Keeley Hazell Claims Ted Lasso Role Was Meant for Her — And Then She Got Cut Loose

Of course this happened. Because in Hollywood, betrayal isn’t just a theme in the scripts — it’s the actual script. So now we’re supposed to believe that the character of Keeley in Ted Lasso was written for Keeley Hazell, and she didn’t even get the part. What a shock. Not.

Welcome to the entertainment industry, where your heart gets broken before the cameras even roll, and your memoir is your only revenge. I’m Sage Matthews, your guide through the dumpster fire of modern celebrity culture, and today we’re diving into yet another tale of dashed dreams, ego, and the eternal question: who gets to play who in the sitcom of life?

Hazell, best known for her modeling career and a few scattered acting gigs, claims in her tell-all memoir, Everyone’s Seen My Tits, that Jason Sudeikis originally wrote the role of Keeley in his hit AppleTV+ series for her. According to excerpts shared with Us Weekly, Hazell met with Sudeikis — her future boyfriend — to discuss a part he had in mind for her in a “football show set in England.” The show wasn’t picked up yet, but the mere idea of being a lead in a TV series had her “wet my pants with excitement,” she wrote.

Of course, things didn’t go as planned. Sudeikis went with Juno Temple instead, who went on to score three Emmy nominations for her performance. Hazell, meanwhile, was left feeling like she “had been punched in the chest.” Understandable. She even walked away from acting for a bit, claiming she decided “acting could go f— itself.”

Now, let’s be real: Hollywood is full of near-misses, broken promises, and roles that slip through fingers like sand. But this one stings extra because of the personal connection. Hazell and Sudeikis started dating in 2021, after the show was already on the air, so timing-wise, she wasn’t his girlfriend when he allegedly wrote the role for her. Still, it’s the kind of thing that makes you wonder if love and casting should ever be in the same room.

Hazell did end up with a smaller role in the show as Bex, a character introduced as a love interest for Hannah Waddingham’s Rebecca after her messy split from Anthony Head’s Rupert. But it’s clear she wanted more — and who could blame her?

“I get to play the greatest role of my lifetime — the Real Keeley, and here she f—— is,” Hazell wrote in her memoir, which sounds like both a declaration of independence and a subtle middle finger to the industry that gave her just enough rope to almost hang herself with hope.

Meanwhile, Ted Lasso is gearing up for a surprise fourth season — this time focusing on a women’s team — and fans are already speculating about who’s coming back. Sudeikis and Temple are confirmed, but Hazell’s involvement remains a question mark. Which is a shame, really. Because if there’s one thing this whole mess has proven, it’s that the real drama is always off-camera.

Anyway, can’t wait to see how this gets worse.

Sources: Celebrity Storm and Us Weekly, New York Post
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