Alien erotica, football coaching and making Meryl Streep cry: Ted Lasso’s new star Tanya Reynolds opens up
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Key context: <p>She lit up screens as Sex Education’s steamy sci-fi writer, wowed Streep in the West End and now she’s starring in the return of TV’s feelgood footie hit. The star talks about pretending to be sporty – and why she’s a total cheese string</p><p>By the time its third season came to an end in 2023, Ted Lasso was a Big Deal. The cosy comedy about an indefatigably positive American football coach gee-whizzing his way into the hearts of a London football team had won 13 Emmys and racked up more than 25bn minutes of <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/streaming-tv-rankings-may-29-june-4-2023-1235526344/">viewing</a>.</p><p>Contributing exactly zero minutes to this staggering stat was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/14/sex-educations-tanya-reynolds-a-clowning-class-changed-my-life-the-decameron-sex-education">Tanya Reynolds</a>, who joins the series in its fourth season as Ted’s assistant coach, Alice.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/31/tanya-reynolds-interview-ted-lasso-fourth-season">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
She lit up screens as Sex Education’s steamy sci-fi writer, wowed Streep in the West End and now she’s starring in the return of TV’s feelgood footie hit. The star talks about pretending to be sporty – and why she’s a total cheese stringBy the time its third season came to an end in 2023, Ted Lasso was a Big Deal. The cosy comedy about an indefatigably positive American football coach gee-whizzing his way into the hearts of a London football team had won 13 Emmys and racked up more than 25bn minutes of viewing.Contributing exactly zero minutes to this staggering stat was Tanya Reynolds, who joins the series in its fourth season as Ted’s assistant coach, Alice. Continue reading...
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