TED LASSO’s Star Hannah Waddingham for British WOMEN’S HEALTH Magazine

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TED LASSO’s star Hannah Waddingham covers the latest issue of WOMEN’S HEALTH magazine photographed by David Venni.

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On becoming a single mother after her relationship with her partner broke down when their daughter was two: ‘In that moment, your career could falter because you’re left holding the baby. [But] I found in myself a strength. I thought, “No, I’m not going to sit in the corner with a duvet over my head and think, Oh, poor me.” I’m going to come out fighting because I know that I have so much to give in my career.’

On parenting a teenager: ‘Don’t be fooled that I’ve got it all together – I haven’t on any day,’ she insists. ‘But the most important thing now for me is keeping comms open. I check in with her much more than I did and I have always said that even if something shocks me in her life, even if I raise an eyebrow, I will always be in for all of it.’

On being a vocal proponent for embracing the invisible signs of ageing: ‘Sure as life, sure as death, there’s menopause,’ she begins, when talk turns to the stage of life. ‘There has to be in order for us extraordinary female beings to bring life into the world. So I don’t know why people brush it under the carpet.’ It feels like one of those issues that women have been conditioned to feel embarrassed about, I posit. ‘But that’s what I mean –my brain genuinely doesn’t compute the shame of it all.’

[Photo Credit: David Venni/Women’s Health UK Magazine]

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