Hannah Waddingham made sure all eyes were on her as she made a very glamorous appearance at Good Morning America’s studios on Tuesday.
The Ted Lasso star, 49, put on a dazzling display in a vibrant green suit adorned with green flowers and shimmering gold detailing.
She swept a Michael Kors forest green wool blend coat with a faux-fur trim over her shoulders and grinned for the cameras as she got out of her car.
The actress gave herself a few extra inches in a pair of black stiletto heels to complete her elegant ensemble.
Hannah appeared on the US chat show to speak about her Home For Christmas Apple TV+ special, but she also discussed her hit role on Ted Lasso.
Hannah Waddingham made sure all eyes were on her as she made a very glamorous appearance at Good Morning America’s studios on Tuesday
Hannah, who portrayed Rebecca Welton in the comedy series, admitted the cast are ‘mourning’ the show after season three wrapped things up for the characters.
She said of the prospects of the show returning: ‘I don’t know, I would love there to be a world in which we can dip in and out and see them over time… but I don’t know.
‘If you guys are mourning Ted Lasso, trust me the cast are mourning it more.’
Hannah also involved her Ted Lasso co-stars in her Home For Christmas TV special, and revealed why it was important for her to do so.
‘They all had to be in it really because [Ted Lasso has] so much been the springboard for me,’ she confessed.
Hannah – who has a daughter Kitty, nine, from a previous relationship – also spoke of the importance of the venue as the London Coliseum was where her opera singer mother Melodie Kelly used to perform.
‘It was insane because the main part of the special, the heart of it like 20 minutes in, I tell people why we’re there in that building,’ she said.
The Ted Lasso star, 49, put on a dazzling display in a vibrant green suit adorned with green flowers and shimmering gold detailing
Hannah appeared on the US chat show to speak about her Home For Christmas Apple TV+ special, but she also discussed her hit role on Ted Lasso
‘It’s because I was there from the age of eight with my opera singer mum, she was there for 30 years, and I used to sit in the little box. And then my daughter is there, same age, eight, watching me doing it.
‘It was the weirdest serendipity, Apple were just insane, they were like “let’s do it where you want to do it”. That was a real pinch-me moment.’
Her latest chat show appearance came after she featured on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday.
As she spoke to host Seth, 49, she revealed that her daughter Kitty requested Leslie Odom Jr. as a guest on the show and they were able to make it happen.
On Late Night With Seth Meyers she said of her daughter’s request: ‘Yeah. I mean, when I said to her, I wanted to give her the opportunity to choose one of my guests for my special.
‘I mean, that could have gone horribly wrong I could have had, you know, like a purple alligator or something turn up in a costume and she literally, before I even finished my sentence, just went ‘Leslie Odom Jr., mommy!’
‘So, I was just like – I don’t think we’ll be able to get him because he’s probably busy doing a show but the call went out.
Hannah, who portrayed Rebecca Welton in the comedy series, admitted the cast are ‘mourning’ the show after season three wrapped things up for the characters
Her latest chat show appearance came after she put on an equally glamorous display while featuring on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday
‘And, you know, of all my guests, I have to say, I think his and my voices really meld together. He’s dreamy.’
Seth then asked her: ‘Now do you attribute this to your daughter just having a very good ear and saying I think Leslie Odom Jr. Would be a good fit?’
She responded: ‘Yeah. Because you have to – you have to think of kind of the shape of the show and the vocal quality of different people with you you know, Luke Evans that I sing with, I’ve known him for 20 years in theater.
‘Sam Ryder, a great talent from the UK, from Eurovision and so, I wanted somebody that I knew was both Broadway feeding into, you know the stuff that I’ve done here but also, you know, with his own stuff out there.
‘And honestly, for Apple to have given me the luxury of going, ‘I would like this person, this person, this person and I want it to be a the London colosseum’ was just a dream!’
The special was recorded live in front of an audience, and fans will be able to join Hannah in celebrating her favourite time of year as she performs festive classics accompanied by a spectacular big band.
As she spoke to host Seth, 49, she revealed that her daughter Kitty, 8, requested Leslie Odom Jr. as a guest on her Christmas special and they were able to make it happen (seen with Kitty)
The Emmy-winning star rang in the holidays and welcomed special guests including Leslie (seen) for the musical extravaganza which landed on the streaming platform on November 22
On Late Night With Seth Meyers she said of her daughter’s request: ‘Yeah. I mean, when I said to her, I wanted to give her the opportunity to choose one of my guests for my special’
The special was recorded live in front of an audience, and fans will be able to join Hannah in celebrating her favourite time of year
While Hannah recently wrapped a three-season run as Rebecca Welton, she has previously indicated that she was excited about the prospect of a spinoff focused on a Richmond women’s club, which Keeley pitched Rebecca in Ted Lasso’s finale.
She was also the Lady of the Lake during the original runs of Spamalot in the West End and Broadway.
The glitzy singer starred in U.K. productions of A Little Night Music, Into the Woods, The Wizard of Oz, and Kiss Me, Kate.
On the big screen, Waddingham appeared as a factory worker in Les Misérables and as Mother Witch in Hocus Pocus 2.
She has also been seen in episodes of Game of Thrones, Sex Education, My Family, and Benidorm.
