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Spoilers for the fifth episode ofThe White Lotusseason two, Thats Amore.
Hes a strapping chap from Essex named Jack, and hes supposedly Tom Hollanders character, Quentins, nephew.
Thats when Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) finds him fucking Quentin so, probably not actually his nephew!
When I was told that Tom Hollander was playing my uncle, I was already elated.
Then the news dropped about that moment and I just had about ten seconds of silence, digesting it.
Can you share any hints about whats actually going on there?Not really.
We were filming other things before, and he was like, … Are you ready?
We had a really good intimacy coordinator, took it seriously, but also had fun with it.
Definitely a bonding moment.
My first day of filming was actually that sexy scene with Haley.
That was the introduction to this job.
Quite rock and roll!
I watched the first season not knowing there was an audition in my inbox for season two.
There was a moment where he gave me a real boost because I was feeling very overwhelmed early on.
On our second shoot day, he just sort of figuratively put an arm around me and was supportive.
Ive got a lot of respect for that.
But I did have to go back and forth from London for the first month or so.
We were all becoming friends and I started to get FOMO so I decided not to leave.
But some of the real employees at the hotel are in the show, which is cool.
They really looked after us.
There werea lotof nights out.
Do you know what the Grand National is?
Its this annual horse race in the U.K.
I got out my phone and mine and Meghanns horse were at the front.
My horse won and I went crazy.
Murray was so happy for me until he realized I hadnt bet proper money on it.
He was like, I thought youd won 100 grand?
And I was like, No, Ive just won glory.
Its key that Jack and Portia have more chemistry than Albie and Portia.
How did you work on that?We went for coffee the day before we filmed that scene.
I knew a lot once she educated me.
So what are your star signs?I cant remember honestly.
I have to text to get the whole thing.
Are you from Essex yourself?Im from West London.
But theres definitely a lot of people I know from Essex.
My stepsisters from Essex, so it was fun to lean into that.
I didnt want to do a straight, stereotypical Essex person you may see onThe Only Way Is Essex.
How so?Bits of language, and the tiny tweaks an American person might not say.
Like, in England, we use fit.
The other actors told me they feel like Mike brought elements of their own personality to the characters.
Did you feel that happening?One hundred percent.
Theres something crazy about how incredible his script is but how casual and easy he is.
He encouraged us to muck around.
I thought Mike would cut it, but I think he put it in!
He could go from one villa to the next.
What was it like to film in that villa that Quentin supposedly owns?It was massive.
Some of the interior was very weird.
Theres all these crazy paintings and ancient antiques everywhere.
The bedrooms were really dark.
