‘Ted Lasso’s’ Hannah Waddingham to Host Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Vanity Fair Oscar party, which you'll be able to watch below.) As for the nominees and winners, it sure seems that it's going to be Everything Everywhere All at Once's night, but there's also been enough surprises from the BAFTAs and the SAG Awards to know that no one is a lock. One thing we do know is that whether Jamie Lee Curtis, or Ke Huy Quan wins, we're going to get deeply inspiring, emotional speeches that will be all over our Instagram feeds the next day.If the Oscars aren't your thing, then not to worry: There are more than enough premieres this week to look forward to, starting with the return of Ted Lasso, which may or may not be its final season.

“Ted Lasso” Season 3 PremiereVillage Theater, WestwoodApple TV+ transplanted the “Ted Lasso” cast from London to L.A. and had a huge bash in the heart of Westwood to commemorate the Season 3 drop (on March 15).

Tom Cruise‘s Ethan Hunt returns for the first part of the series send-off this July in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” The penultimate film in the franchise sets up the stakes for “Dead Reckoning Part Two” next summer, with the usual IMF crew, and Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Shea Whigham, and Cary Elwes also on board this time.

Jordan Moreau The worlds of “Mission: Impossible” and “Ted Lasso” have unexpectedly collided. Next summer’s “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two” has cast Hannah Waddingham, who plays Rebecca Welton on Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.” Christopher McQuarrie, the writer of the two upcoming “Dead Reckoning” films, revealed the casting on his Instagram account on Friday. He captioned the photo of Waddingham with a cryptic tease, writing “#GodSpeed #DeadReckoning.”A post shared by Christopher McQuarrie (@christophermcquarrie) Franchise star Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in this summer’s seventh, and penultimate, installment of his long-standing, action-packed franchise. Variety previously reported that he was filming the eighth movie aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea, which is where the photo of Waddingham appears to be taken.

With Season 3 of Ted Lasso just weeks away, Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham has found her next feature project as she is set to join the cast of Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 2. Writer-director Chris McQuarrie confirmed her casting on social media as the film is in production.

Rumors abound that the third season of Apple TV+’s massive comedy hit “Ted Lasso” will be the last. Given the show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series in its first two outings, the creators of this game-changing hit could go a perfect 3-for-3, getting out before the show dips in quality or popularity.

Mae Muller has been confirmed as the UK’s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest in May and will be hoping to build on Sam Ryder’s success at last year’s event.

Naman Ramachandran Singer-songwriter Mae Muller will represent the U.K. at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest with “I Wrote A Song.” Mae Muller co-wrote “I Wrote A Song” with Brit-nominated songwriter Lewis Thompson (David Guetta, Joel Corry and Raye’s “Bed”) and Karen Poole, who has written for Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, David Guetta and Alisha’s Attic. Muller supported Little Mix on their 2019 stadium tour, scored millions of YouTube views and landed a top 10 U.S. chart hit with her platinum selling single “Better Days,” which she performed on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

Mae Muller will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with I Write A Song.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry is set to be revealed tomorrow (March 9).The BBC have said an announcement will be made on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 breakfast show at 8.30am GMT.Among the favourites to represent the UK include Lymington singer-songwriter Birdy with odds of of 6/4, Rina Sawayama, Jessie Ware and Ellie Goulding.Following the same selection process as last year, the BBC has been working with a management company to pick the act.The UK is one of the last competing countries to reveal its song for 2023.

The stars of Ted Lasso are hitting the red carpet!

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham lifted up her arms and proudly showed off the bruises she received, not on the soccer field at AFC Richmond, but doing “kick-ass” stunts on David Leitch’s action movie The Fall Guy.

, but it doesn't necessarily mean that's the case for the show's beloved characters. ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham ahead of the show's season 3 premiere, where they talked about their character's love lives and opened up about a possible spinoff to the hit Apple TV+ series.When asked if there's a possibility that Ted (Sudeikis) can win his estranged wife back — and if he wants to — and if Rebecca (Waddingham) is going to get back with Sam (Toheeb Jimoh), Sudeikis gave a blanket yes to both.«I mean, these are all things that we spoke about week one, two, or three of the writers' room. So, how about just a blanket yes to any of them?» Sudeikis offered.As far as if Ted and Rebecca will turn their long-standing tension into something more, Sudeikis said «sure,» with Waddingham playing a bit of devil's advocate, adding, «But there's always the 'could it' all over the place.»One love affair they were more open to talking about is the one between Rebecca and Keeley (Juno Temple).

