Tough week for Aimee Lou Wooden.
The “White Lotus” actress, 31, was noticed crying in public on Monday — although she later clarified that her tears weren’t over her drama with “Saturday Night Live.”
Wooden broke down in tears whereas on a stroll in South London with “House of the Dragon” actor Ralph Davis, with whom she co-wrote the upcoming BBC sequence “Film Club.”
Davis consoled Wooden by hugging her and letting her relaxation her head on his chest.
Wooden wore a baseball cap to attempt to conceal her face on the emotional outing. The actress additionally wore a burgundy jacket and blue denims.
The following day, Wooden addressed the images of her crying on her Instagram Tales. She shared one other supportive fan message that mentioned she was “reduced to tears because of people tearing into their appearance.” The message additionally known as Wooden “beautiful” and “an incredibly talented actor,” including, “Shame on SNL for their cruelty.”
“Thank you so much. Just to say, I actually wasn’t crying about anything that the papers made out I was crying about 😂Something completely unrelated,” Wooden wrote alongside the screenshot.
Over the weekend, “SNL” mocked Wooden’s tooth in a sketch known as “The White Potus” that parodied the hit HBO sequence and President Donald Trump.
Sarah Sherman wore prosthetic tooth to painting Wooden’s character, Chelsea.
Wooden later known as the spoof “mean and unfunny” on Instagram. She additionally clarified that she’s not “thin-skinned.”
“I actually love being taken the piss out of when it’s clever and in good spirits,” she mentioned. “I don’t mind caricature — I understand that’s what ‘SNL’ is. But the rest of the skit was punching up and I/Chelsea was the only one punched down on.”
After sharing supportive messages from followers and different celebs like Cara Delevingne, Mick Jagger’s mannequin daughter Georgia Might Jagger and Jameela Jamil, Wooden revealed that “SNL” apologized to her for the sketch.
In the meantime, Wooden’s co-star Walton Goggins praised the parody, calling it “SMASHING” in a since-deleted Instagram put up, following rumors that the 2 actors had a falling out.
The pair, who performed lovers within the third season of the Emmy Award-winning sequence, don’t observe one another on Instagram. Additionally they didn’t do press collectively to advertise the present.
Moreover, their co-star Jason Isaacs has mentioned in interviews that the solid had “arguments” throughout filming in Thailand.
“Some people got very close, there were friendships that were made and friendships that were lost,” he advised Vulture final month.
