{"id":48215,"date":"2026-03-14T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=48215"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:27:07","slug":"hannah-waddingham-cheltenham-festival-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/hannah-waddingham-cheltenham-festival-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Hannah Waddingham Spotted With Surgeon at Cheltenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='background:#f7fafc;padding:15px;'>\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hannah Waddingham was seen holding hands with consultant spine surgeon Nick Beresford-Cleary at the Cheltenham Festival.<\/li>\n<li>The appearance marks a rare public outing for Waddingham, who has previously discussed her status as a single mother and her highly selective approach to dating.<\/li>\n<li>Beresford-Cleary is a specialist in spinal surgery who practices at major institutions including Oxford University Hospitals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>CHELTENHAM (Azat TV) \u2013<\/strong> Actress and singer Hannah Waddingham drew significant public attention on Friday as she attended the final day of the Cheltenham Festival in the company of consultant spine surgeon Nick Beresford-Cleary. The pair were observed walking hand-in-hand upon their arrival at the Gloucestershire racecourse, marking a notable shift in the public profile of the 51-year-old <em>Ted Lasso<\/em> star.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Appearance Sparks Speculation<\/h2>\n<p>Waddingham, who has previously been candid about her extended period of singlehood, appeared in high spirits alongside Beresford-Cleary. The two were seen wearing coordinated plaid attire as they navigated the festival grounds. While Waddingham has not issued a formal statement regarding the nature of their relationship, the public outing has prompted widespread interest following her 2024 comments regarding the challenges of dating in the public eye.<\/p>\n<h2>Background on Personal Life<\/h2>\n<p>In recent years, Waddingham has often described herself as being highly selective in her personal life, citing a preference for independence over casual dating. Her last high-profile relationship was with Italian businessman Gianluca Cugnetto, with whom she shares an eight-year-old daughter, Kitty. The pair were last seen together in 2022, and Waddingham has since characterized herself as a single mother in various interviews.<\/p>\n<h2>Professional Background of Nick Beresford-Cleary<\/h2>\n<p>Nick Beresford-Cleary is a consultant spine surgeon who maintains practices at both the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the King Edward VII Hospital. His professional background includes a career transition from mechanical engineering into medicine, following his medical studies at Edinburgh University. He is currently recognized for his expertise in both elective and emergency spinal surgical procedures.<\/p>\n<p><em>The appearance of the pair at such a high-profile public event signifies a departure from Waddingham&#8217;s previously stated stance on keeping her private life away from the spotlight, suggesting a potential shift in her personal circumstances that has drawn substantial attention from fans and media alike.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Hannah Waddingham, 51, has sparked speculation regarding her personal life after appearing at the Cheltenham Festival alongside consultant spine surgeon Nick Beresford-Cleary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1480],"tags":[2251,41296,51151],"class_list":["post-48215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-celebrity-news","tag-cheltenham-festival","tag-hannah-waddingham"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hannah-waddingham-cheltenham.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hannah-waddingham-cheltenham.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}