Aimee Lou Wood, who plays Chelsea in “The White Lotus,” wrote on Instagram that the parody of her on “Saturday Night Live” was “mean and unfunny.”
“But whilst in honest mode – I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny xo,” Wood wrote Sunday on her Instagram stories.
She continued in another slide: “Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago. Yes, take the piss for sure – that’s what the show is about – but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?”
Wood’s comments come after “SNL” parodied “The White Lotus” with a skit called “The White POTUS,” in which President Donald Trump, his family and advisers are at the hotel from “White Lotus.” When Robert F. Kennedy Jr., played by Jon Hamm, wonders aloud what taking fluoride out of the drinking water would do, a Wood-like character, played by Sarah Sherman, appears. To portray the character, Sherman is wearing fake gapped teeth similar to Wood’s.
Wood also shared on her Instagram stories that she “had apologies” from “SNL.”
“SNL” did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
In an interview with GQ published Tuesday, Wood said the conversation around her teeth makes her feel like she’s “goofy,” and that there’s something about her that she hasn’t “fixed.”
“It makes me really happy that it’s symbolizing rebellion and freedom, but there’s a limit,” Wood told GQ. “The whole conversation is just about my teeth, and it makes me a bit sad because I’m not getting to talk about my work. They think it’s nice because they’re not criticizing.”
She continued: “And, I have to go there… I don’t know if it was a man would we be talking about it this much? It’s still going on about a woman’s appearance.”
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Wood reportedly attended the taping of “SNL” on March 30 when actor Mikey Madison hosted.
