Hannah Waddingham breaks silence on rumored 'rift' between her and “Ted Lasso” costar Jason Sudeikis

Emlyn TravisWed, June 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM UTC

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Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in 'Ted Lasso'
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Hannah Waddingham is speaking out about rumors of a "rift" between her and Jason Sudeikis.

The Ted Lasso actress called the rumors "ridiculous, clickbait buuuuuulllls---!”

She added, “Is it a quiet news day or something?! Get a life!!!”

Hannah Waddingham is setting the record straight on those rumors of an alleged “rift” between her and Jason Sudeikis.

The actress shut down speculation that she and the Ted Lassoco-creator were anything but pals in a since-expired Instagram Story posted on Tuesday.

“For the first time ever I am finding it necessary to silence the utter bollocks being written about a ‘rift’ between me and my beloved, long-standing friend and acting partner Jason Sudeikis,” Waddingham wrote, per Entertainment Tonight. “Ridiculous, clickbait buuuuuulllls---!”

Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in 'Ted Lasso'
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She added, “Is it a quiet news day or something?! Get a life!!!”

The Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning star also took the opportunity to plug the next installment of the beloved Apple TV series, which will debut on Aug. 5.

“Ps. Season 4 Ted Lasso on @appleTV is gonna be a dooooozyyyy, as our mustachioed companion would say,” she concluded. “See you all up Nelson Road! Long live AFC Richmond!”

Waddingham made headlines last week when she revealed in a Variety interview that she had an “ongoing love-hate relationship” with Sudeikis because of his frequent Ted Lasso rewrites.

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“There’s always going to be a bit of give and take within a scene, because of the nature of how Sudeikis works,” Waddingham told the outlet. “He hears it in the room, and then we tweak. 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.”

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Created by Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Bill Lawrence, and Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso follows its titular college football coach as he moves across the pond to lead fictional Premier League team AFC Richmond. While he is initially hired by Waddingham’s character, Rebecca Welton, as a way to sink the soccer team, Richmond only grows stronger under his leadership.

Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham at an Emmy Awards post-ceremony reception in 2024
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Ted and Rebecca have formed a strong bond along the way, with Waddingham praising the show’s decision to keep their relationship platonic.

“I love that we buck against the norm,” she said. “They are undoubtedly soulmates, but that can mean a myriad of things.”

Ted Lasso season 4 hits the pitch on Aug. 5.

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