Photo: Amy Sussman/WireImage; Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesCouldPamela Andersonpotentially check in toThe White Lotus?Jennifer Coolidgeis on board!After afan-led campaignsto get Anderson, 55, on the HBO drama as Coolidge’s character Tanya’s sister, the2023 SAG Award winnershared her thoughts on the potential casting.“Oh wow!“Coolidge, 61, toldEntertainment Tonight.As for costarJon Gries’s soap opera-worthy suggestiong that Coolidge play her own sister, the actress countered “I don’t thinkMike [White]’s going to allow that.“The White Lotus.Fabio Lovino/HBOAsWhite Lotusviewers know, it’s unlikely Coolidge’s fan-favorite character will return to the series after hershocking deathat the end of season 2. (Tanya panicked while trying to escape the yacht of a new group of male friends she believed were plotting her murder and, after killing nearly all of the men, slipped on the side of a boat only to fall to her own death.)“Not that I really wanted to kill Tanya because I love her as a characterand obviously love Jennifer,” White, 52, said in an HBO featurette. “But we’re going to Italy, she’s such a diva, a larger-than-life female archetype, it felt maybe we could devise our own operatic conclusion to her life and story.“NetflixThoughThe Watcheractress didn’t have a ton to say about a possible character arc for Anderson on the HBO series, she is clearly a fan of the formerBaywatchstar.“I just recently saw Pam’s documentary and I called 100 people to watch it,” she said of Netflix’sPamela, a love story. “And I swear to God, we all had the same reaction: It’s amazing. You finally get the real story and she’s got this huge comeback.“The White Lotuswas renewed for a third season in November. And like Coolidge, Anderson has also reacted to the idea of her coming on board “as Jennifer Coolidge’s grieving sister,” which was first suggested ina viral tweet.“I heard about it,“Anderson said onThe Drew Barrymore Show. “I can’t get it in Canada because my HBO app doesn’t work because my Apple ID is American, so I can’t get it there so I tried to watch it. I want to watch it but I heard everyone loves it and it’s crazy.I’m up for anything!“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The White Lotuscan be streamed in full on HBO Max.
Photo: Amy Sussman/WireImage; Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
CouldPamela Andersonpotentially check in toThe White Lotus?Jennifer Coolidgeis on board!After afan-led campaignsto get Anderson, 55, on the HBO drama as Coolidge’s character Tanya’s sister, the2023 SAG Award winnershared her thoughts on the potential casting.“Oh wow!“Coolidge, 61, toldEntertainment Tonight.As for costarJon Gries’s soap opera-worthy suggestiong that Coolidge play her own sister, the actress countered “I don’t thinkMike [White]’s going to allow that.“The White Lotus.Fabio Lovino/HBOAsWhite Lotusviewers know, it’s unlikely Coolidge’s fan-favorite character will return to the series after hershocking deathat the end of season 2. (Tanya panicked while trying to escape the yacht of a new group of male friends she believed were plotting her murder and, after killing nearly all of the men, slipped on the side of a boat only to fall to her own death.)“Not that I really wanted to kill Tanya because I love her as a characterand obviously love Jennifer,” White, 52, said in an HBO featurette. “But we’re going to Italy, she’s such a diva, a larger-than-life female archetype, it felt maybe we could devise our own operatic conclusion to her life and story.“NetflixThoughThe Watcheractress didn’t have a ton to say about a possible character arc for Anderson on the HBO series, she is clearly a fan of the formerBaywatchstar.“I just recently saw Pam’s documentary and I called 100 people to watch it,” she said of Netflix’sPamela, a love story. “And I swear to God, we all had the same reaction: It’s amazing. You finally get the real story and she’s got this huge comeback.“The White Lotuswas renewed for a third season in November. And like Coolidge, Anderson has also reacted to the idea of her coming on board “as Jennifer Coolidge’s grieving sister,” which was first suggested ina viral tweet.“I heard about it,“Anderson said onThe Drew Barrymore Show. “I can’t get it in Canada because my HBO app doesn’t work because my Apple ID is American, so I can’t get it there so I tried to watch it. I want to watch it but I heard everyone loves it and it’s crazy.I’m up for anything!“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The White Lotuscan be streamed in full on HBO Max.
CouldPamela Andersonpotentially check in toThe White Lotus?Jennifer Coolidgeis on board!
After afan-led campaignsto get Anderson, 55, on the HBO drama as Coolidge’s character Tanya’s sister, the2023 SAG Award winnershared her thoughts on the potential casting.
“Oh wow!“Coolidge, 61, toldEntertainment Tonight.
As for costarJon Gries’s soap opera-worthy suggestiong that Coolidge play her own sister, the actress countered “I don’t thinkMike [White]’s going to allow that.”
The White Lotus.Fabio Lovino/HBO
AsWhite Lotusviewers know, it’s unlikely Coolidge’s fan-favorite character will return to the series after hershocking deathat the end of season 2. (Tanya panicked while trying to escape the yacht of a new group of male friends she believed were plotting her murder and, after killing nearly all of the men, slipped on the side of a boat only to fall to her own death.)
“Not that I really wanted to kill Tanya because I love her as a characterand obviously love Jennifer,” White, 52, said in an HBO featurette. “But we’re going to Italy, she’s such a diva, a larger-than-life female archetype, it felt maybe we could devise our own operatic conclusion to her life and story.”
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ThoughThe Watcheractress didn’t have a ton to say about a possible character arc for Anderson on the HBO series, she is clearly a fan of the formerBaywatchstar.
“I just recently saw Pam’s documentary and I called 100 people to watch it,” she said of Netflix’sPamela, a love story. “And I swear to God, we all had the same reaction: It’s amazing. You finally get the real story and she’s got this huge comeback.”
The White Lotuswas renewed for a third season in November. And like Coolidge, Anderson has also reacted to the idea of her coming on board “as Jennifer Coolidge’s grieving sister,” which was first suggested ina viral tweet.
“I heard about it,“Anderson said onThe Drew Barrymore Show. “I can’t get it in Canada because my HBO app doesn’t work because my Apple ID is American, so I can’t get it there so I tried to watch it. I want to watch it but I heard everyone loves it and it’s crazy.I’m up for anything!”
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The White Lotuscan be streamed in full on HBO Max.
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