The White Lotus’s Simona Tabasco on fame, sex scenes and being buried alive for her new film: ‘I was so scared’
Few characters in HBO’s luxurious drama series The White Lotus could be described as heroic. The titular holiday resort – think a swanky Butlins for the absolute worst people you’ve ever met – seems to exclusively house sociopaths and sex fiends, dopes and delinquents. But then there were Lucia and Mia, season two’s sneaky, scheming besties and the most aspirational sex workers in popular culture since Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Together, the pair spread-eagled their way to gilded glory, manipulating entire dynasties of male halfwits and strutting off into the Italian sunset €50,000 richer.
But where does a fast-rising, Naples-born actor go from there? If you’re. On paper, it’s the perfect career move. You’re in a big American movie, led by a fledgling young movie star – nothing could go wrong. That is until you get to the set and realise you can’t scream.
