Hannah Waddingham claims she was groped 'three times in a week' while filming ...

Hannah Waddingham claims she was groped 'three times in a week' while filming ...
Hannah Waddingham claims she was groped 'three times in a week' while filming ...
'They were gawping at me': Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham claims she was 'groped three times in a week' while filming comedy series Benidorm

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Hannah Waddingham has claimed she was groped three times in a week while shooting comedy series Benidorm. 

The actress, 46, rose to fame in the UK playing the role of Tonya Dyke in the hit ITV series but she explained not everything about being the character was a success. 

Speaking to The Mirror, she said: 'I'd never been groped in my life, but I was groped three times in one week in Benidorm.

Shocking: Hannah Waddingham has claimed she was groped three times in a week while shooting comedy series Benidorm

Shocking: Hannah Waddingham has claimed she was groped three times in a week while shooting comedy series Benidorm

'To get on set, I had to walk through the hotel dressed as Tonya in some non-existent bikini and high heels with blokes gawping at me… or rather groping me.

'I had to stop myself doing what I'd instinctively do – knock their blocks off – because I was working.

While she had her struggles while on set, her performance saw her jump from one success to another - including landing a role in Game of Thrones.  

In the hit series she played Septa Unella, a devout follower of the High Sparrow, and featured in the infamous scene which sees Cersei perform the

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