Conan O’Brien has asked if he can appear in the third season of The White Lotus. Speaking on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the talk show host recalled bumping into series creator Mike White in Bangkok, Thailand.
The comedian admitted he pitched his idea of playing a “gigolo” to White in the hugely-anticipated upcoming series. He explained: “Before you guys started shooting The White Lotus, I ran into none other than Mike White in a restaurant.
On the podcast episode from two days ago, which also featured guest Walter Goggins, O’Brien remembered: “I said, ‘Hey, so the next season of The White Lotus, you’re going down to Thailand, right?’ And he said, ‘Yeah.’ And I said, ‘I was there. I had a great time. I made a lot of friends.’”
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He then remembered telling White: “If there’s a part for me, I’m available.” O’Brien continued: “He looked at me, and he said, ‘You know, there’s a lot of sex work there. I could do that.’”
O’Brien agreed: “I could play a part where I’m a male gigolo or something.” Goggins, who has joined The White Lotus season three cast, added: “Yes, you could do that. I believe that you could do that.”
The presenter then asked: “Do you think I could play that part or do you think I actually could be a gigolo?”
Goggins cheekily replied: “Well, I think you could do both. I think you could play that part and you could be that person in real life.”
The White Lotus’ first season was set in Hawaii and its second took viewers to the island of Sicily. Next, it will tackle a whole new continent as we follow the lives of the guests staying in the hotel’s Thailand branch.
The cast for season three includes: Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, Parker Posey, Scott Glenn, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jason Isaacs, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Tayme Thapthimthong, Nicholas Duvernay, Charlotte Le Bon and Arnas Fedaravičius.
Natasha Rothwell will also reprise her role as Belinda from season 1.
UK viewers can watch The White Lotus season one and two through a Sky or NOW TV subscription, or for an additional fee on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
