Which Ride or Die lead plays Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso?

Which Ride or Die lead plays Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso? The answer is Hannah Waddingham. Waddingham plays Rebecca Welton, the wealthy new owner of AFC Richmond in Apple TV’s Ted Lasso. Rebecca initially hires Ted Lasso to sabotage the football club owned by her former husband, Rupert, but her plan gradually changes as Ted’s kindness and the team’s shared struggles reshape her priorities.

Rebecca is both a business executive and an emotionally complicated character. Her storyline moves from revenge and insecurity toward friendship, leadership, and a renewed love for AFC Richmond. Waddingham’s performance earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021.

Viewers sometimes remember Waddingham primarily for her musical-theatre career or for playing Septa Unella in Game of Thrones. She is also an accomplished singer, and Ted Lasso gives her several opportunities to perform, especially in the Christmas episode and the season-one karaoke storyline. Rebecca is not Ted’s employer in a generic corporate sense: she specifically owns AFC Richmond.