Laverne Cox may have had the awkwardest interaction at the Emmys last night after she got Hannah Waddingham's name wrong twice during a grey carpet interview.
Now, the Emmys gave us a whole host of wholesome celebrity interactions on Monday night at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, including Pedro Pascal and his sister Lux slaying the grey carpet, Bella Ramsey and Ariana DeBose ending their two-day feud with a hug, and Kieran Culkin proclaiming to his wife that he wants more children with her - all pretty heartwarming if I do say so myself.
However, there was one interaction that has become a hot talking point online that we all want to forget about -- especially Laverne Cox, who was embroiled in the thick of it.
The 51-year-old Orange Is The New Black star was set to interview Ted Lasso icon Hannah Waddingham for E! News, but as the actress approached her, she botched her name not once but twice... within a matter of seconds. Yikes.
"I'm so excited," Cox started. "Hannah Waddington, how are you?"
"WaddingHAM," the star responded back, "Let’s get that right!"
"Wattingham," Cox said in an attempt to correct herself, but again, another blunder.
"Let's get that right," Waddingham reiterated.
"Tell me - say it again," Cox continued and after the actress had repeated herself a handful of times, we finally breathed a sigh of relief as the interviewer seemed to get a grip with it. Have a look at the moment for yourselves:
Let's just say the internet was not having it.
"Not miss laverne cox calling her waddington and hannah was like absolutely not," wrote one user alongside crying face emojis.
A third also commented on Cox's interviewing skills: "Love Laverne Cox but she messed up Hannah Waddingham’s name and keeps asking the same question: 'tell me the story of this outfit.' She also goes on rants and doesn’t really have a question. Ask them questions! Interview them! Come on!"
"Very uncomfortable watching Laverne Cox butcher Hannah Waddingham's name. First it was 'Waddington' and then it was Wattingham.' Adding insult to injury it doesn't seem she knows this was Ted Lasso's last season," added another user.
Waddingham was nominated for her role as Rebecca Walton in the category of Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, alongside her co-star Juno Temple, as well as fellow nominees Alex Borstein for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Ayo Edebiri in The Bear, Janelle James for Abbott Elementary, Jessica Williams in Shrinking, and Sheryl Lee Ralph also in Abbott Elementary.
While Ayo Edebiri ended up claiming the victory, all the women seemed grateful to have been nominated in such a talented category.
