- Aimee Lou Wood starred with Walton Goggins on The White Lotus
- They seem to have fallen out after filming wrapped on the HBO show
- The Sex Education star mentioned him at The Met Gala 2025
Aimee Lou Wood has broken her silence about her White Lotus co-star Walton Goggins amid rumours the pair are feuding. The Sex Education star played Chelsea, the much younger girlfriend of the Righteous Gemstone star’s character, Rick.
Their on-screen chemistry set the internet alight as it was both romantic, steamy and hilarious. As the show veered towards its promised deadly finale, speculation emerged that Goggins and Wood were no longer on good terms. In a very modern way, it all related
Gracing the red carpet at The Met Gala, Wood spoke to E! News and gushed with praise for Goggin’s upcoming hosting stint on SNL.
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“Yeah, it would be fun,” she told reporters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “I loved working with Walton. It was the best thing ever.”
“He’s going to be incredible doing SNL. It’s the perfect thing for him to do. It’s going to be hilarious. I’m so excited to see it.”
Did Aimee Lou Wood appear with any of her White Lotus co-stars?
Wood carpooled with Patrick Schwarzenegger, who played entitled finance bro Saxon in the third season of the Mike White-created series. Their characters shared many a storyline in the show.
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However, instead of Chelsea giving Saxon an enlightenment reading list, Schwarzenegger gave Wood a little bit of a supportive push to attend the gala. The little bit of help came after she reported feeling “very spaced out”. Perhaps, Patrick felt more comfortable with his Hollywood nepo baby credentials.
His mother is the Kennedy dynasty’s broadcaster, Maria Shriver, and 80s action star, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“I feel very spaced out,” she told the same outlet. “I’m struggling to find my words. My mouth is really dry. But Patrick—thank god. He was like, ‘I’m going. Should we go together in the car?’ And I said, ‘Yes, please.’ So, we came in the car together and that had made everything a lot less scary.”