It seems the Ratliffs weren’t the one friends on The White Lotus who turned to Bravo-lebrities in preparation for his or her roles in Season 3 of the HBO sequence.
Along with discovering inspiration in “some a part of Rachel Zoe, like that world,” Leslie Bibb revealed that she additionally consumed the Actual Housewives franchise whereas taking part in Texas housewife Kate Bohr in Mike White‘s anthology sequence.
“I used to be watching The Actual Housewives at all times earlier than scenes,” she stated on Watch What Occurs Stay.
“Generally I’d simply watch it and I simply see what seeps in. That sounds loopy. After which I don’t even know what’s permeating.”
Bibb famous “numerous Beverly Hills was taking place, and that felt in the best world. Possibly a bit of OC. Possibly there’s a bit of Heather Dubrow in her.”
Co-star Jason Isaacs, who performs North Carolina patriarch Timothy Ratliff, stated that White “had requested us to observe Southern Appeal, an important actuality present, and anyone in it, folks from Southern Appeal went, ‘He’s clearly doing Thomas Ravenel.’ And Thomas, I’m doing you, largely, however not for 2 vowels, that are fully English.”

Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan in ‘The White Lotus’ (Fabio Lovino/HBO)
This season of the two-time Golden Globe-winning sequence additionally options Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sam Nivola, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Lek Patravadi, Aimee Lou Wooden and Natasha Rothwell.
After Bibb’s companion Sam Rockwell additionally appeared on final week’s episode, she praised his efficiency on WWHL, explaining his jaw-dropping monologue “is iconic and I feel it’s actually what the entire season is about — what Mike’s actually saying there.”

