OHMYGOSSIP — Hannah Waddingham has joined the cast of ITV drama ‘Tom Jones’.
The ‘Ted Lasso’ actress will join forces with lead stars Solly McLeod and Sophie Wilde in the TV adaptation, playing vengeful Lady Bellaston.
Solly has previously been announced as the titular character, alongside Sophie, who will portray heroine Sophia, and former ‘Doctor Who’ star Pearl Mackie will play Sophia’s trusted maid, Honour.
The series is being adapted from Henry Fielding’s classic novel ‘The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling’.
Other stars in the programme include former ‘Vicar of Dibley’ actor James Fleet as Squire Allworthy, Tom’s warm-hearted adoptive father; Alun Armstrong as Squire Western, Sophia’s hard drinking, but loving grandfather; Shirley Henderson as Sophia’s Aunt Western, and Susannah Fielding as Mrs. Waters.
What’s more, former ‘Coronation Street’ star Lucy Fallon will play Molly, the daughter of poacher-turned-gamekeeper Black George (Dean Lennox Kelly), and Hannah’s former ‘Benidorm’ co-star Janine Duvitski will play Mrs. Wilkins.
Hannah, 47, plays football club owner Rebecca Welton in Apple TV+ series ‘Ted Lasso’, and earlier this year she scooped the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series prize at the Primetime Emmy Awards for her role.
The actress thanked her co-star Jason Sudeikis – who plays the titular football manager – in her acceptance speech.
She said: “Argh, Jesus Christ on a bike. Sorry. Oh my God.
“Jason, you’ve changed my life with this and more importantly my baby girl. I’m so privileged to work with you, I really am.
“Apple TV, Bill Laurence, the writers’ room, the thing that’s charming about you, all of you, you don’t realise how wonderful you are.
“I just don’t think people realise what you bring to the room when you’re all quiet together and I’m so grateful to even be in your gaggle.
“Juno Temple, I swear to God if I could break off your arms and give it to you I would, because that’s what you are to me. There’s no Rebecca without Keeley and if you ever leave my life I’m going to stalk you.”

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