Hannah Waddingham Jokes About the Physical Toll of 'Ride or Die' Stunts

The Emmy-winning actress, 51, opened up about the punishing physical demands of starring in the new Prime Video action series Ride or Die.

She described spending “a week learning the choreography of a fight sequence, perform it,” only to leave herself “mangled.” Afterward, she’d think, “What are you doing? You’re 51, woman!” Waddingham admitted the work was “incredibly demanding on my body.”

The Bathroom Brawl

Despite the aches, the Ted Lasso star expressed immense pride in one particular scene: a bathroom fight while wearing a gold dress. She recalled going at it all day with such intensity that her stunt double was later asked to match her energy. “I was going at it all day, and when my stunt double went to do the wide shot, the director said, ‘Can we just raise the energy a bit? Hannah was literally biting the guy’s hand,’” Waddingham said.

Waddingham’s candid take proves that for this star, age is just a number—even if that number comes with a few extra bruises.

Sources

• Report — Just Jared
• Report — People.com
• Report — Women's Health