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The third season of The White Lotus is finally here and while the hotel might look glamorous on screen, the reality isn’t so five-star.
Jason Isaacs, who is starring as wealthy guest Timothy Ratliff, revealed while on The One Show this evening that the set could get a bit ‘gamey’.
This season follows the show’s familiar set-up with elite holidaymakers arriving at The White Lotus wellness spa and hotel, this time in Thailand.
With the Four Seasons and Anantara Mai Khao Villas posing at the hotel, you would think the cast were living in luxury.
Filming took seven months, with the cast staying in the hotels ‘on top of each other’ for that entire time.
‘Nobody should be that jealous of me, it wasn’t a holiday,’ Jason shared with hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp as well as fellow guests Diversity.
Jason Isaacs has shattered the illusion of The White Lotus (Picture: BBC)
He stars as Timothy Ratliff, head of a wealthy and chaotic family (Picture: HBO)
He continued: ’40 men and women, crammed into a villa with the air conditioning off. It’s over 100 degrees (45 Celcius).
‘We’re all covered in makeup and there’s lights and you’re there all day. It’s quite gamey is what I’m saying.’
Alex looked slightly horrified at the Harry Potter legend’s description as she and Roman laughed and repeated: ‘Gamey?’
‘Good descriptive,’ she added, still chuckling.
Jason has explained that the cast was ‘in each others’ pockets’ for much of the seven months.
He said the set got a bit ‘gamey’ after a while (Picture: BBC)
Jason didn’t hold back with his description (Picture: BBC)
They filmed for seven months in Thailand (Picture: HBO)
‘Most people got on with each other, most of the time,’ he joked. ‘But there were alliances formed and broken.
‘There’s an off-screen White Lotus as much as there’s an on-screen White Lotus, just with hopefully fewer body bags.’
Jason stars as the patriarch of an incredibly wealthy family, joined on the holiday by stand-offish wife Victoria, played by Parker Posey.
Their children are finance bro Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), shy high schooler Lochlan (Sam Nivola) and earnest college student Piper (Sarah Catherine Cook).
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Jason revealed the cast were living in each other’s pockets (Picture: HBO)
Fans have already been horrified by a scene between Saxon and Lochlan, who are sharing a bedroom.
The sex-obsessed older brother ponders over his sister Piper’s virginity, arriving at the conclusion she has never had sex despite being ‘hot.’
After the toe-curling remark, Saxon heads to the bathroom and strips off in full view of his younger brother, who does not break his gaze until the door is shut.
Uncomfortable viewing, to say the least, and it’s probably only going to get worse from here as the season unfolds.
The White Lotus is available to stream on Now.
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