The rumoured feud between The White Lotus co-stars Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood has been rumbling on for some time, but last week, the actor reignited the speculation when it was revealed that he’s set to host Saturday Night Live.
The show recently received a backlash for poking fun at 31-year-old Aimee’s teeth. In the skit, cast member Sarah Sherman donned prosthetic teeth and a British accent in an impression that Aimee slammed as ‘mean and unfunny’. However, the sketch was praised by Walton, 53, who reshared it in a since-deleted Instagram story that simply read, ‘Smashing’.
Although Walton – who has been married to writer and director Nadia Conners since 2011 – could have been booked on SNL months ago, the timing feels somewhat pointed given his alleged feud with the Sex Education actress. A source tells heat, ‘Walton and Aimee have this weird war going on, and him taking this SNL hosting gig is being seen as a direct hit on her. He’s clearly aware she’s got an issue with the sketch and has been hurt by it.’
Despite this ongoing battle between Walton and Aimee, who played lovers Rick and Chelsea on The White Lotus, the pair seemed to get on like a house on fire while filming the show, constantly praising each other in interviews and posting behind-the-scenes pictures on their socials. However, once the show finished airing, they quickly unfollowed each other, with fans speculating that Walton may even have blocked the actress as all her previous comments on his posts are now gone.
‘People are scratching their heads and wondering what happened to make things spiral out of control between them,’ an insider tells heat. ‘They refuse to be in the same room as each other or attend the same functions. They’re both being very dramatic and secretive about it, and it’s an incredibly uncomfortable situation for the rest of the cast.’
The White Lotus was undoubtedly one of Aimee’s biggest projects to date and the aftermath was meant to be an exciting chapter for her career, but now it’s been marred.
We’re told, ‘Aimee is heartbroken that things have turned out this way. She’s so proud of the work she did on The White Lotus, and instead of people talking about that, they’re talking about this ugly feud between her and Walton. She feels incredibly betrayed, and this has completely shattered all the joy of this experience. It’s now something she just wants to forget about and move past. She’s vowing to rise above it and move on with her life.’