United Kingdom, May 12 -- Hannah Waddingham says that being cast in Ted Lasso was transformative for her career in several different ways.

The 51-year-old actress plays AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton in the hit Apple TV series and explained how getting the part changed perceptions of her and gave her the chance to provide for her daughter Kitty, 12, whom she has with her ex-partner Gianluca Cugnetto.

Speaking to Women's Health UK magazine, Hannah said: "It was a turning point in terms of being seen for the first time as not just a tall, bigger woman, but someone who has the same foibles, insecurities, vulnerabilities as anyone. But also the financial support I received in that moment.being able to stand on my own two feet with my dau...