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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Walton Goggins' wife responds to affair rumours involving his White Lotus co-star Aimee Lou Wood
Nadia Conners, the wife of actor Walton Goggins, has spoken out about the rumours surrounding his relationship with co-star Aimee Lou Wood. Earlier his year, Goggins, 53, and Wood, 31, starred as age-gap lovers, Rick and Chelsea, in the third season of HBO's hit satire White Lotus. Rumours of a feud between the actors emerged in April. Following the season finale of the series, fans noticed that Goggins and Wood – who had previously sparked romance rumours with their public praise for one another – appeared to unfollow each other on Instagram and that the actors had refrained from tagging one another in posts of their characters. Some speculated that Goggins had blocked Wood on the social media platform as her comments were no longer visible under his posts. Meanwhile, his comments were still visible on her posts. Speaking to Hello! Magazine, Conners, 53, brushed off the romance rumours, attributing the interest in her husband's life to the nature of his job. 'It's odd to see it but it's an indication of how much people were invested in the fictional characters,' he said. 'I take it as a sign that he's quite popular.' Conners is a writer and director who previously worked with Leonardo DiCaprio on 2008's environment documentary The 11th Hour. She and Goggins began dating in 2005 and got married in 2011. They share one son, 14-year-old Augustus Somerset Goggins. The speculation surrounding the actors' relationship was amplified when Goggins praised a Saturday Night Live sketch, which Wood had publicly called out for making fun of her appearance. During an April episode of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series, the SNL cast members reimagined The White Lotus as The White Potus, with Sarah Sherman parodying Chelsea. Her portrayal included a fake British accent and protruding prosthetic teeth. Wood later criticised the skit, insisting that there must have been a 'cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way' to spoof her looks. Goggins, however, hailed the 'amazing' and 'smashing' sketch in a since-deleted Instagram comment. Neither actor has said anything to suggest they are feuding. Although Goggins did shut down questions about the subject in an interview with The Times in May. Also in May, a month after the SNL skit, Wood said she 'loved working with Walton', calling the experience 'the best thing ever'. Contrary to the feud rumours, it is believed that the pair are working together on a new project, although details are unclear. According to CNN correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister: 'There is something professionally that they are doing in the coming weeks together. 'So if there really is a feud, this has not stopped them. It's not like they can't be in the same room, is my point.' Prior to the feud rumours, Goggins had heaped praise on his co-star, calling her the 'brightest light in every room' on Instagram. In February, he told People magazine: 'We both became enmeshed in each other the way that Rick and Chelsea are. So I think the world of her.' The White Lotus season three starred Goggins and Wood in an ensemble cast that also included Jasoc Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, and Lalisa Manoban of the K-Pop group Black Pink. The series, which relocated to Thailand, came to an end after eight episodes in April. It received favourable reviews from critics and fans.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Walton Goggins' wife breaks silence on Aimee Lou Wood relationship speculation
Walton Goggins' wife, Nadia Conners, has addressed the relationship speculation involving both her husband and his White Lotus co-star Aimee Lou Wood. The actor, 53, and British-born actress, 31, portrayed an age-gap couple in the third season of the hit HBO series who met a tragic fate during the finale. The pair's on-screen chemistry and appearing on each other's social media pages sparked up questions about their relationship off-camera earlier this year. Goggins and Wood were also later embroiled in 'feud' rumors which appear to have now been brushed aside. But in regards to the romance rumors, Walton's wife offered her own thoughts during a recent interview with Hello! Magazine. 'It's odd to see it, but it's an indication of how much people were invested in the fictional characters,' the director expressed to the outlet. 'I take it as a sign that he's become quite popular.' Walton and Nadia tied the knot back in 2011 and are also parents to a son named Augustus, 14. In the latest season of The White Lotus - which aired its final episode last month in April - Goggins played the character of Rick who goes to the White Lotus resort in Thailand with his younger girlfriend Chelsea, who was portrayed by Aimee. The two stars jumped to Instagram to reflect on their time on the show and also gave shout outs to each other. Wood uploaded a black and white photo of the pair as they strolled down a street and penned in the caption, 'The perfect storm.' The Django Unchained actor also shared an assortment of behind-the-scenes snaps of both himself and Aimee. The actor wrote a lengthy caption to his followers which read, 'Rick + Chelsea. With the heaviest of hearts… To me, ours was a love story. 