Hannah Waddingham reflects on viral 'show me leg' red carpet moment

Hannah Waddingham is revisiting her widely discussed red carpet confrontation from the 2024 Olivier Awards, revealing that she and the photographer involved have since made peace.

The Ted Lasso star drew widespread praise after calling out a member of the press who asked her to "show me leg" as she arrived to host the prestigious awards ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall.

At the time, Waddingham firmly responded, "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."

Now, speaking to The Guardian, the actress shared that the incident was later resolved through a private exchange.

Although she clarified that the photographer was not a close friend, Waddingham said she had known him for around 20 years and respected him.

"He took it on the chin, I called him out, he emailed me, I emailed him back. I was like, 'Dude, that's not cool,' and fair play to him, he was apologetic, and I said, 'You can't do that,'" she recalled.

Waddingham believes the remark came from an inappropriate sense of familiarity rather than malicious intent.

"I think he forgot himself. There was an overfamiliarity," she explained.

Despite accepting the apology, the actress admitted she was disappointed that the exchange overshadowed what she considers one of the proudest moments of her career.

She noted that she had been wearing a custom Marchesa gown before stepping on stage to host the ceremony live.

"I was going off to host an entire evening live, and my sadness at the time was that it had been reduced to that, instead of my live performance directly after that, which is one of the greatest achievements of my life," Waddingham said.