Rivals Star Luca Pasqualino Claims He's Still 'Haunted' By His Ted Lasso Audition

Luca Pasqualino in Rivals Rivals actor Luca Pasqualino has revealed he came close to landing a major role in a very different British show that has also gone on to become a huge hit internationally. The former Skins actor can currently be seen in action as Bas Baddington in Rivals, which returned for its long-awaited second season earlier this month . During a recent interview with HuffPost UK to promote the new episodes of the Jilly Cooper bonkbuster, Luca was asked if there was an audition he missed out on earlier on in his career that still “haunts” him today, to which he admitted that there was “definitely” one that came immediately to mind for him. “One that I got really, really close to that sort of sticks out was Ted Lasso,” he explained, before sharing that he’d tried out to play striker Jamie Tartt in the Apple TV+ series . “I got down to [the last few], went and met Jason Sudeikis, had two tests for it, and I was so close. But my friend Phil Dunster, he got the part in the end. And he was so good.” View this post on Instagram Luca continued: “If you watch [something that you’ve auditioned for] and the person who gets it is really awful or whatever, it makes you feel worse. “But [Phil] was so good, it’s like, ‘OK, fine, I get it. This is going to be an easier pill to swallow’.” Phil Dunster in Ted Lasso's third season The current season of Rivals has been even more popular among critics and viewers than its predecessor, with some exciting new additions joining the cast alongside regular faces like Alex Hassell , David Tennant , Aidan Turner and Danny Dyer this time around. New episodes are currently airing weekly on Disney+, although the show is due to take a mid-season break after the sixth instalment premieres at the end of next week. MORE RIVALS: Rivals Season 2's Drama, Chaos And Brilliant Bonking Is The Escapism We Need Right Now 11 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Rivals Season 2 Thought The Rivals Season 2 Cast Looked Familiar? Where You Know The New Stars From

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