Hannah Waddingham Sums Up What She Misses Most About Her Ted Lasso Character In 1 Word

The British star spoke candidly with reporters as she walked the red carpet at this year's Golden Globes.
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Hannah Waddingham pictured on the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globes
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Hannah Waddingham has made it clear she’s still very much missing her Ted Lasso character, Rebecca Welton.

Last year, the Emmy-winning star appeared in her third season of Ted Lasso, in what is widely believed to have been the Apple TV+ sitcom’s final outing.

Since then, Hannah has made no secret of her hope for Ted Lasso to keep going, which she spoke about again as she made her way into the Golden Globes on Sunday night.

Asked what she misses most about playing Rebecca, Hannah told Deadline: “Everything. Every inch of her. Every thought. All of it. I can’t stress that enough.”

She continued: “I always say that I haven’t lost anyone that was in the show, but unless I’m playing her, she doesn’t exist.  And that’s difficult. And I’ve never felt that about any character.”

“It’s so weird, though, when you miss something that’s fictional,” Hannah added.

Last year, Hannah admitted that the “hardest thing” about the thought of Ted Lasso ending for good was the idea that she’d “lost a pal” in Rebecca.

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Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in Ted Lasso
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“The thing I’m going to miss more than anything is… Rebecca Welton doesn’t exist unless I’m playing her,” she explained at the time. “And that’s the hardest thing I’m dealing with at the moment.”

At this year’s Golden Globes, Hannah was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in Ted Lasso.

Check out all the photos you need to see from the 2024 Golden Globes red carpet in the gallery below…

Golden Globes 2024: All The Red Carpet Photos You Need To See
Margot Robbie(01 of68)
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Nominated: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (credit:Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
Rosamund Pike(02 of68)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Performance In A Motion Picture (credit:MICHAEL TRAN via Getty Images)
Helen Mirren(03 of68)
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Nominated: Best Performance In A Television Series – Drama (credit:Monica Schipper/GA via Getty Images)
Quinta Brunson(04 of68)
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Nominated: Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Hannah Waddingham(05 of68)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Performance (credit:Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
Barry Keoghan(06 of68)
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Nominated: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Da'Vine Joy Randolph(07 of68)
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Meryl Streep(08 of68)
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Andrew Scott(09 of68)
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Jonathan Bailey(10 of68)
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Greta Lee(11 of68)
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Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama (credit:MICHAEL TRAN via Getty Images)
Florence Pugh(12 of68)
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Angela Bassett(13 of68)
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Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach(14 of68)
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Bella Ramsey(15 of68)
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Nominated: Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama (credit:Gilbert Flores/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
Danielle Brooks(16 of68)
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Billie Eilish(17 of68)
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Dua Lipa(18 of68)
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Bradley Cooper and his mum Gloria Campano(19 of68)
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Selena Gomez(20 of68)
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Taylor Swift(21 of68)
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Charles Melton(22 of68)
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Jennifer Lawrence(23 of68)
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Ayo Edebiri(24 of68)
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Jennifer Aniston(25 of68)
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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski(26 of68)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture (Emily Blunt) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Elizabeth Debicki(27 of68)
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Best Supporting Performance (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Gillian Anderson(28 of68)
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Colman Domingo(29 of68)
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Best Performance In A Motion Picture – Drama (credit:John Salangsang/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
Tyler James Williams(30 of68)
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Khalid Abdalla(31 of68)
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Keri Russell(32 of68)
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Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Natasha Lyonne(33 of68)
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Brie Larson(34 of68)
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Rachel Brosnahan(35 of68)
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America Ferrera(36 of68)
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Oprah Winfrey(37 of68)
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Natalie Portman(38 of68)
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Sandra Hüller(39 of68)
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Julianne Moore(40 of68)
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Julia Garner(41 of68)
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Celine Song(42 of68)
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Ariana Greenblatt(43 of68)
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Cailee Spaeny(44 of68)
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Nominated: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama (credit:Gilbert Flores/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
Billy Crudup and Naomi Watts(45 of68)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Performance (Billy Crudup) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Karen Gillan(46 of68)
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Gary Oldman(47 of68)
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Dylan Mulvaney(48 of68)
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Reese Witherspoon and her son Deacon Phillippe(49 of68)
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Hailee Steinfeld(50 of68)
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Elizabeth Olsen(51 of68)
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Nominated: Best Performance in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (credit:MICHAEL TRAN via Getty Images)
Amanda Seyfried(52 of68)
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Kristen Wiig(53 of68)
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Carey Mulligan(54 of68)
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Elle Fanning(55 of68)
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Heidi Klum(56 of68)
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Hari Nef(57 of68)
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Alison Williams(58 of68)
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Elizabeth Banks(59 of68)
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Jodie Foster(60 of68)
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Kate Beckinsale(61 of68)
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Will Ferrell(62 of68)
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Jo Koy(63 of68)
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Skai Jackson(64 of68)
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Chris Perfetti(65 of68)
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Mario Lopez(66 of68)
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Julia Schlaepfer(67 of68)
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Christian Louboutin(68 of68)
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