‘White Lotus’ Star Aimee Lou Wood Pitched Mike White an American Accent for Her Character, But Stuck With ‘My Manchester One’, Adds ‘No Americans Have My Teeth’

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Contrary to most characters in “The White Lotus” Season 3, Chelsea is not an American but a native of Manchester, similar to the actress, Aimee Lou Wood, who embodies her.

Wood said that creator Mike White preferred her own accent compared to an American one when she tried both during the audition stage. “I can do an American accent. But Mike just wanted my Manchester one,” Wood told The Sun.

She finds that she often doesn’t come across as an American because of one specific tell.

Wood remarked, ‘It’s really my teeth! You won’t find teeth like mine among Americans. I truly believe this is one of the unique aspects.’

“I played an American in a play in Chicago and afterwards this guy in the bar, he was talking to me and he went: ‘I knew it. I knew it. Your accent was great but I knew you weren’t American. You just don’t look American,’” Wood said.

Wood clarified that she is able to do a believable American accent, but White thought that making her character American was unnecessary.

“He just didn’t see why she needed to be American and why we needed to add that extra layer of distance between me and her,” Wood told Elle. “So he was like, ‘Let’s just make her from Manchester.’ And I was like, ‘Great.’ And it worked. But it was so funny because everyone keeps being like, ‘So you couldn’t do the American accent.’ And now I’m like, ‘I need to correct this guys! I can do an American accent! I swear!’”

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2025-03-16 22:46