!ET's Nischelle Turner spoke to Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham ahead of the show's season 3 premiere, where Sudeikis revealed that the show's third season was written to be the last in the series.«I mean, that's how we went about writing it, that we wanted to close up this chapter of it — so much changed with when you hire writers, when you cast it, just based on the elements of the day like, 'Oh, we want this to happen, but oh, it’s raining,' so you have go with the flow. So, there’s good ways to go with the flow, and there’s adjustments. It’s all been splendid and harmonious, but the idea was to do three years. I mean, if we had the opportunity, if we were able to, never know how something's going to be received.»He continued, «This thing could have really been a sticky turd, or it could have been just what it is, and people still not like it and not get to do it.

With tickets going on sale for Eurovision next week, thousands of people across Greater Manchester will already be plotting on how to get Liverpool and where to stay when the event comes to the North West for the first time ever in May.

Eurovision tickets for the nine live shows will go on sale next week, it has been announced. Fans hoping to see one of six previews and three televised shows at the Liverpool ACC will need to head to Ticketmaster’s website from noon on Tuesday.Tickets range from £30 to £290 for the semi-final shows and from £80 to £380 for the grand final shows, which are being hosted in the city after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of war-torn 2022 winner Ukraine.

Eurovision fans will be able to get their hands on tickets for nine live shows next week.

 season 3!Apple TV+ finally announced last month that the beloved soccer comedy, led by Jason Sudeikis as the titular coach, will launch its much-anticipated third season  on Wednesday, March 15, with one episode, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday.Apple TV+ released the first trailer for the award-winning comedy's third -- and reportedly final -- season on Friday, giving fans a closer look at what they can expect when AFC Richmond returns to the pitch next month.The trailer, set to «You Can't Always Get What You Want,» provides fans with quick glimpses at some of the season's major storylines, with hints at Ted's (Jason Sudeikis) anxiety causing him more troubles, a look at Nate's (Nick Mohammed) turncoat move to West Ham United, glimpses of the love triangle between Keeley (Juno Temple), Jamie (Phil Dunster) and Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), and more.And of course, it's only fitting that some of the only words in the trailer are uttered by the gruff Roy, who begrudging praises the team from the sidelines during practice.«Whoa, Roy Kent just said great job!» Ted remarks, as Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) pretends to faint.The streamer previously released a quick teaser clip that features more favorites — Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), Leslie Higgins (Jeremy Swift), Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernandez), and Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni) — making their own version of Ted's infamous «Believe» signs.The official season 3 synopsis gives a closer look at what fans can expect from the new episodes:«In the 12-episode third season of , the newly-promoted AFC Richmond faces ridicule as media predictions widely peg them as last in the Premier League and Nate (Nick Mohammed), now hailed as the

The Eurovision Song Contest, to take place in the UK in May, has been pledged a £10m ($12m) cash boost from the British government. 

BBC has announced its presenting and commentary line-up for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.The 2023 competition will take place in Liverpool in May, who beat Glasgow to stage the contest on behalf of Ukraine after organisers deemed the country unable to host the event due to their ongoing war with Russia.Now, a huge list of stars and broadcasters has been revealed to helm the UK’s coverage of its home contest across the final and semi-finals including Graham Norton, Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham, Alesha Dixon, Timur Miroshnychenko, Sam Quek, Mel Giedroyc, Scott Mills, Rylan and Claire Sweeney.The semi-finals on May 9-11 will be presented by Ukranian singer Julia Sanina, Waddingham and Dixon, with the Grand Final hosted by Eurovision stalwart Norton alongside the three aforementioned presenters.Norton said: “It’s no secret how much I adore Eurovision, I truly believe it’s the greatest show on earth and every year that I’m involved it’s a huge honour. “This year is even more special and I personally feel a big responsibility to make our Ukrainian colleagues proud.Alongside presenting the Grand Final to the world, I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to get back into the commentary box for those watching in the UK!”Sanina added: “I am thrilled to present the Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals and Grand Final.