Hannah Waddingham Fiercely Defends Tom Cruise After Working With Him

The Ted Lasso star just lately shared her expertise working with Cruise on the eighth installment of the Mission Not possible franchise — and he or she got here away with solely the deepest respect for him.

Divulging her expertise throughout a Christmas episode of the British cooking present James Martin’s Saturday Morning, Waddingham revealed: “I’ve to say, I’ve an actual drawback with anyone that goes at [Cruise] now.”

“Having met him and spent 5 days intensely, on [a U.S. aircraft carrier during filming]… 5 days, no fineries, all of us mucking in for 5 days,” she mentioned of her time on set of the movie, “He’s, doubtless, one of many loveliest and inspiring, constructive and provoking human beings I’ve ever met. Isn’t he attractive?”

“I’ve no time for anybody saying something about him,” she added.

It’s nonetheless unclear what position the actress has within the Christopher McQuarrie directed movie, which had it is launch date pushed again from subsequent summer time to Might 2025 as a result of delays from the Hollywood strike.

Whereas fellow Mission Not possible actress Hayley Atwell appeared to echo Waddingham’s sentiments in a chat with Folks final summer time.

“[Cruise’s] popularity precedes him with actresses in that he makes them really feel very secure, very seen, actually revered,” Atwell advised the publication. “He loves individuals to thrive, he loves clever girls. He needs individuals to have interaction and be a part of this course of. And so once I learn with him on the display take a look at, it already felt like we had been workshopping it.”

Nonetheless, when it got here to relationship rumors Atwell had a unique take solely — which you’ll be able to learn right here.