Rectified disputes regarding rumored feud between Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood, with the duo unveiling an undisclosed intimate scene from The White Lotus, a popular series.
In an intriguingly bizarre chat, Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood pulled back the curtains on a smoldering sex scene that never made it to The White Lotus. The tantalizing tidbit was dished out during a not-so-typical interview where they put to rest rumors of a supposed feud between them.
Months of feverish speculation about their on-set chemistry and social media activity had the world buzzing about a supposed strained relationship, but Goggins, 53, had nothing but love for his co-star.
"There is no feud," he emphatically asserted during a joint interview for Variety's Actors on Actors series. "I adore, I love this woman madly, and she is so important to me."
The pair opened up about the steamy relationship between their characters - including a one-of-a-kind encounter that never gracefully made it to the small screen. In the cut scene, their characters presumably reunited at the beach, talked through the state of their relationship, and then took their connection to the next level.
Wood elaborated on the carefully crafted scene, explaining that it represented "two people who were free," serving as a poignant contrast to their first intimate encounter. Goggins agreed, adding, "It was this very long, suspended moment of these two people looking at each other. It was so powerful."
Demonstrating his signature sense of humor, Goggins playfully challenged The White Lotus creator Mike White, asserting, "F*** you, Mike! We want a director's cut!" It's clear that the chemistry between these two actors extends beyond the screen.
To further debunk the feud-fueled rumors circulating the web, Wood addressed the uproar over headlines stating Goggins had unfollowed her on social media, with fans wading in with their theories that suggested a fraught off-screen relationship.
"I think it's such a comment on where we're at culturally," she mused. "Why is everyone obsessing over Instagram? That is irrelevant. We don't give a s**t about Instagram."
The actress proceeded to express her wish that people were having "conversations about the story" of their White Lotus characters, Rick and Chelsea, instead of fixating on petty Instagram activity. Wood admitted that she initially wanted to set the record straight, but feared her words would be twisted in the process.
"Eventually I just started to sit back and watch these people making something out of absolutely nothing," she shared.
Goggins added his two cents, claiming the unfollowing was simply part of his process of saying goodbye to his character, Rick, and his co-star.
"If I may add, just to put this to bed? The following or unfollowing… I'm a grown-a** man," he chimed in.
The pair's on-screen chemistry and social media presence sparked questions about their relationship off-camera earlier this year. Still, in this candid interview, they not only clarified the air around the rumors but strengthened the bond between them, proving that they are, in fact, friends for life.
The pair shared a previously unreleased scene from The White Lotus, showcasing an intimate moment between their characters that never made it to the screen. The scene was described as a powerful, suspended moment of two free individuals looking at each other.
The unfollowing incident on social media, often seen as a sign of a supposed feud between Goggins and Wood, was revealed to be part of Goggins' process of saying goodbye to his character, Rick.
In the joint interview, the celebrities further debunked the feud-fueled rumors by discussing their desire for meaningful conversations about their characters' stories, rather than focusing on petty Instagram activity.
