Brett Goldstein and Theo James on ‘The White Lotus’ Blurring Reality and Being ‘F—ing Insane’ for Juggling ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Shrinking’ at Once

The White Lotus is currently on pause due to the Hollywood writers’ strike, it has been revealed.The third season of The White Lotus is believed to be set in Thailand, after creator Mike White was reportedly scouting locations there. The first two seasons were set in Hawaii and Sicily respectively, with predominantly all-new ensemble casts in each.In a new appearance on The News Agents podcast, star Tom Hollander, who played British expat Quentin in the show’s second season, has confirmed that the new series will be set in Asia, and that “like everything else, it’s on pause”.He said: “They can’t actually shoot it, and they can’t write it, I think they know what the story is.”Hollander added that the show’s creator, Mike White, is also pausing production on the show because he doesn’t want to be thrown out of the Writers’ Guild.“You wouldn’t want to [be thrown out of the union], you’d be a scab,” the star said.Elsewhere, Jennifer Coolidge has said she hopes Tanya’s husband dies in a “meat-grinding machine” in the show’s third season.In the finale of the show’s second season, Tanya (Coolidge) goes on a shooting spree aboard a yacht against a group hired by her husband Greg (Jon Gries) to kill her.

Susanna Reid has been inundated with compliments as she told fans she was 'in the pink' as she had a rare 'school night' out with her Good Morning Britain co-stars. The presenter was out on Wednesday afternoon (June 27) at the TRIC Awards which took place at London's Park Lane's Grosvenor House.

Jennifer Coolidge is going into depth about why she almost turned down her award-winning role in The White Lotus.

Anthony Anderson and his mother, Doris Bowman, are opening up about their family, their upcoming series and what dream she had to «sacrifice» for his success. ET featured the  star and his mother for an episode of where the duo interviewed each other and discussed their new series, . «Mom, you sacrificed your dream of becoming an actress to raise me, was it all worth it?» Anderson asked. «Yes, baby, it was worth it!» Bowman responded, noting, «I got a house out of it, I got a check every now and then.»While Mama Doris may have chosen motherhood over life in the spotlight, that's all changing as she is co-starring in a travel reality series with her famous son -- which premieres Thursday on E!.Anderson and his mother embarked on a six-week European vacation, traveling to England, France and Italy, bringing viewers along for the landmarks, cuisine and, of course, the non-stop laughs. Recounting their travel series, Doris asked her 11-time Emmy-nominated son, what was the rose and what was the thorn of the experience?«Hmm, the rose on our trip, was when the trip was over and could see you go on your way home and I go home, 'cause I'm gonna need six months to recover from this six-week trip with you,» Anderson joked. «The thorn, hmm, you just being stuck in your ways and not willing to experience new things,» he said. In the series, the duo travels to Italy to experience fine art, with Mama Doris noting, «All of those damn museums, they smelt like old wet newspapers, wasn't nowhere for me to sit.» They had a dental incident in Rome, with Anderson recalling, «Oh, I pulled your tooth out while we were in Rome, can we talk about that?»«That was a rose,» Anderson said.

The White Lotus season three has been greenlit by HBO and we have all the info you need to know about the cast as of right now.

Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2023 Emmy contention. It showcases the critical role writer’s work plays in a show’s success. All materials (the script and writers intro) were submitted before the WGA strike began on May 2.

This time last year, Manchester City fans were getting giddy about a lanky Norwegian sat on a sofa.

The White Lotus perceived her character Portia as a villain.Richardson played Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) young assistant in season 2 of Mike White’s hit HBO series, which aired late last year to critical acclaim.The role ended up being Richardson’s most high-profile to date, and, speaking on the Just For Variety podcast, she admitted that the spotlight took some getting used to, especially when Portia was criticised by some for seeming entitled or spoiled.“I just hadn’t been in that situation before, so I did get sad,” Richardson says. “There was probably the first couple of episodes where I was seeing some things and reactions to things with Portia and me that I was taking personally or I wasn’t fully sure how to take it or how to process it.”[via Variety]She grew to realise that it was a good thing people were talking about the show in such detail.

