While all the headlines are screaming about Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles enjoying their
Italian vacation, we’re turning our heads to Jason Sudeikis.
The one with a broken heart.
The one who is still trying to heal.
And the one who finally breaks silence, addressing the end of his engagement to the Booksmart
director.
The actor himself is making headlines these days for his kindness and due to the second
season of his heart-warming show, Ted Lasso, which eerily resembles his life.
So did his personal life influence one of the TV show’s most heart-wrenching subplots?
How has he been coping with the devastating turn of events this past year?
We’ll tell you all about Jason Sudeikis’ heartbreak, coping mechanisms and possible
romance in today’s video.
You might need a box of tissues.
Just saying.
Life has a way of knocking the brightest personalities to the ground.
You’re full of life one minute and wallowing through the depths of despair the next.
It’s precisely the kind of thing Jason Sudeikis experienced over the last year as his world
came crashing down.
One of the most beautiful, low-key Hollywood romances has come to an end.
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis were very much committed to each other, but life happened
and left Jason Sudeikis heartbroken.
The charming and charismatic actor is still trying to wrap his head around it.
The former lovebirds began dating in 2011, became engaged two years later, and welcomed
two beautiful bundles of joy in the following years.
News of their break-up was reported in November 2020, with a source saying they were amicably
“co-parenting their children”, Otis and Daisy.
At the time, reports surfaced that the couple had been separated since the beginning of
the year.
Sudeikis clarified that it happened “in November.”
Since then, he’s been trying to figure out how to move forward in a positive way.
Working through the end of a relationship in the public eye can’t be easy, and things
took an unexpected turn when Olivia moved on with Harry Styles less than three months
after news broke.
Styles and Wilde sparked a romance on the set of her upcoming psychological thriller
Don’t Worry Darling.
An insider said back in January that Jason was “blindsided” by Olivia’s new romance,
but a second source noted at the time, “Harry was in no way the reason for their split.”
In a recent interview, Sudeikis opened up about hitting “rock bottom” around the
time of the break-up.
The couple were together for seven years.
“I’ll have a better understanding of why in a year and an even better one in two, and
an even greater one in five.
It’ll go from being a book of my life to becoming a chapter to a paragraph to a line
to a word to a doodle.”
The actor and comedian said he was still trying to figure out what he was supposed to learn
from what had happened.
Sudeikis thinks that’s an experience you either learn from or make excuses for.
You take responsibility for it, hold yourself accountable for what you do, but then also
try to learn something “beyond the obvious” from it.
While the past year indeed came with its ups and downs — with both “personal and professional
stuff” — Jason took it as a challenge, surprising fans with his ability to make it
through the tough times in one piece.
The actor chose to “land like an Avenger,” elaborating that it doesn’t mean that when
you blast back up, you’re not going to run into “a bunch of shit” and have to fight
things to get back to the heights you were at.
But that is undoubtedly better than the alternative — keep wallowing and staying in that hole
indefinitely.
There’s power in falling apart if you can get back up.
“We all know that a bone, up to a certain age, when it heals, it heals stronger.
So, I mean, it’s not to knock anybody that doesn’t land like an Avenger.
Because there’s strength in that too,” Sudeikis said.
Our favourite kind-hearted troublemaker might have got back up to share the strength with
a beautiful soul and his Ted Lasso co-star, Keeley Hazell.
Earlier this year, Jason and Keeley sparked dating rumours, and now they seem to have
gone public with their romance.
Fans had speculated over whether the two had become a couple back in March after being
seemingly pictured in the same living room.
Keeley had first posted a selfie showing off a vintage watch and a beaded bracelet that
appeared to read “respect”, with eagle-eyed internet sleuths noticing that the fireplace
in the background was IDENTICAL to the one seen behind Jason when he appeared from home
at the Golden Globes.
They have since been spotted arm in arm while out and about in New York, further intensifying
the previous rumours.
In pictures obtained by Daily Mail, Jason and Keeley appeared to be in good spirits
while on their walk, as they both wore casual summer-themed clothing to keep cool during
the warm weather.
The pair had first met back in 2014 when they starred in Horrible Bosses 2, and they now
both appear in Ted Lasso.
The two might have even been in lockdown together at Jason’s home in London while filming
for the show.
Maybe they are dating, and Jason isn’t healing all by himself, perhaps not, but the actor
isn’t going to let his broken heart interfere with his work and his kind nature.
Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes, it’s the other way around.
The 45-year-old is preparing to bring kindness back to our screens with season two of the
hit comedy, in which he plays an American football coach who takes over as manager of
an English football team.
Nobody could be as upbeat and positive as Ted, but some viewers couldn’t help but
notice MAJOR similarities between the manager’s love life and that of Jason.
