Hannah Waddingham Slams Paparazzi Who Asked Her To ‘Show Leg’

Hannah Waddingham called out a photographer at the Olivier Awards who apparently asked her to “show leg” as she posed for pictures.

The Emmy-winning Ted Lasso star hosted the London Theatre Awards for the second year in a row on Sunday night (April 14). Before the show began, she walked the steps of the Royal Albert Hall wearing a lilac beaded mesh gown with a high thigh slit. As she stopped for photos, Waddingham slammed the paparazzi for making her feel gross and "show leg."

In a video posted on social media, the talented actress and singer replied to the man, "Oh my God, you’d never say that to a man. Don’t be a d--- otherwise, I’ll move off. Don’t say, 'Show me leg.’ No." The actress then shook her head and walked off. She turned around and continued to exchange words with the photographer, telling him to "have some manners" and raising her hand at him before moving on.

Fans came to her defense online, with one person calling out the "lecherous" photographer on X (formerly Twitter): "Men like this need their passes for these events to [be] revoked. Women are not your objects to objectify and command to move as you see fit." Another fan wrote: "Yeah, so what we're not gonna do is ask women like Hannah Waddingham to get their legs out for pictures… it’s 2024. Grow up, slimey old pap man x."

A third praised Waddingham and wrote: "The icon and mother that you are Hannah Waddingham." One fan quoted Waddingham from a 2023 Glamour UK interview: "My Dad taught me to call out misogyny from a young age. I think it’s important that when you see someone behaving badly, you call them out and batter them over the head with it."

Opening the awards, Waddingham performed "Anything Goes" with singer and pianist Joe Stilgoe. Waddingham will be next seen on the big screen this year in the upcoming The Fall Guy early next month and Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 2, out in theaters on May 23.

Succession star Sarah Snook and singer-actress Nicole Scherzinger were among the big winners at the 2024 Olivier Awards on Sunday. Snook picked up the Best Actress gong for her multi-character performance in the Sydney Theatre Company’s version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Pussycat Dolls alum landed Best Actress in a Musical for her turn as Norma Desmond in the recent revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway-bound Sunset Boulevard.

Have you ever watched an animated movie and couldn't figure out who the voice actor was? If the voice sounded familiar to you and you still couldn't place a face to the voice, it may be because it was by someone you're used to hearing sing. Over the years, musicians have signed up for voice roles for animated films.

Taylor Swift was in The Lorax, Rihanna was in Home, Katy Perry was in Smurfs, Beyoncé was in Epic, Selena Gomez was in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, and Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez were both in Ice Age. Animation houses DreamWorks, Illumination, Pixar and Disney Animation Studios feature at least one cameo from a star musician.

In some films, musicians explore how good their voice-acting chops are, while others contribute to the project by working on an animated film’s soundtrack. For example, one of Justin Timberlake‘s best-charting songs, "Can’t Stop the Feeling!" was written for Trolls 2, in which he also starred, and took home the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2017.

Now, *NSYNC is going to be featured in the upcoming Trolls Band Together with their first song in two decades. The song, titled "Better Place," was *NSYNC’s first new song since 2002. The pop group reunited for a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2013 and, in 2018, got together once again for their Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony. But this is their first new song.

In 2008, Cyrus expanded her acting chops fresh from her Hannah Montana days when she voiced super-dog Bolt’s owner, Penny. John Travolta voices the super-dog, and though he's an actor, he famously starred in musicals Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Hairspray.

In the 2006 fantasy adventure film based on the book of the same name starring Freddie Highmore and Mia Farrow, Snoop Dogg, Madonna, and David Bowie star as elves. Madonna plays Selenia, princess of a race of tiny beings, Snoop portrays Max, leader of the Koolamassai, and Bowie voices the antagonist, Emperor Maltazard.

The Black Eyed Peas frontman stars as the smooth, alpha hippo named Moto Moto in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. When he meets Jada Pinkett Smith's Gloria, he sings, "I like 'em big, I like 'em chunky." The name is so nice, you say it twice. will.i.am also provided his voice for another animated film series, Rio and Rio 2 as a red canary named Pedro.