Andy Cohen is addressing the Vanderpump Rules reunion, as well as Real Housewives of New Jersey.

No, we didn’t ask Leo Woodall about the “scene” in “The White Lotus” season two. Maybe we should have.

The buzz surrounding HBO’s controversial new series The Idol might just be working to its benefit.

The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge could “absolutely” get her own spin-off series, according to the show’s creator.Coolidge starred as Tanya McQuoid in the two seasons of the hit HBO show, the only character to carry over between both season one and two.Tanya met her death at the end of season two, but creator Mike White has said that there is the possibility of a prequel series focusing on the character.“I absolutely think that’s possible,” White told press at the Vivid Sydney Festival this weekend (June 10), as reported by Deadline.“We were just talking about that. It’s a funny idea,” he added, discussing the potential joy of “making Jennifer 20 years younger” to become a younger version of Tanya.“That would be fun too,” White added.

Jennifer Coolidge the huge success of two seasons of “The White Lotus” represents both a huge career revival and a hard act to follow. “I have to move on,” Coolidge told fans in Sydney, Australia, this weekend. “Offers have come in and I would love to do a film next, but ‘The White Lotus’ holds this very high bar, so it will be hard to choose.” Coolidge and the show’s creator, writer and director Mike White were in Australia’s biggest city for Vivid Talks, part of 23-day Vivid Sydney, the largest festival in Australia. Their 90 minute “Conversation” was attended by a sold-out crowd of 9,000 at Sydney’s Aware Super Theatre stadium.

Meghann Fahy and Elizabeth Olsen are bonding over their craft.

Elizabeth Olsen and Meghann Fahy deliver two of the most nuanced performances of the Emmy season, both playing complicated women who are wives and mothers. In “Love & Death,” Olsen’s Candy Montgomery is based on a real housewife in late-1970s Texas, who out of boredom instigates an affair with Allan (Jesse Plemons), a member of her church — an illicit assignation that eventually leads to Candy being on trial for murdering Allan’s wife, Betty (Lily Rabe). In a very different setting, Season 2 of Mike White’s “The White Lotus,” Fahy plays Daphne, a character on a luxury Sicilian vacation with her husband, Cameron (Theo James), and another couple: Ethan (Will Sharpe) and Harper (Aubrey Plaza). As the tension among the four escalates, it’s both sexual and violent — and oddsmakers were entirely wrong about the identity of the dead body in the season-premiere flashback.

Jennifer Coolidge is sharing new details about her life.

said at a recent press conference during Sydney’s Vivid Festival. “We kind of have to come to Australia if we keep going.”“It would be so fun,” he continued.

Next stop for HBO’s “The White Lotus” series could be Australia, creator Mike White said

Amy Schumer slammed other celebrities for not being truthful about taking Ozempic. The 42-year-old comedian blasted stars for saying they lost weight by simply eating "smaller portions" and "lying" about using the injectable drug.  "Like, shut the f--- up!" the "I Feel Pretty" actress said during an appearance Thursday on "Watch What Happens Live! With Andy Cohen." "You are on Ozempic or one of those things or you got work done. Just stop." Ozempic is an FDA-approved semaglutide medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes, but it has been prescribed off-brand for weight loss.

The White Lotus season three.In the finale of the show’s second season, Tanya (Coolidge) goes on a shooting spree aboard a yacht against a group hired by her husband Greg (Jon Gries) to kill her. Following the massacre, Tanya accidentally falls overboard and dies when trying to escape.Speaking to Variety, Coolidge explained that she hopes there’s some “comeuppance” for Greg in the next season.“My hope for Jon is that he’s not finished with Greg,” Coolidge said. “I hope there’s some comeuppance for evil Greg.