‘White Lotus’ Season 3 trailer: Rich people and death in Thailand
The trailer for HBO’s “The White Lotus” Season 3 brings viewers to tropical Thailand and death is in the air.
Walton Goggins feels great about becoming a “sex symbol” in his 50s, but less great about some of the headlines around the subject.
In his “Saturday Night Live” monologue on May 10, the actor noted that “the internet seemed to find” his “brooding” character on “The White Lotus” attractive. Goggins played Rick, a man seeking to avenge his father’s death, in the HBO anthology’s latest season.
“Some of my friends have even asked me, ‘Walton, what’s it like to become a sex symbol at 53 years old?’ ” Goggins said. “And you know what? If I’m being honest, it feels fantastic! At least, it did until I Googled myself and read some of the headlines.”
The “Justified” actor proceeded to show a series of headlines from news reports about himself, one of which said that “White Lotus” fans were attracted to his “receding hairline.” Goggins fired back, “I’ve had the same hairline since I was 7! It’s not receding. It’s holding its ground.”
“His Hair Is Greasy. His Eyes Are Bulging. I Think I’m in Love,” read another headline, referring to Goggins. He jokingly applauded the “beautiful journalism” on display before showing a third headline: “Hollywood’s Newest Heartthrob Is a Greasy, Depressing Little Man Whom No One Saw Coming.” The actor quipped, “For some reason, the part of that headline that offends me the most is the word ‘whom.’ It just sounds pretentious.”
Because the episode aired on the eve of Mother’s Day, Goggins devoted the rest of his monologue to his mother, who was seated in the audience. He described her as the “most important person in my life” and recalled that “growing up, whenever my momma couldn’t afford a babysitter, she would take me with her to honky-tonks.”
Goggins then invited his mom up on stage, where the two shared a clog dance.
Goggins starred in a variety of sketches throughout the episode, including one that saw him play a server who flirts with moms (played by Sarah Sherman and Heidi Gardner) during Mother’s Day brunch. Their sons (Mikey Day and Andrew Dismukes) become increasingly uncomfortable as Goggins’ character speaks suggestively and unbuttons nearly his entire shirt.
Goggins hosted “SNL” a few weeks after after his “White Lotus” co-star, Aimee Lou Wood, called out the show for making fun of her teeth in a sketch spoofing the HBO series. The actress previously told Entertainment Tonight she wouldn’t join Goggins on “SNL” but added, “I loved working with Walton. It was the best thing ever.”
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