![]() ![]() Waddingham and Temple hold their own as the odd women out among a lot of men - which, they admit, is easy given that the men in front of and behind of the camera (including their co-stars Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, two of the show’s co-creators, as well as writer-actor Brett Goldstein) are what Waddingham called “staunch feminists.” “It didn’t feel male-dominated - I’ve noticed it since people have been asking us about it,” Temple admitted. ![]() “And thank God,” Waddingham added, “otherwise, this would have been a difficult job.” “I thought, ‘Who is this tiny, perfect unicorn in front of me?’” Waddingham recalled of her first glimpse of her co-star. Waddingham agreed that having their characters compete with one another would have been a struggle, as she and Temple had an immediate connection upon their first meeting under extremely unglamorous fluorescent lighting in the women’s restroom just ahead of their first read-through together. “It’s something that happened offscreen as well - supporting one another through moments of personal brilliance and personal tragedy.” “To get to play two very different, but extremely brilliant, fragile, beautiful, sometimes broken, sometimes pieced-back-together women that are true friends and aren’t competitive with one another and actually just want to support each other through whatever shit gets thrown at them is really a pleasure,” Temple said. In fact, that Rebecca and Keeley are not pit against each other throughout Ted Lasso - as female characters often are in such a male-dominated show - remains quite revolutionary for the pair of actresses. 'This Is Us' Boss Looks Ahead to Series Finale: "I Hope Everything Will Have Been Answered" But just like their onscreen counterparts - Waddingham’s Rebecca Welton is the confident and commanding owner of the Richmond football club, while Temple’s Keeley Jones serves as Rebecca’s new protegée - the actresses dismissed any hint of competition between them despite both being nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series. ![]() In attendance were two of the show’s stars, Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple, who also each earned their first Emmy nominations last Tuesday amid a busy week of press to promote the upcoming season. The THR Presents event - co-sponsored by Heineken - treated members of the Television Academy and the Screen Actors Guild with a cocktail reception and two episodes of the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series, which returns for its sophomore season on July 23. The Hollywood Reporter hosted a special sneak peek of Ted Lasso‘s second season on Saturday at the Ross House in the Mount Olympus neighborhood in Los Angeles. ![]()
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