a panning in the press, but Waddingham\u2019s turn as Toulouse-Lautrec\u2019s lover, Suzanne Valadon, was singled out for praise. As one British newspaper put it: \u201cShe deserves to be in a better musical.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHer standout performance led theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber to handpick the 26-year-old for a project he was writing with Ben Elton called \u201cThe Beautiful Game.\u201d \u201cHe said anyone that can have rave reviews in something that receives such bad reviews is the kind of person I want to work with,\u201d Waddingham recalls.<\/p>\n

\n\tArriving at Lloyd Webber\u2019s opulent Central London home for a preproduction meeting, Waddingham found the man behind some of theater\u2019s greatest hits sitting at a piano. \u201cHe was tinkling around and saying, \u2018Well, I\u2019ve had Elaine in this key\u2019 \u2014 you know, Elaine Page \u2014 \u2018I\u2019ve had Glenn in this key\u2019\u201d \u2014 that is, Glenn Close \u2014 \u201c\u2018and I thought we might sit you here,\u2019\u201d she says, miming fingers on a keyboard.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf \u201cThe Beautiful Game,\u201d which tells the story of a Belfast soccer team against the backdrop of the conflict in Northern Ireland, marked Waddingham\u2019s breakout theater role, it would take a further two decades before another soccer-themed show brought her to global attention, when she landed the part of AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton in Apple TV\u2019s hit series \u201cTed Lasso.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWaddingham always knew she\u2019d be a performer. \u201cWhether it be acting, song, dance,\u201d she says. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t have imagined doing anything else.\u201d After leaving school, she enrolled at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts but dropped out after two years to join \u201cJoey and Gina\u2019s Wedding,\u201d an improv dinner show in the basement of London\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Royal restaurant, where the audience played the wedding guests as the nuptials descended into chaos.<\/p>\n

\n\tSo convincing were the actors that, despite having bought tickets, some of the attendees were persuaded they\u2019d crashed a real wedding, even apologizing for not bringing a gift. Inevitably, given the show\u2019s spontaneity, things occasionally went wrong. Flowers were accidentally set on fire. An audience member who fled to the bathroom to vomit was swiftly set upon by an actor trying to incorporate them into a scene. \u201cIt was absolute carnage but great fun,\u201d Waddingham recalls. It \u201cjust shoved you headlong into improvisation,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\n\tCoincidentally, the Caf\u00e9 Royal is where we meet on a May afternoon, the venue long since transformed into a tony hotel. Waddingham \u2014 barefoot, having kicked off a pair of black stilettos \u2014 is semi-reclined on a sofa in the wood-paneled Tudor Suite, just a few floors up from where she began her career. \u201cHow lovely and full circle is this,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Waddingham is indelibly associated with musicals (even her turn on \u201cSaturday Night Live U.K.\u201d earlier this month saw her singing in most of the sketches), it\u2019s been a number of years since she appeared in one, aside from a small role as a factory worker in Tom Hooper\u2019s 2012 adaptation of \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIs it true she tested for the role of Madame Morrible in the film adaptation of \u201cWicked\u201d? \u201cNo, I didn\u2019t! This is the funniest thing,\u201d she responds. \u201cWe can put this to bed once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWaddingham reveals that although she talked to Cynthia Erivo about the role (they\u2019ve been friends since appearing together in a West End presentation of \u201cHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying\u201d in 2015), they soon discovered Michelle Yeoh already nabbed the part. \u201cI was like, \u2018I think it\u2019s gone.\u2019 She was like, \u2018Dude, I think it\u2019s gone as well.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI would have loved to have been seen for that\u201d\u2014 Waddingham draws out the word \u201cloved\u201d \u2014 \u201cbut it was a fait accompli, as they say.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe deficit of musical films on her CV is not for lack of trying. \u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s always eluded me. Whenever I see them, I think, \u2018Oh, come on!\u2019 I mean, I would absolutely love to,\u201d she says. Is there a particular one she\u2019s holding out for? \u201cThere is, but I\u2019m keeping it under my hat because I want to do it. Goddamn it!\u201d she erupts.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the meantime, of course, there\u2019s the small matter of \u201cTed Lasso.\u201d Season 3, which came out three years ago, handed Rebecca something of a decisive (and happy) ending \u2014 a new purpose with the women\u2019s team and love on the horizon \u2014 but Waddingham says she suspected the show would return. \u201cBecause that\u2019s too much of a cliffhanger to be had,\u201d she says. \u201cBut I\u2019m so glad it has.\u201d The idea of never playing Rebecca again felt \u201clike losing a pal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSeason 3 was delayed due to production issues, including, reportedly, co-creator Jason Sudeikis\u2019 endless rewrites. Did Season 4 run more smoothly? \u201cThere\u2019s always going to be a bit of give-and-take within a scene, because of the nature of how Sudeikis works,\u201d she says. \u201cHe hears it in the room, and then we tweak. With that boy, you\u2019ve got to roll with the punches. He and I have an ongoing love-hate relationship that he changes it last minute.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTed Lasso\u201d was the most-watched streaming original of 2023, per Nielsen, racking up an eye-popping 283 million viewing hours. Why does she think the show is so popular? \u201cI love the positivity in it,\u201d Waddingham says. \u201cI am blessed that I am in this AFC Richmond family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe affection among the cast appears genuine: Waddingham says they keep in touch so regularly it would be \u201codd\u201d if she didn\u2019t hear from at least one of them in a week. \u201cI was chatting to Brett Goldstein yesterday,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tGoldstein says he was a fan of Waddingham\u2019s before they\u2019d started working together. \u201cI\u2019d seen her in a number of musicals before I met her,\u201d he says. \u201cI was so excited to work with her that I probably came across as a stalker at the first read through. Luckily, I didn\u2019t scare her off. I am a huge Hannah stan.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tWaddingham is less enthused about the idea of Ted (played by Sudeikis) and Rebecca hooking up, despite some of the fan base fantasizing about the prospect. \u201cI love that we buck against the norm,\u201d she says of the duo\u2019s platonic relationship. \u201cAnd they are undoubtedly soulmates, but that can mean a myriad of things.\u201d She can understand why fans are rooting for a romantic union, but sidesteps further questioning, saying firmly: \u201cI love all the relationships in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tUnsurprisingly, \u201cTed Lasso\u201d has dominated Waddingham\u2019s career since it launched in 2020. Outside the show, she has mostly done voice work (for animated films including \u201cLilo & Stitch\u201d and \u201cThe Garfield Movie\u201d), as well as the odd supporting role in big-budget fare such as \u201cThe Fall Guy\u201d and \u201cMission: Impossible \u2014 The Final Reckoning.\u201d This summer she is set to lead a new comic drama, \u201cRide or Die,\u201d a high-octane buddy caper created by Tessa Coates in which Waddingham stars opposite Octavia Spencer.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe eight-episode series, which drops on Prime Video on July 15, sees the two actresses playing BFFs who go on the run together after an assassination goes wrong: Waddingham is Judith, a mercenary masquerading as an accountant, while Spencer is a spurned politician\u2019s wife. Waddingham says she did almost 80% of her own stunts \u201cand nearly killed myself\u201d in the process. \u201cI thought it was a good idea at the time,\u201d she laughs.<\/p>\n