'It was only ever a love story, hindered by unresolved, childhood trauma. We all have them… but can we move past them. In the depths of our despair there is always beauty around us.' He added, If we can sit with our pain, just sit with it… not react… not be defined by it…It's there… the love the world is constantly giving in any given moment is there. Always waiting for us to see it… Trust me I know.' Walton later added, 'Thank you Aimee Lou for being my partner… a journey I will never forget...' However, speculation of a 'feud' between the stars also arose when the two seemingly unfollowed each other on Instagram. A sketch on SNL later mocked Aimee's teeth and Manchester accent - which Wood had labeled 'mean and unfunny.' Days later, she was spotted looking tearful during an outing in London. The skit also was a spoof of The White Lotus, and Goggins praised it by commenting: 'Hahahahahhahaha Amazzzingggg.' SNL and Sarah Sherman - who portrayed Aimee's character in the sketch - apologized to the actress and the comedian also sent her flowers. 'I was excited to play her because she's so iconic, her character is so iconic, and I f***ing obviously never meant to hurt anyone's feeling,' Sherman told Vanity Fair earlier this month. 'Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset. I feel terrible that anyone would feel bad. 'Being in conversation with everything popular culture, there's such a danger there,' Sarah further explained to the outlet. 'Sometimes you just don't realize how it comes across, but you're put in a position to be engaging with it all the time, because you are a part of a show that's interacting with culture and popular politics and popular whatever...' Fans were also left questioning about Walton and Aimee's status when he notably walked out of interview with The Times when the actress was brought up on more than one occasion. He had told the publication, 'I'm not gonna have that conversation. There is no conversation to be had about that.' Earlier this month on May 5, both stars also attended the 2025 Met Gala - but did not cross paths on the red carpet. That same week, Goggins hosted SNL - but made no mention of his co-star, nor did she make a surprise guest appearance. During an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Met Gala, she had been asked if she would possibly make a cameo on the sketch comedy series with Walton. 'I couldn't say… but also I'm not, I'm not doing that,' the actress said, but added she would still go on the show despite being mocked in a skit. 'Yeah! Why not? It would be fun. I loved working with Walton. It was the best thing ever.' She seemed to put an end to feud rumors that had ignited by revealing she and Goggins had recently hung out. 'I actually saw him two days ago,' Aimee said. 'We haven't had that much time to debrief about everything. So every time we see each other, there's never time. 'So it'll be good to see him again tonight, because we saw each other briefly a couple days ago and we were just trying to download everything and the episodes and Rick and Chelsea's whole story now that we've seen it in full. There's just never enough time.' Walton and Aimee have also since started following each other on social media once again. Goggins and his wife Nadia recently collaborated on the film The Uninvited which has officially hit theaters. The actor took on a leading role in the project alongside other stars such as Pedro Pascal, Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Rufus Sewell and Eva De Dominici. Walton recently got candid about having 'disagreements' with Nadia while working together during an interview with Radio Times. 'The adjustment was very difficult the first couple of days! We're both Scorpios. We are extremely independent people. We both have very specific ideas about things,' he said. 'She was the director and I had to listen to her the way that I listened to directors – but I had to push back on things that I disagreed with, for my story. But we did find a rhythm. And we did get to a place where we weren't taking things personally.'
South China Morning Post
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Who is White Lotus star Walton Goggins' wife Nadia Conners? The actor who plays Rick on the show met his director partner on a blind date, and she's worked with Leonardo DiCaprio and Pedro Pascal
If you've been eagerly counting down the days for the release of each week's episode of The White Lotus season three, then you are not alone. If you've been Googling the actors playing your favourite characters on the show, then you are also, not alone. (From left) Peter White, Nadia Conners, Walton Goggins and Michelle Monaghan in September 2024. Photo: @nadiasomerset/Instagram One of the more mysterious personalities on the series so far is Rick, an American man who arrives at the fictional resort with his much younger – and much more cheerful – girlfriend Chelsea (played by Aimee-Lou Wood ). Advertisement Portrayed by veteran actor Walton Goggins (Fallout, Django Unchained, Sons of Anarchy), netizens have mixed feelings about his character, with some loving his straightforward-ness and others finding him a bit too brash. Walton Goggins' role in the new season of White Lotus has fans obsessed with the background of his character – and who he is in real life. Photo: @nadiasomerset/Instagram Away from our screens though, Goggins is in fact a doting family man with a long-time partner. Nadia Conners is the wife of White Lotus star Walton Goggins. Photo: @nadiasomerset/Instagram Here's what we know about his wife, Nadia Conners, and their charming love story. Nadia Conners studied in Paris
