During a recent interview with Today, Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge, who played Tanya in the first two seasons of The White Lotus, opened up about her absence in Season 3.
Coolidge shared that creator Mike White hasn’t reached out to her about potentially reprising her fan-favorite role again, confirming that Tanya’s death in Season 2 might really be final.
“People are asking me if I’m in it. I can honestly say, to this moment, no one has even mentioned it to me,” She said. “I think I’m dead. I think I’m dead right now and may be dead forever.”
Because of this, The Legally Blonde alum admitted that she’s “very sad” and “jealous” that she’s no longer part of The White Lotus’ future installments. For her performance in Season 2, Coolidge bagged her second Emmy and first Golden Globe Award, both for Best Supporting Actress.
“I’m jealous of everyone that’s going. I just want to stress I’m not a good sport about it, but there’s nothing I can do. When they kill you, you have to accept it. Because it means they’re not calling for your costume sizes or anything. It’s over! I have to get another thing. I have to make another thing happen, I guess. But am I sad? I just want to say in all honesty, I’m very sad I’m not in it.
Who’s the cast of The White Lotus Season 3?
The White Lotus is created, written, and directed by Mike White (Enlightened). It is executive produced by White, David Bernard, Mark Kamine, and Nick Hall. Season 3 will star Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, Aimee Lou Wood, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul, Sarah Catherine Hook, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Tayme Thapthimthong, Julian Kostov, and Scott Glenn. They will be joining Season 1 cast member Natasha Rothwell, who is reprising her role as Belinda Lindsay.
The highly-anticipated third season will take place in Thailand after Seasons 1 and 2 were filmed in Hawaii and Italy, respectively. Production is expected to begin in Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok sometime this month.