\n\tDid she call her \u201cMission Impossible\u201d colleague Tom Cruise for advice? \u201cI didn\u2019t, but, God, he makes it look easy, and it\u2019s absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRide or Die\u201d landed in Waddingham\u2019s lap after Coates and Spencer approached her directly to play Judith. After receiving an email inviting her to a Zoom with the duo, Waddingham \u2014 unaware they planned to offer her a role \u2014 said she racked her brains trying to work out why they wanted to speak to her. \u201cAnd Octavia\u2019s whole face filled the screen and just went, \u2018We want you<\/em> to play Judith, dummy!\u2019\u201d Waddingham recalls, beaming. \u201cIt was lovely. I just couldn\u2019t speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tShe acknowledges she\u2019s at a stage in her career where she no longer always has to audition but is clear she doesn\u2019t take it for granted. \u201cI would never be so arrogant as to \u2014 if a director or producer doesn\u2019t know my work, I would never say, \u2018Well, I\u2019m not meeting.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGiven that luxury, is she picking and choosing her projects carefully? \u201cWell, not only picking and choosing,\u201d she says, explaining that \u201cirritatingly,\u201d on occasion she has to turn down roles\u00a0because her calendar is so packed. \u201cWhich is currently driving me nuts because I form attachments to roles when they feel right very quickly,\u201d she says. \u201cYou do get a bit of a twitch on when you see somebody else do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen I probe whether it\u2019s the return of \u201cTed Lasso\u201d that\u2019s holding her back, she\u2019s quick to correct me, saying: \u201cOh, no, there\u2019s a million things that I\u2019m juggling at the same time.\u201d (Waddingham is also a single parent to an 11-year-old daughter.)<\/p>\n

\n\tCoiled on the sofa, Waddingham appears relaxed, but is adept at batting away questions that have the potential to elicit a controversial answer. For example, when I ask how she handles compensation in the age of streaming buyouts, especially on a show as popular as \u201cTed Lasso,\u201d she replies, \u201cI think it\u2019s a personal thing, and it has to be on a case by case, you know?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tOne area where she doesn\u2019t hold back is artificial intelligence. \u201cNo actor should allow that to happen,\u201d she says of jobs that include manipulating performances with AI. \u201cEnd of story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWaddingham says she guards her privacy fiercely, to the extent she\u2019s reluctant to name her favorite farmer\u2019s market in London lest it lose its anonymity \u2014 and by extension hers. \u201cWhether people think I am or not, I am a very private person, and you have to keep something for you,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe would prefer the focus to be on her work, but isn\u2019t it increasingly difficult in a world where public figures, no matter how unqualified, are expected to opine on everything from wellness to global politics?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI just feel like everyone hangs on the words of our community too much,\u201d she says, ready to wrap up. \u201cI try to leave good content on camera. I love playing the parts I play. I\u2019m looking forward to what comes next, and that\u2019s that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nCharity Spotlight: Make-a-Wish U.K.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tHannah Waddingham\u2019s 11-year-old daughter is always front of mind. \u201cShe is my reason. She is my moral compass. Everything I do, everywhere I go, I wonder what she will think of it,\u201d Waddingham says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe actress is candid about the fact that she swapped stage for screen partly due to the incompatibility of treading the boards and reading bedtime stories. Today, she\u2019s rushing
off to pick up her \u201clittle boss\u201d from school.<\/p>\n

\n\tWaddingham first came across Make-a-Wish U.K. 15 years ago and was immediately struck by its work. The original wish-granting organization was founded in the U.S. in 1980. Its U.K. counterpart launched six years later, and today there are affiliates in almost 50 countries around the world, all dedicated to making dreams come true for the most critically ill children, whether that\u2019s arranging for them to star in their own film, feed a tiger, meet their favorite celebrity or visit Disneyland.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIf I can raise any money to help the parents of children that are so deeply [unwell], then I\u2019m here for it all day long,\u201d Waddingham says.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tLocation: Hotel Cafe Royal; Production: Joel Gilgallon\/Joon; Styling: Thomas Liam Davis\/Carol Hayes Management; Styling assistant: Alice Liberty; Makeup: Sophie Roberts; Hair: Elle Clancy; Dress: Rixo; Jewelry: Boodles; Shoes: Aquazzura\t<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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