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Ted Lasso star calls out those "intimidated" by comedy's LGBTQ+ storylines
"I think the people that try and keep you guys down are the ones that are intimidated by that beauty."
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- James Hibbs
Published: Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 10:27 am
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As Ted Lasso's fourth season continues, stars Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham and Jeremy Swift have backed the show expanding its LGBTQ+ representation.
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Season 3 featured a prominent storyline in which men's team player Colin Hughes came out, and Temple told Out that the show continuing to explore storylines such as this is "a no-brainer".
Temple said: "I don't think it should be a second thought. I think it should be a part of all things, really. I'm so proud to be part of a show that has embraced that for a while. I think it's such a beautiful community of people. We should be curious. We should be kind and we should include everybody in that."
Swift added: "Inclusivity has got to be the norm and it is becoming that. It's a last cry from some of these people who are trying to stop it. The same with all queer culture and everything. It should be integrated and we'd all be better for it."
Meanwhile, Waddingham said: "There should be no divide. Every person I have in my life or broadly know in the queer community are exceptionally good eggs and beautiful, creative people. I think the people that try and keep you guys down are the ones that are intimidated by that beauty."
Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple in Ted Lasso season 4. Apple TV
This season of Ted Lasso has introduced a whole new cast of characters to join Jason Sudeikis's Ted, Waddingham's Rebecca, Temple's Keeley and Swift's Lesley Higgins.
This includes coach Alice Chilton, played by Tanya Reynolds, along with Richmond's women's team, played by the likes of Faye Marsay, Abbie Hern and Jude Mack.
Speaking with Radio Times, Marsay, Hern and Mack teased their favourite upcoming episodes from the season, picking "one further down where we are all in lovely attire", episode 4 and one featuring "our final match of the season" respectively.
Ted Lasso season 4 continues on Apple TV on Wednesdays. Start your seven day free Apple TV trial at Apple.
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James HibbsDrama Writer
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
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