Hannah Waddingham praised over Oliviers photographer outburst | indy100

Hannah Waddingham tells off photographer for saying 'show me leg'

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Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham returned to host the Olivier Awards this year, honouring the very best in UK theatre, but it’s one moment on the green carpet outside the Royal Albert Hall for which the actor is receiving widespread praise online.

Posing for photographs on the steps leading up to the iconic music venue on Sunday, Waddingham was filmed calling out a male photographer over alleged remarks he made while she showed off her lilac dress.

In one video shared to Twitter/X, Waddingham can be heard saying: “Oh my God, you’d never say that to a man, my friend. Don’t be a d*** otherwise I’ll move off.

“Don’t say, ‘show me leg’. No.”

Sure enough, she walked off the steps (one fan watching from the barriers can be seen clapping her as she does so) before issuing more stern words to the photographer in question, telling him to “have some manners” and walking off to hug Michael Ball.

Honestly? Iconic behaviour from Waddingham – and Twitter/X agrees:

\u201cMy Dad taught me to call out misogyny from a young age. I think it\u2019s important that when you see someone behaving badly, you call them out and batter them over the head with it.\u201c - Hannah Waddingham\ud83d\udd25
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Good evening to Hannah Waddingham only.
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\u201cHave some manners,\u201d\n\nOur Queen calls out misogynistic photographer a the Oliviers.
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queen behaviour, so many people just think they can say stupid shit and get away with it without any consequences for them being absolute arses
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QUEEN SHIT. YOU TELL HIM HANNAH
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QUEEN SHIT. i am SO proud of her for sticking up for herself. you call him out on his shit. name me a better role model. god she truly is absolutely amazing.
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absolute queen behavior and a great example for younger girls in the industry about knowing their worth
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THIS. This is why I adore and admire her so far beyond her talent and her looks. She is FIERCE and will always call men out on their shit. She wasn\u2019t scared at all. She\u2019s not just standing up for herself here, but for all of us. \u270a\ud83c\udffc\ud83e\ude77
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Hannah Waddingham calling out a dick paparazzi telling her to show more skin, and regally sweeping away.
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The prestigious theatrical event saw Jamie Lloyd’s production of Sunset Boulevard – starring Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger - scoop up the most awards, with Succession star Sarah Snook bagging the Best Actress award for her solo show The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The Motive and the Cue star Mark Gatiss saw off competition from fellow Sherlock actor Andrew Scott (Vanya) and Happy Valley’s James Norton (A Little Life) to win Best Actor, while Stranger Things: The First Shadow won gongs for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Set Design.

Other winners included the National Theatre play Dear England about Gareth Southgate (played by Joseph Fiennes, brother to Harry Potter actor Ralph), and the hit musical Operation Mincemeat, based on a Second World War plot to fool Adolf Hitler.

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