'Ted Lasso' Star Hannah Waddingham Joins 'Tom Jones' For Masterpiece (2024)

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'Ted Lasso' Star Hannah Waddingham Joins 'Tom Jones' For Masterpiece? ›

Waddington joined PBS Masterpiece's (and ITV Studios') newest miniseries based on Henry Fielding's 1749 work The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Massively abridged (the book is 700+ pages!), the four-part adaptation also shortened its name to just Tom Jones.

Is Hannah Waddingham Married? No, The Fall Guy and Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham is not married. Though she was linked for a decade to Italian businessman Italian Gianluca Cugnetto, Waddingham and Cugnetto never tied the knot and today, she remains single.

Solly McLeod makes his MASTERPIECE debut as Tom Jones.

In Thursday's broadcast, the actor showed off her language skills by reading out the competition's voting rules in fluent French.

As for Waddingham, she is currently single after splitting from businessman Gianluca Cugnetto after a 10-year relationship. Waddingham and Cugnetto have one daughter together, whom Waddingham has been raising as a single mother since 2023.

Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is a British actress, singer and television presenter.

Her look for the evening was made particularly special by another accessory: a clutch bag painted with rainbow colors alongside words that read, "Epic" which she revealed was made by her 9-year-old daughter Kitty whom she shares with her ex Gianluca Cugnetto.

[A] well acted, beautifully costumed and exquisitely designed production. Content collapsed. Tom Jones presents Fielding's sprawling narrative in a modern way that's funny and well-paced. The cast is stellar, but its the chemistry between its leads that will carry the limited series.

“Tom Jones,” beginning a four-episode run Sunday on PBS, comes from Henry Fielding's 1749 comic romp “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.” Written at the very dawn of the English-language novel, it charts the misadventures of the eponymous Tom (Solly McLeod), left as a baby in the bed of the symbolically named ...

There have been many women in Tom Jones' life, but none more cherished than his late wife, Melinda. Sir Tom and Melinda Rose Woodward, known as Linda to loved ones, first met when they were both just eight years old.

Who did Hannah Waddingham Game of Thrones? ›

Hannah Waddingham had one of the most memorable moments in Game Of Thrones when she played the 'shame nun' of Septa Unella, with a catchphrase many remember.

Jane Fonda

Onlookers at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival may have been surprised to hear a speech in French from actress, producer, and director Jane Fonda. But Fonda speaks French very well since she learned French while she was married to French film director Roger Vadim (of And God Created Woman fame) for seven years.

Jodie Foster speaks flawless French (which she learned in a French-speaking school when she was a teenager). She is also fluent in Spanish, and Italian.

Sources say negotiations have been ongoing for the past month or so with central castmembers including Emmy nominees Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca), Goldstein, Juno Temple (Keeley) and Hunt, who all scored raises that take them from the $50,000 to $75,000 range they earned per episode for seasons one and two to the ...

Hannah Waddingham is an English actress who is best known for her role in "Ted Lasso" as Rebecca Welton.

Ted Lasso co-creator Brendan Hunt explains why Ted and Rebecca didn't end up together. For a time during the third installment, it seemed as though the Apple TV+ dramedy might be building towards an exploration of the titular Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) and Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) getting together romantically.

During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, the Summer House alum opened up about her relationship with Des Bishop, a fellow comedian she married in spring 2022. Hannah told the outlet her husband is “really supportive” of her stand-up comedy/podcasting career, which requires her to constantly travel.

In the end, even after looking into both celebrities' family backgrounds and personal lives, there is no evidence that shows Hannah Waddingham and Holly Waddington are related to each other.

Viewers fell in love with Waddingham, 49, as the poised, yet hilarious football club owner Rebecca Welton. But as Waddingham revealed on “The View” in June, she has often been overlooked for roles because of her 5'11” stature.

Sex Education casting director Lauren Evans, who worked with Waddingham on the show, was the one to suggest she play Hubert in Willow. Waddingham's nerdy love for fantasy and enthusiasm made her brief cameo as Hubert a memorable and authentic addition to Willow.