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Hannah Waddingham Debuts New Soft Red Hair in “42nd Street”

8/18/2026

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Hannah Waddingham attended the opening night of “42nd Street” at London’s Theatre Royal with soft red hair in a low updo.
Since her 2020 “Ted Lasso” fame, she has kept platinum-blonde hair, displayed blonde bangs in 2017, and wore curly wigs for the 2012 “Kiss Me, Kate” production.
While starring in “12 Monkeys”, she used dark reddish-brown hair, showing her theatrical background that encourages frequent hairstyle changes.

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Hannah Waddingham attended the opening night of “42nd Street” at London’s Theatre Royal with soft red hair in a low updo.
Since her 2020 “Ted Lasso” fame, she has kept platinum-blonde hair, displayed blonde bangs in 2017, and wore curly wigs for the 2012 “Kiss Me, Kate” production.
While starring in “12 Monkeys”, she used dark reddish-brown hair, showing her theatrical background that encourages frequent hairstyle changes.