Hannah Waddingham's Emmys Red Carpet Secret Is Her Sequin Sneakers: 'I Don't Want to Wear Heels'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Hannah Waddingham’s all about comfort.

TheTed Lassostar may be wearing a light pink Dolce & Gabbana confection on the 2022Emmy Awardsred carpet, but the beauty of such a dress is that it fully hides her feet. Waddingham took advantage of that fact and paired her dress with comfortable sneakers instead of high heels.

“Nobody knows that I don’t have heels on underneath,” she sing-songed duringE!’s Live from the Red Carpetpre-show while lifting up her dress. “I feel like we’ve got the inside scoop and everyone else is doing the click-click thing.”

She also added, “I don’t want to wear heels” all while showing off her whole look, which naturally included her matching Dolce & Gabbana sneakers in silver and white. The platform sneakers were completely hidden beneath the tulle of her skirt, but she also took the opportunity on the red carpet to show off her shoes for photographers.

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“This single mum wouldn’t be standing here without you,” she said.

The award-winning show is coming to an end with the third season, though, despite Waddingham not wanting it to. “[Sudeikis] has always said that there is a beginning, a middle and an end,” Waddingham toldEntertainment Tonightin February. “Which is why he was very specific about telling everyone that [season 2] was the middle,Empire Strikes Backkind of vibe.”

But Waddingham said she sees the potential for more seasons, especially afterTed Lassobecame a huge hit.

“If I were Apple and Warner Bros., I’d be leaning on him like a lunatic and putting him in a corner in a little cage and giving him a notebook and a pen,” she added. “It’s too beautiful.” She reiterated her opinions on the Emmys red carpet, this time saying they should throw Sudeikis in a “darkened room with a notepad and paper.”

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The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in ‎Los Angeles.

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