See the Clutch Hannah Waddingham's Daughter Made Her for the 2024 SAG Awards

Publish date: 2024-05-18

This year's Screen Actors Guild Awards had a touch of DIY that may just be the cutest mommy-and-me moment, ever. While Hannah Waddingham stunned in an oxblood off-the-shoulder gown from Tony Ward's Spring 2024 collection, her cardboard clutch bag stole the spotlight. Speaking to Netflix before the ceremony, Waddingham explained that her daughter Kitty, whom Waddingham shares with her ex Gianluca Cugnetto, crafted the cardboard creation, which featured the word "EPIC" written on it in orange and yellow.

"My daughter wanted to contribute, so she’s made me a bag," the Ted Lasso star said on the red carpet. Speaking to Elaine Welteroth, Waddingham noted that while the glamour of awards season can be fun, she's more about being a mom than anything else, saying, "This is all great, but this [being is a mom] is the most important."

Waddingham was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for the final season of Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso.

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Last year, the actress opened up to People about being a single mom, explaining that it's tough for her to balance her professional life and her duties as a mom. In what may be one of the most relatable statements ever said by a celebrity mom, Waddingham said that she told Kitty that it's crucial for her to take advantage of the success she's having now because there's no telling how long it will last.

"My primary function is being a single mama," she said. "Mommy guilt is real, but I keep saying to her that we are a team and that I have to do this. I have to strike while the iron is hot. I'm not so conceited that I would think that I will always have this kind of focus. I've always said to her, 'Mommy must take this time while the light shines on me because the light shines on you.'"

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