Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham has epically dragged a photographer on the Olivier Awards 2024 after he shouted a lewd request at her.
Waddingham, who has a robust queer following due to her excellent performances in West Finish reveals corresponding to Spamalot, A Little Evening Music and Kiss Me, Kate, has as soon as once more proved she’s a queer icon.
The actor hosted the 2024 Olivier Awards with London Theatre on Saturday (13 April) evening, forward of which she walked the steps of the Royal Albert Corridor the place the occasion was held.
Wearing a surprising lilac, one-shoulder, beaded floor-length robe, she stopped for images.
A video posted by a fan account on X/Twitter confirmed Waddingham being requested by a member of the paparazzi to point out some leg.
“Oh my God, you’d by no means say that to a person,” Waddingham responded whereas waving her finger in disapproval.
“Don’t be a dick in any other case I’ll transfer off. Don’t say ‘present me leg.’ No,” she stated earlier than epically strolling away.
The second, which has been posted by the fan account which options the bio “I lastly surrendered myself to the facility and charms of Hannah Waddingham”, has been watched greater than 467,000 instances.
“This girl is a job mannequin. All the time, all the time name pr**ks out on their bulls**t,” the fan captioned the video.
They linked the video to a earlier submit wherein they wrote: “I not solely noticed Hannah Waddingham however I noticed Hannah Waddingham being pissed at an a**gap misogynistic p***ok photographer and calling him off on it and I by no means yelled MOTHER so loud.”
The fan added that the incident ruined their likelihood to satisfy Waddingham, who was strolling their means earlier than altering course after being rudely demanded to point out some leg.
In 2023, Waddingham spoke to Angle journal about why being an ally to the LGBTQ+ group is “the whole lot” to her.
“It wouldn’t cross my thoughts to not raise the LGBTQ+ group up,” she stated. Thanks, mom.