{"id":4228,"date":"2026-06-01T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hannah-waddingham-hints-at-on-set-tension-with-ted-lasso-co-star-jason-sudeikis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:00:48","slug":"hannah-waddingham-hints-at-on-set-tension-with-ted-lasso-co-star-jason-sudeikis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hannah-waddingham-hints-at-on-set-tension-with-ted-lasso-co-star-jason-sudeikis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hannah Waddingham hints at on-set tension with &#8216;Ted Lasso&#8217; co-star Jason Sudeikis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fhannah-waddingham-talks-ted-lasso-tension-sudeikis.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hannah Waddingham has a \u201clove-hate relationship\u201d with her \u201cTed Lasso\u201d co-star Jason Sudeikis.<\/p>\n<p>The actress hinted at on-set tension while discussing \u201cthe nature of how Sudeikis works\u201d during a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/features\/hannah-waddingham-wicked-rumors-ted-lasso-return-1236757634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety interview<\/a>, published Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always going to be a bit of give-and-take within a scene,\u201d she explained of the Emmy winner\u2019s on-the-fly script rewrites.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hannah Waddingham shed light on her on-set dynamic with \u201cTed Lasso\u201d co-star Jason Sudeikis over the weekend. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress told Variety they have a \u201clove-hate relationship.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Variety<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe hears it in the room, and then we tweak,\u201d the \u201cSex Education\u201d alum, 51, noted. \u201cWith 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<\/p>\n<p>When Waddingham insisted the series\u2019 cast members are close and it\u2019s \u201codd\u201d if they don\u2019t chat weekly, she name-dropped co-star Brett Goldstein.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The singer (pictured above on May 10) addressed Sudeikis\u2019 frequent \u201ctweak[s]\u201d to the script. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThere\u2019s always going to be a bit of give-and-take within a scene,\u201d she said. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actor is infamous for his \u201cTed Lasso\u201d rewrites, with the show\u2019s third season delayed for months due to his changes.<\/p>\n<p>Season 4, however, is set to come out on time in August.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Waddingham addressed her and Sudeikis\u2019 characters\u2019 complicated bond and how it \u201cbuck[s] against the norm.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Waddingham told the outlet she has to \u201croll with the punches.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Variety<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Waddingham (pictured above with Juno Temple) also gushed about the cast members\u2019 close bond, saying it\u2019s \u201codd\u201d if they don\u2019t talk every week. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She and Sudeikis, respectively, have played Rebecca Welton and Ted Lasso since the show started in 2020 \u2014 and while their connection is platonic, some fans hope for more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are undoubtedly soulmates, but that can mean a myriad of things,\u201d the singer told the outlet, adding that she \u201clove[s] all the relationships in\u201d the project.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s second and third seasons premiered in 2021 and 2023 \u2014 with Apple TV renewing \u201cTed Lasso\u201d for a fourth in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Emmy winner (pictured above with Jeremy Swift) also spoke to fans shipping her and Sudeikis\u2019 characters. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThey are undoubtedly soulmates, but that can mean a myriad of things,\u201d Waddingham (pictured above with Sam Richardson) said. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Waddingham promised fans a \u201cwhole different deal\u201d in February as Season 4 documents Lasso coaching a women\u2019s team for AFC Richmond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait for everyone to see what they\u2019ve come up with,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/ted-lasso-season-4-august-release-date-hannah-waddingham-1236734653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gushed to Deadline<\/a> at the time \u2014 clarifying that she would act as Welton until she\u2019s 80 and \u201cwalking on a Zimmer frame\u201d if allowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love it,\u201d she continued. \u201cI love Rebecca Welton, my character, and the writing is so magnificent. Jason Sudeikis and the writers\u2019 room, it\u2019s like a finely tuned machine. And the life lessons that you realize that they\u2019re just tipping in here and there, it\u2019s brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/01\/entertainment\/hannah-waddingham-hints-at-on-set-tension-with-ted-lasso-co-star-jason-sudeikis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah Waddingham has a \u201clove-hate relationship\u201d with her \u201cTed Lasso\u201d co-star Jason Sudeikis. 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