Hannah Waddingham has a “love-hate relationship” with her “Ted Lasso” co-star Jason Sudeikis.
The actress hinted at on-set tension while discussing “the nature of how Sudeikis works” during a Variety interview, published Saturday.
“There’s always going to be a bit of give-and-take within a scene,” she explained of the Emmy winner’s on-the-fly script rewrites.
“He hears it in the room, and then we tweak,” the “Sex Education” alum, 51, noted. “With that boy, you’ve got to roll with the punches. He and I have an ongoing love-hate relationship that he changes it last minute.”
When Waddingham insisted the series’ cast members are close and it’s “odd” if they don’t chat weekly, she name-dropped co-star Brett Goldstein.
Sudeikis’ rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
The actor is infamous for his “Ted Lasso” rewrites, with the show’s third season delayed for months due to his changes.
Season 4, however, is set to come out on time in August.
Over the weekend, Waddingham addressed her and Sudeikis’ characters’ complicated bond and how it “buck[s] against the norm.”
She and Sudeikis, respectively, have played Rebecca Welton and Ted Lasso since the show started in 2020 — and while their connection is platonic, some fans hope for more.
“They are undoubtedly soulmates, but that can mean a myriad of things,” the singer told the outlet, adding that she “love[s] all the relationships in” the project.
The show’s second and third seasons premiered in 2021 and 2023 — with Apple TV renewing “Ted Lasso” for a fourth in 2025.
Waddingham promised fans a “whole different deal” in February as Season 4 documents Lasso coaching a women’s team for AFC Richmond.
“I can’t wait for everyone to see what they’ve come up with,” she gushed to Deadline at the time — clarifying that she would act as Welton until she’s 80 and “walking on a Zimmer frame” if allowed.
“I love it,” she continued. “I love Rebecca Welton, my character, and the writing is so magnificent. Jason Sudeikis and the writers’ room, it’s like a finely tuned machine. And the life lessons that you realize that they’re just tipping in here and there, it’s brilliant.”
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