Not to get into the Ted Lasso weeds too much, but I loved the ending where Rebecca and Ted didn’t cross that line into a relationship because their love is so genuine without that.

I feel like a lot of the Ted Lasso stars who were in the special all did something very unique to them. How did that come to be? Pair your Christmas jumper with jeans and one of our womens winter coats for a relaxed gathering or dress it up with a skirt for a more formal event. If you’re heading out for family dinner, we’ve got your kids covered too. Kit out your little munchkin in a sparkle jumpsuit or sequin party dress. We have a great selection of girls occasionwear, including everything from faux fur teddy coats, fluffy cardigans and party bags. The only time I ever had any guidance with my voice was when I was doing Kiss Me Kate at the Old Vic for Trevor Nunn, and I didn’t want anyone to tell me, per se, what I was doing with my voice, because I’ve always liked it to be an organic thing. But I just needed some guidance how to reset my voice, going from belting to coming offstage, then having to reset it to be able to do trilling soprano in Kiss Me Kate. The same with Spamalot, really, when I was here. That facility of swapping from head voice to chest voice, as we say, mixing the two and then being able to shout. I had a few lessons to be able to do that. I was very keen to get into the emotional arc that we got. I’ve always said to them whenever I’ve done any one-woman shows, the psychology of an audience fascinates me. I need to walk out and go, “Slap around the face. You’re absolutely fine. I know what I’m doing. You can relax.” Slap around the other cheek, “I really do know what I’m doing. You can really relax.” Then, you can take it down, sit on a stool and get into it. And so that was the perfect moment.I was worried when you first brought up your mom in the special that you were going to say she had passed. Talk to me a little bit about growing up in the music industry, how that was for you and how much training you had. Your voice is stunning. It possibly has far more longevity. They are out-and-out soulmates and just because that doesn’t then go to the bedroom, does that make it less? I don’t believe so, and I know Jason doesn’t.

What’s it like now knowing that the strike is over and months went by where so many people were fighting for more? You’ve done musical theater in the past. Have you ever wanted to expand into other types of music and release an album? That was a big thing that we pitched to Apple, to make it in a theater where I’m from and, most importantly for me, the fact that it was in my mom’s theater. Because as you’ve seen in the special, even the way the show is constructed — the dead center point of the show — talks about the heart of why we’re there, which is, of course, because my mum was there as an opera singer for 30 years from me being the age of 8. She retired when I was 38. You mentioned earlier that it’s nice being able to talk about projects now that the dual actors and writers strikes are over.Let your little girls express their unique style with our collection of girls Christmas jumpers. Available in pretty pinks, stunning prints and designs featuring unicorns, the Grinch and Santa, they’ll make for a fun and festive look. Novelty Christmas jumpers There is a third Hocus Pocus in the works. Have you heard anything about returning to your role from the sequel? We were very keen on that because it’s that thing of trying to meld my two worlds together. We wanted to have humor in it. First of all, there was no way I was doing it in a studio. It had to be on the stage. Then, joining what I’ve become known for, at least in this country, Ted Lasso, I wanted there to be a good lot of humor in it, not taking myself too seriously, as I don’t, and Apple were very keen on having a good lot of humor in it as well. So, it’s almost like SNL meets old-school Christmas big band. You can imagine the tweaking and honing and looking at the arc of it all. Below, Waddingham breaks down how Home for Christmascame to be, what it was like reuniting with all of her Ted Lasso co-stars, the possibility of a spinoff of the Emmy-winning series and what she’s most looking forward to post-actors strike, among other things.

All the performances are incredible. How did they come together, and what was it like being up there with everyone? Odom Jr., Ryder and Evans join the actress onstage throughout Home for Christmas to sing popular holiday songs like “Please Come Home for Christmas,”“Run Rudolph Run” and “Winter Wonderland.” The Ted Lasso stars don tails and dance with large candy canes for her second number, “The Man With the Bag,” while Jeremy Swift and Toheeb Jimoh support their co-stars from the audience. Everyone keeps asking this, but no, there’s been no word of a spinoff at all, and I have made it quite clear that unless Ted was in it… I can’t imagine really a world where Rebecca exists without Ted because they are each other’s inspiration. I thought Brendan was going to be onstage at that moment, since he kept asking you to do a duet with him.

I was concerned that that might happen before I did it, so that’s why it made me quite emotional on the day, thinking they’re both here. My dad had had quintuple heart surgery in April last year while I was shooting on Ted. In fact, the day that I was shooting the funeral scene, my dad was having surgery, and I didn’t know if I was ever going to see him again. That day.