Aimee Lou Wood made headlines after blasting Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Sarah Sherman for delivering a “mean and unfunny” impression of her character. Following Wood’s outspoken remarks, it has since come to light that the show apologized.
On Instagram, Wood shared her outrage at the sketch, which she felt depicted her in an ungracious manner. The most recent SNL episode featured a sketch titled “The White POTUS,” a parody of the Thailand-based third season of The White Lotus to be. The skit satirized the Trump family while making fun of Wood’s character, Chelsea, with exaggerated buck teeth—a characterization that resonated with Wood’s previous anger at ongoing talk about her appearance.
In her Instagram Story, Wood freely expressed, “But while in honest mode – I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny xo,” in reference to the impression and looking at her prior concern over being ugly. Building on her Sunday complaint, the Sex Education star added, “At least get the accent right seriously, I respect accuracy even if it’s mean.”
Following her comments, Wood has basked in a wave of goodwill from fans. In reaction to the controversy, the reaction of SNL has been prompt. Following Wood’s follow-up that she had since received apologies from the show, Aimee Lou Wood continues to act Chelsea in HBO’s The White Lotus Season 3, contributing to ongoing debate regarding representation and satire in media.
