Hannah Waddingham Shares How the ‘Ted Lasso’ Cast Reacted to Their 20 Emmy Nominations (Exclusive)

Hannah Waddingham is overwhelmed by all the Emmys love for TeamTed Lasso. The lauded Apple TV+ comedy scored 20 Emmy nominations for its sophomore season on Tuesday, including Outstanding Comedy Series and multiple honors for the talented cast.

“It’s really kind of knocked me sideways a bit today, ‘cause I just didn’t think that this was gonna happen again,” the actress admitted to ET’s Matt Cohen, sharing her reaction to the nomination news.

Waddingham, who won her first Emmy last year for Outstanding Supporting Actress, said she was thrilled for her co-stars who also earned repeat nominations: Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Nick Mohammed and Ted Lasso creator and star Jason Sudeikis, who won Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series last year. However, she admitted she was extra thrilled about new nods for castmates like Toheeb Jimoh, Sarah Niles, Harriet Walter, James Lance and Sam Richardson.

“I talked to my girl Juno, of course. I’ve been messaging with Brett, we’ve all been messaging, our WhatsApp group is literally just chaos,” she said of the cast’s reactions. “Obviously, so much love for our new Greyhound Emmy nominees, but also, I made a point of straight away getting off the phone with my manager and FaceTimed with Toheeb, because I said this would happen!”

And, like the rest of her castmates, she made a point to acknowledge the talented team behind the scenes, as well. In addition to its 10 acting nominations, Ted Lasso also earned nods for writing, directing, editing, casting, production design, hairstyling and sound.

“It makes me very bloody grateful that we have the most sensational writers you could ever put together on the planet, clearly,” she raved of the Ted Lasso team. “I’m a firm believer in this — we are the vessels that are lucky enough to do it, and if you don’t run with what they give you, then you’re stupid.”