Following the Season 3 finale of The White Lotus, Natasha Rothwell is shutting down critics of Belinda’s “good for her” second.
The 2x Emmy nominee defended the character’s alternative to depart Thailand after efficiently blackmailing Greg (Jon Gries) to remain quiet about him doubtless killing his late spouse Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge), reasoning that it doesn’t imply Belinda has an evil streak.
“I don’t assume so,” she informed Folks. “I believe her coronary heart is nice, however I do assume that she was flirting with being a baddie by taking this cash. So I don’t assume she’ll flip unhealthy, however I do assume there’s perhaps a consequence by all these selections have, kind of that yin and yang.”
Rothwell thinks Belinda might undergo penalties in a future season “on account of the choice she made,” including: “Who is aware of? I don’t even know if she’s coming again. However in my thoughts I’m like, yeah, that most likely can be the factor.”
In the meantime, Rothwell additionally defended Belinda for leaving city with out Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul), regardless of sparking a romance and discussing going into enterprise collectively. Many likened the choice to Tanya altering her thoughts about investing in Belinda throughout a heartbreaking Season 1 finale scene.
Dom Hetrakul and Natasha Rothwell in ‘The White Lotus’
“Folks inform me to my face, they’re similar to, ‘Oh, you must have taken Pornchai with you,’” mentioned Rothwell. “And I’m like, ‘No ma’am, no sir. She doesn’t owe a person something. She has de-centered males. She is centering herself.’”