Hannah Waddingham, 48, is a well-known actress and actress from the United Kingdom. The 5'10'' tall actress is best recognized for her portrayal of Rebecca Welton in the series Ted Lasso.
Waddingham has also appeared seen in several productions on the West End, including The Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch, the revival of Into the Woods in 2010 at Regent's Park, and the production of Spamalot.
Is Hannah Waddingham Married?
No, Hannah Waddingham is not married and does not have a husband. However, she has a boyfriend named Gianluca Cugnetto, a hotelier. The lovebirds have been together for more than a decade.
According to the information provided on Cugnetto's LinkedIn profile, he is a food and drinks expert who specializes in providing "luxury customer service" to guests staying at hotels in exotic locations such as Dubai, Cyprus, and the Maldives.
"Game Of Throne" Star Hannah Waddingham's Daughter
Hannah Waddingham and Gianluca Cugnetto welcomed their first and only child, a daughter, in 2016. Kitty is the name of the couple's daughter.
Their daughter struggles with an autoimmune condition known as Henoch–Schonlein purpura. Kids between the ages of two and six are most likely to be affected by the autoimmune disorder known as HSP.
This syndrome causes enlargement of the small blood vessels throughout the body. In the vast majority of instances, children will make a full recovery, but they can be left with renal difficulties.
In an interview with HuffPost in which Hannah disclosed her pregnancy in 2015, she revealed that she had experienced fertility problems. Waddingham said, "I don't mind saying it, I understand plenty of women go through it, but they kept saying to me that my fertility was just so lower and that it might not happen." It is remarkable how quickly it sneaks up on you. It has left me speechless, and I am pleased about it.
"Hocus Pocus 2" Actress Hannah Waddingham Wiki/Bio
On July 28, 174, Hannah Waddingham was born in Wandsworth, England. Her mother, Melodie Kelly, and both her grandmother and grandfather on her mother's side were opera singers. When Waddingham was eight years old, her mother began performing with the English National Opera, and as a result, she spent her childhood in and around theaters.
Waddingham completed her studies at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and received their diploma. She can sing in a range that reaches four octaves. Her first performance was in a dinner theater production called Joni and Gina's Wedding, an interactive comedy.
Hannah is a theatrical actress who has performed on both the West End in London and Broadway in New York. In the play Space Family Robinson, she played the role of Starbird, and in Lautrec, she played Suzanne Valadon.
Waddingham played the role of the Lady of the Lake in the production of Spamalot, which was staged in London and later transferred to Broadway. Because of her performance in the role, she was nominated for an Olivier Award.
In the production of A Little Night Music that Trevor Nunn revived, Hannah played the role of Desirée Armfeldt and garnered rave accolades for her performance. After that, she was nominated for an Olivier Award once more in 2010 for the role she played in the musical Night Music.
Waddingham was cast in the Witch role during the middle of 2010 in the Open Air Theatre in London's performance of Into the Woods. She was the first person to perform the new Lloyd Webber and Rice song Red Shoes Blues in the West End production of The Wizard of Oz, which opened on March 1, 2011, at the London Palladium.
Hannah performed at the concert premiere of Styles and Drew's Soho Cinders, which took place at the Queens Theatre in London in 2011; however, she was replaced by Jenna Russell for the show's first fully staged production in 2012. Waddingham was one of the Kiss Me, Kate revival's stars at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2012.
In the third season of the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Not Going Out, which aired in 2011, Waddingham made an appearance. She had a part in the movie Les Misérables, released in 2012, and starred in the ITV sitcom Benidorm in 2014.
In seasons 5 and 6 of Game of Thrones, Hannah played the role of Septa Unella, also known as the Shame Nun. Her co-star was Nikolaj Coster and Peter Dinklage. She began shooting the scene nine weeks after giving birth to her daughter and performed all her stunts, including the one in which she is waterboarded.
Waddingham also plays Jackson's overbearing mother, Sophia Marchetti, in an episode of the Netflix series Sex Education. On the series Ted Lasso, which airs on Apple TV+, Waddingham has been playing the role of Rebecca Welton, the owner of AFC Richmond, since 2020.
Hannah also plays the role of Mother Witch in Hocus Pocus 2, the sequel to Disney's first Hocus Pocus film, which is scheduled to be made available on Disney+ on September 30, 2022. She will play the role of Lady Bellaston in the ITV drama miniseries Tom Jones.
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