Jennifer Coolidge says she nearly rejected White Lotus position amid melancholy
For her position as Tanya McQuoid within the HBO collection, Coolidge, 61, received an Emmy and a Golden Globe for finest supporting actress in a restricted collection, anthology collection or tv movement image.
Talking to British GQ about how she felt when she was advised about plans for The White Lotus, Coolidge mentioned: “I was, like, not in the mood. I was depressed, I was very depressed.”
The White Lotus is a comedy drama by Mike White that depicts teams of vacation makers at a luxurious resort resort.
Season two of The White Lotus portrays the demise of Coolidge’s character, with the present set in Sicily, Italy – the star’s “fantasy” vacation spot.
Discussing what she had hoped for the second collection, Coolidge mentioned: “I had encouraged Mike to tell an Italian story – I said I would love to be in Italy or something, riding around on a Vespa with all these men reaching out and trying to light my cigarette.
Coolidge on the latest cover of GQ
/ Charlotte Rutherford“That’s my fantasy. But then I guess that suggestion got me killed.”
The 61-year-old additionally spoke about why she has by no means began a household.
Friends have inspired the Legally Blonde actress to undertake, however Coolidge says that “immaturity” had stopped her from having kids prior to now.
Coolidge performed a nail salon employee in Legally Blonde
/ HandoutShe defined: “I’m very, very immature, I think that has kept me from having children, because I’m sort of a child.
“Maybe if I had kids, I would’ve had to have grown up.”
Musing on her relationship habits, Coolidge additionally revealed that she has by no means had a “laidback” boyfriend.
“I’ve never had, like, a laid back boyfriend that was just full of joy, you know? Like, someone who laughs at all your shortcomings. That’s never who I choose for myself,” she mentioned.
Known additionally for her position as Stifler’s mum in American Pie, Coolidge used to dwell with co-star Eddie Kaye Thomas within the early noughties in Los Angeles.
1999’s American Pie, through which Coolidge starred as Stifler’s mum
/ UniversalExplaining that the 2 had a platonic relationship, she mentioned: “I wasn’t the love of his life, he had girlfriends. My bedroom was across the hallway from his.”
Jennifer Coolidge will likely be talking on the GQ Heroes convention in affiliation with BMW, happening at Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire from July 19 to 21.
The summer time problem of British GQ is accessible on newsstands from June 13.