While watching season 1, we learn that Ted took the job encouraged by his wife, who wanted
some space.
She and their son come to visit in one episode, and she reveals she wants to make their split
official.
In another episode, Ted has a panic attack as he delays signing his divorce papers.
About a month after Ted Lasso Season 1 ended, Sudeikis made headlines for a different reason.
He and his long-time partner, Olivia Wilde, announced their break-up.
In both cases, Jason (or the character he’s playing) separates from his wife while he’s
spending most of his time working across the pond.
So, it’s easy to see how some fans drew a comparison between the actor’s personal
life and Ted Lasso’s.
But his co-star (and fellow writer, creator, and producer) Brendan Hunt says they came
up with the Ted Lasso plot back in 2015, predating real-life drama.
When asked by Entertainment Weekly about what it was like to shoot scenes that echo his
personal life, Jason said it was inconsequential to anything going on with him.
“One has nothing to do with the other,” Sudeikis said.
“That’s the crazy thing.
Everything that happened in season one was based on everything that happened prior to
season one.”
The actor elaborated that most of the plot was written three years before and that the
story is bigger than that, he hopes.
That anything he’s gone through, other people have gone through.
“Do you know what I mean?
That’s one of the nice things, right?
So it’s humbling in that way.”
So not only did Jason not create Ted Lasso’s monumental break-up because of his own, but
Wilde was instrumental in getting the show off the ground.
Oh wow!
After he played the Ted Lasso character in commercials for NBC, “Liv was like, ‘You
should do a TV show or a movie about him,” Sudeikis said.
Still, Jason has plenty to focus on, either way, as after Ted Lasso season two airs, he
has the third, and seemingly final, season to work on.
He hasn’t entirely ruled out going further than season three, though, if Apple TV+ wants
it, saying: “I’m glad they are willing to pay for those three seasons.
As far as what happens after that, who knows?
I don’t.”
And now, with its 20 nominations, Ted Lasso became the most nominated freshman comedy
in Emmy history, which means it’s likely we can see more than three seasons.
Knowing Ted and Jason, it’s a gift!
Especially when the actor keeps shining his light whenever he gets the chance.
Recently, Sudeikis melted our hearts as usual when he showed support for football players
following England’s defeat at the Euro 2020 finals.
After the three players missed penalties, they faced disgusting racist abuse online.
In a show of support afterwards, the actor sported a jumper emblazoned with their names
to the Ted Lasso season two premiere.
“Our show is rooted in despising things like bullying and racism.
But it is also rooted and takes place in England.
So I just felt it was necessary to use the platform of our big fancy premiere to spotlight
them and let them know we got their back and how much we support them.”
The actor said that he appreciates the love he has been getting for the show but should
not be applauded for simply wearing a shirt.
Sudeikis elaborated, saying, “that’s nothing” compared to what the players have gone through.
He also pointed to the positive impact they were making on the community long before the
unfortunate outcome of the soccer game.
And while the abuse the three players have faced online and in their communities was
not pretty, more and more people, including teammates, coaches, and even Prince Charles,
have voiced their support.
And Sudeikis is just trying to do his part.
“It was just a way to humanize and personify those three fellas,” Jason said.
“I use their first names, the names their parents gave them.
Because they’re kids and young men, and they should have the opportunity to succeed
and fail and tie, like everyone.”
Jason’s sweet gesture was applauded on Twitter, with one person calling him a “class act”,
while the other added: “Beautiful move.
Jason Sudeikis IS Ted Lasso.”
It’s not the first time his kindness showed, and his life intertwined with fiction, which
led to Jason Sudeikis trending on Twitter.
More than three years ago, before Ted Lasso was around, an entertainment writer Mike Ryan
interviewed Sudeikis, promoting the indie movie Kodachrome.
In the film, Sudeikis’s character tries to make amends with his dying father.
Ryan’s father had died a few months prior; he mentioned that to Sudeikis during the interview.
Later in the day, after the interview, Ryan got a powerful and heartfelt email from the
actor.
Here’s how it began: “Just wanted to let ya know that I’m so
sorry for your loss.
And I thank you for feeling comfortable enough with me to share.
Please feel ZERO regrets in doing so.
It’s important and f---ing necessary for us to do that.
Especially the men of the world.
Our generation is the first to ‘understand’ that notion, but darn it, I’d love to try
and be the first generation of fellas to ‘live’ the notion as well.”
We highly recommend reading the entire email.
Everyone who has watched Ted Lasso knows Sudeikis is beyond perfect in that role as a compassionate
human being.
It’s not hard to see why after looking into Ryan’s story.
Whether he’s still trying to find his footing by himself or with a beautiful soul by his
side, Jason is coping through his art and his kind nature.
He’s helping people and trying to make the best out of the situation.
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