Ted Lasso/Rebecca Welton
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| Pairing: | Ted Lasso/Rebecca Welton |
| Alternative name(s): | Tedbecca |
| Gender category: | F/M |
| Fandom: | Ted Lasso |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | Archive of Our Own Tag |
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Ted Lasso/Rebecca Walton (also known as Tedbecca) is the most popular pairing in the Ted Lasso fandom. Their canon relationship undergoes numerous developments, with Rebecca initially hiring Ted to ruin Richmond FC by putting a coach unfamiliar with football in charge of the team. Over the three seasons, their relationship develops through the initial deception, into colleagues, then to close friends and confidants.
In fandom, fans saw the potential for a romantic relationship to develop between the pair and analysis of scenes which fans felt were indicative of their relationship developing that way was popular during the show's run.
Canon
Fandom
History and Overview
As of April 2024, Ted/Rebecca have 3,104 fanworks tagged with their pairing on Archive of Our Own, making them one of the most popular duaric pairings on the site.
The first work with the pairing tagged (though they were not the focus of the work) was posted to AO3 on 11 October, 2020, and the first Ted/Rebecca focused work was posted on 1st December 2020. Comments responding to the works indicate that discussions of the pairing were taking place on social media as well. A smaller number of fanworks for the pairing are present on other fanwork sites like Fanfiction.net.
Meta and discussions about their relationship and how their story-lines progressed and then concluded were popular during the show's run, including on Tumblr, Reddit, and Twitter.
Fan Commentary
Common Tropes and Fanon
Controversies
Example Fanworks
Fanfic
- Cakes and coaches by jessamoo - The first Ted/Rebecca focused work posted to the tag on AO3.
Fanart
Fanvids
- Ted and Rebecca || What's a soulmate? by sosoffete
- Ted & Rebecca || Carry You (Ted Lasso) by Melsta17
- Ted & Rebecca || Lost without you by Movrings
Other Fanworks
Meta
Archives and Communities
- Ted Lasso/Rebecca Welton tag at AO3
- Tedbecca tag at Tumblr
- "tedbecca" search at r/TedLasso
- Ted Lasso/Rebecca Welton pairing works at Fanfiction.net
Other Fannish Resources
(Rec Lists, Big Bangs, Thing-a-thons, Holiday Exchanges, wiki links, etc.)