Hannah Waddingham is an esteemed English actress that is currently wowing audiences as Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso, but she has a variety of other stellar roles to her name.
Season two of Ted Lasso is on its way, and Hannah is reprising her role as Rebecca, who inherited AFC Richmond from her cheating ex-husband Rupert (Anthony Head).
The Apple TV+ programme has proven to be popular amongst viewers, but this isn’t the first time that Hanna has wowed audiences.
Read on to find out everything you need to know about the actress, such as whether she was in Game Of Thrones and other incredible roles she’s played.
Was Hannah Waddingham in Game of Thrones and who was her character?
Hannah appeared in the fifth and sixth seasons of the smash hit HBO show as she portrayed Unella of the ruling council of the Faith of the Seven, who carried out the bidding of the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce).
One of Unella’s most memorable moments was when she yelled ‘shame’ during Cersei Lannister’s (Lena Headey) walk to the Red Keep, which resulted in a variety of memes at the time.
Unella is later imprisoned by Cersei and tortured by The Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson), who Hannah said her character was meant to be raped by before the storyline was axed.
At the end of the sixth season of the fantasy series, Unella was tortured by Cersei, who doused her in wine.
She was then imprisoned in a room with The Mountain but after the door had closed behind them, the show moved on without revealing what had happened.
‘She was meant to be raped by The Mountain, and I think they’d [bosses] had so many complaints about the rape of Sansa that they chose not to go with it,’ Waddingham claimed.
Instead, Unella was waterboarded by Cersei, which Hannah said was ‘the worst day of my life’.
What else has Hannah Waddingham been in?
Hannah is very much known for her TV work, having had roles in Coupling, Footballers’ Wives, My Family, Benidorm and Partners In Crime. As well as Game Of Thrones, Hannah was also in Kay Mellor’s In The Club, playing Dr Stone.
Audiences may also recognise her from Sex Education, where she plays Sofia Marchetti, the mother of swimming champion Jackson Marchetti (Kedar Williams-Stirling.
The actress has also appeared in a variety of musical productions including Monty Python’s Spamalot, Kiss Me Kate and A Little Night Music – all three saw her nominated for an Olivier award.
How tall is Hannah Waddingham?
Hannah is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and revealed that she was asked to wear heels when she played Tonya Dyke in the TV series Benidorm.
‘I’m 5ft 11in anyway and then they gave me 4in heeled shoes so I felt absolutely enormous,’ she said.
When is the Ted Lasso season 2 release date in the UK?
The new season of Ted Lasso is dropping on Apple TV+ on July 23, followed by a new episode once a week for the remainder of the season.
You can watch Ted Lasso season two for free, as new members can take advantage of the Apple TV Plus 7-day free trial. The streaming service costs £4.99 per month thereafter.
Game Of Thrones is available to stream on Sky and NOW.
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