Jennifer Coolidge could also be “envious as hell” that she’s not in “The White Lotus” Season 3, however she is more than pleased her character Tanya a minimum of doesn’t must cope with Jon Gries‘ Greg.
Tanya and her husband Greg had a tumultuous marriage, resulting in Greg seemingly hiring his former lover Quentin (Tom Hollander) to homicide her. Tanya survived the kidnapping, however fell to her dying whereas escaping. Now in Season 3, Gries’ Greg is again on the White Lotus resorts, this time with a brand new identify (Gary) in Thailand. He additionally has a brand new girlfriend (Charlotte Le Bon) on his arm. But Greg/Gary isn’t the one returning “White Lotus” character: Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), who knew Greg from Season 1, undoubtedly acknowledges him…
And Coolidge can’t anticipate chaos to ensue.
“Jon Gries has proven up,” Coolidge advised Forbes. “I hope he will get it! I hope they do one thing horrible to him.”
She added of the season as a complete, “I simply felt like every part he arrange – it’s actually eerie – you’re not fairly positive what individuals are as much as but. My guess? One thing’s going to go horribly improper. I believe it’s actually going to go improper.”
Coolidge received the Supporting Actress Emmy for each the primary and second seasons of “The White Lotus.” Whereas she shouldn’t be in Season 3 (as of but) as a result of her character being deceased, sequence creator Mike White teased in 2023 that he can be open to having a de-aged Coolidge reprise her function for a “White Lotus” prequel sequence.
“I completely assume that’s doable, we have been simply speaking about that,” White stated when requested a few prequel. “It’s a humorous thought. And making Jennifer, you understand, 20 years youthful, that might be enjoyable too. I believe Jennifer’s like, ‘Positive, let’s do it!’”
In the meantime, Coolidge is believed to be returning to her different iconic previous function as Paulette Bonafonté for a 3rd “Legally Blonde” movie. The long-awaited venture was teased by lead star Reese Witherspoon, who advised Leisure Tonight in 2023 that “there is no such thing as a ‘Legally Blonde 3’ with out Jennifer Coolidge.” Nonetheless, as of 2022, Coolidge publicly stated she had but to be contacted to reprise the function.
Witherspoon continued of Coolidge to ET, “I’m past myself about Jennifer Coolidge. She deserves each a type of flowers she is receiving proper now. And he or she’s simply a type of individuals who is so naturally gifted and humorous and that you would be able to simply inform folks love her, as a result of she will get up there and everyone’s like, ‘I really like her,’ however she’s simply accomplished lots of good work in our enterprise for therefore lengthy, that it’s very nice to see her getting this unbelievable second.”