‘Ted Lasso’: Hannah Waddingham On Series Finale Rumors & Rebecca Getting Her Happy Ending
31.05.2023 - 21:51
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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 3 finale of Ted Lasso.
Apple’s hit comedy series Ted Lasso wrapped up its third season on Tuesday night and quite possibly the series as we’ve come to know it. But no matter what happens in the future, Hannah Waddingham is proud of all she accomplished as Rebecca Welton and how things ended for her character.
As we revealed in our recap, Ted (Jason Sudeikis) helps AFC Richmond win big against West Ham —mission complete. He moves forward with his plans to return to Kansas to reunite with his son Henry leaving Rebecca and most of the team in tears. But life goes on, as it does, and everything works out as it should.
In the final moments of the episode, Rebecca was departing the airport sad after saying goodbye to Ted when she spots a young girl running outside of the terminal. When the girl trips and falls, Rebecca rushes to help. Just then, a worried dad makes his own dash for the wee lass. The dad is revealed to be a pilot who just so happens to be the stranger whose houseboat Rebecca spent time in while visiting Amsterdam. Boom! She gets her happy ending.
Waddingham spoke to Deadline on Wednesday about her journey as the popular character, why Roy Kent was the only one who could step in for Ted as the team’s manager and whether or not this is a goodbye for good.
DEADLINE: I’m torn between feeling so happy after seeing the finale and also being very, very sad. This felt like a goodbye. How are you feeling?
HANNAH WADDINGHAM: Well, you’ve just hit the nail on the head. I mean, imagine how strange it is for me when Rebecca is my girl. And it’s a very strange feeling to meet someone that is a fictional character that only exists in your own body.
DEADLINE: Can you