“White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood has addressed the “SNL” teeth-controversy head-on forward of her “SNL U.Okay.” internet hosting gig this weekend.
To recap: Final April the unique “Saturday Evening Dwell” noticed Sarah Sherman parody Wooden’s character from “White Lotus” by donning a pair of enlarged false tooth and making a gag about fluoride.
Wooden responded by way of Instagram Tales, calling the portrayal “mean and unfunny.”
“Such a disgrace cuz I had such a good time watching it a few weeks in the past,” she wrote. “Sure, take the piss for positive – that’s what the present is about- however there should be a cleverer, extra nuanced, much less low-cost manner?”
The sketch — and Wooden’s response — break up opinion throughout the Web however Sherman quickly patched issues up with the actor by sending her a bouquet of flowers, which Wooden shared on her social media. The comic later addressed the controversy directly, saying: “I fucking clearly by no means meant to harm anybody’s emotions.”
Nevertheless it seems like Wooden has forgiven — if not forgotten — the episode by agreeing to tackle internet hosting duties for “SNL’s” U.Okay. counterpart on Might 2. In a teaser launched on Wednesday, she confronts among the British forged who’ve their palms clamped firmly over their mouths as she walks onto the U.Okay. set.
“Hello guys!” she trills. “Oh my God, I’m so excited. I can’t wait to get began, you realize, particularly after the entire thing in America with the tooth. So it’s gonna really feel good to simply wipe the slate clear.”
“Mmm, yeah, for positive,” reply forged members Paddy Younger, Celeste Dring, Ayoade Bamgboye and Al Nash, the latter three nonetheless hiding the decrease half of their faces.
Wooden abruptly asks, “Wait why are you all masking your mouths?”
Ayoade claims they’re simply “doing an enormous yawn” earlier than the trio faux yawns.
“Oh my God, have you ever guys received faux tooth in?” Wooden replies, outraged. Regardless of their denials, she continues: “Wow, that is all only one large set-up to humiliate me then? I assumed ‘SNL U.Okay.’ could be totally different however I used to be flawed.”
As Wooden begins strolling away, Dring abruptly implores her to cease whereas Ayoade reveals that they’re not sporting faux tooth, however “large, wonderful moustaches” impressed by moustachioed “Weekend Replace” co-host Younger.
“We noticed Paddy getting all this love on-line and assumed it was due to the ‘tache,” Nash explains.
As Dring apologizes, Wooden says, “No, I’m sorry. It’s as much as me to earn that moustache now.” At which level, Nash rips off his personal faux ‘tache and offers it to Wooden, saying she earned it as quickly as she walked in.
Watch the sketch under:
