United Kingdom, June 9 -- Hannah Waddingham wants more people to "talk" about "how exhausting" it is to be a parent.

The Ted Lasso actress, 50, is mother to a 10-year-old daughter - who was born in 2015 during her previous relationship with Italian businessman Gianluca Cugnetto - but she has been raising her little girl alone since the couple's split and Hannah is adamant being a mother is hard work and that needs to be acknowledged.

She told The Sunday Times newspaper: "Thank God she is the utter joy of my life because it is unyielding responsibility.

"I feel like more people should talk about how exhausting it is. Not only physically showing up for them but being the best version of yourself, because they respond to actions far more ...