Uglyville is such an adorable town. And so many musicians have lent their voices in the 2019 animated film. Shelton stars as Ox, a green uglydoll and the Unofficial Mayor of Uglyville, mentor to all of the other Ugly Dolls and former friend of Lou. Clarkson is Moxy, a pink uglydoll with lots of confidence, hope, and curiosity. Jonas is Lou, the preppy leader from the town of Perfection and a bully towards the Ugly Dolls and the other imperfect dolls. Lizzo voices Lydia, a purple-haired perfect doll, Rexha is Tuesday, a blue-haired perfect doll, and Charlie XCX voices Kitty, a pink-haired perfect doll. The three of them make up the Spy Girls. Pitbull fittingly voices Ugly Dog, a one-eyed blue uglydoll, while Ice-T is hilariously Peggy, a small one-eyed flying unicorn. Monáe voices Mandy, a kindhearted perfect doll who wears glasses for eyesight problems and befriends the Ugly Dolls.

After Brittany Murphy’s death in 2009, Pink took over the role of Gloria in the sequel to 2006’s Happy Feet. In the jukebox musical, she sings "Bridge of Light" and "Under Pressure/Rhythm Nation." Robin Williams starred in the sequel as Ramón and Lovelace, Mumble's two friends and is also this film's narrator, like the first film. This was Williams' last animated feature before his death in 2014.

The "Butterflies" singer made her venture into voice acting when she played Earwig’s mother in the English dub of Earwig and the Witch by Studio Ghibli. She puts on an English accent for the English dub, and we even got the chance to hear Musgraves sing the movie's big song, "Don’t Disturb Me."

In the first and second installments of The Smurfs films, Perry starred as Smurfette. She once described her character’s voice as being "like my voice and a bag of rocks, with a pinch of sugar." When she was growing up, her conservative parents didn't allow her to watch the television show. "My mom thought that Smurfette was a little bit slutty, being the only female in the village," she explained to MTV in 2010. She was replaced by Demi Lovato in the third Smurfs feature film, Smurfs: The Lost Village.

Queen Latifah reprised her role as the wooly mammoth Ellie, while newcomers to the Ice Age franchise Nicki Minaj and Drake starred as teenage mammoths Steffie and Ethan, respectively. Lopez starred as Shira, an ex-pirate saber-toothed tiger.

Before Taylor Swift starred in the Cats live-action film, one of her earliest film roles was voicing Audrey in the Dr. Seuss animated adaptation of The Lorax. High School Musical alum Zac Efron joins her as Ted, who is in search of a real tree in a town where they are all extinct.

In the 2013 animated film taking place in an enchanted woodland run by leaf people and talking slugs, Bey voices Queen Tara, while Mr. Worldwide plays an entrepreneurial toad named Bufo. Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler voices a glow-worm named Nim Galuu.

Selena Gomez first began voicing vampire heroine Mavis Dracula in 2012, when the first of four Hotel Transylvania films came out. She wrapped up the franchise ten years later, releasing the final chapter, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, in 2022.

Rih Rih stars as Gratuity “Tip” Tucci and also created the soundtrack for DreamWorks’ 2015 animated film Home. Jennifer Lopez voices Tip's mom, Lucy, her first collaboration with director Tim Johnson since her previous role as Azteca in the 1998 DreamWorks film, Antz.

Dolly Parton’s first experience voice acting was when she played herself in a 1983 episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks. She then played herself once more in a 1999 episode of The Simpsons. Her first voice acting role was in 2011’s Gnomeo & Juliet as Dolly Gnome, the announcer for the lawn mower race.

Timberlake stars in the Trolls film franchise as the overly cautious, friendly troll Branch. He also helped produce the film’s soundtrack. Stefani voices DJ Suki, a Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects.

Shakira voiced, Gazelle, a famous singer in the Zootopia world. So, not a huge stretch! The "Hips Don't Lie" singer also contributed an original song called “Try Everything” to the film.

In the second installment of the Sing franchise, Halsey joined Tori Kelly, providing her voice acting for a wolf named Porsha Crystal. Bono also made a cameo in the film. He plays an ex-rockstar lion named Clay Calloway.

Shawn Mendes stars as the title character in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. His character overcomes his fears through the power of friendship and embraces his gifts as a talented reptilian rockstar.