Carrie Coon compares The White Lotus Season 3 filming experience to being on Survivor: Here’s why

Carrie Coon impressed the audience with her portrayal of Laurie in The White Lotus Season 3. Though the HBO drama featured a huge ensemble. Carrie was able to stand out due to her layered portrayal of a woman who feels like an outsider in her own friend group.

In the show, Laurie arrives in Thailand with her longtime best friends Kate and Jaclyn. While the trio seems to love each other, they are hiding their real emotions, which leads to complicated dynamics between the three. Now, around two months after the show’s conclusion, Carrie Coon has opened up about her filming experience.

In an interview with Collider, the actress said being on the sets of The White Lotus Season 3 was like participating in the reality show Survivor because of the extremely hot weather in the country. What added to her misery was that she stayed in Thailand without her little children for months and had to take multiple flights just to see them once in a while.

Carrie Coon says working on The White Lotus Season 3 was like being on Survivor

Survivor is a reality show where contestants are made to live on a remote island for a few weeks, where they have to complete some challenging tasks. In her interview. Carrie Coon said The White Lotus Season 3’s filming felt like a version of Survivor: Thailand, as the entire cast had to live together for months under scorching heat. She stated,

“No one will ever understand what we went through. It’s like being an astronaut. Only other astronauts know what it’s like to be an astronaut. Only somebody who worked on the show knows what Survivor: Thailand was really like.”

However, the actress added that she does cherish the friendships she made during her time on the show. Further talking about the harsh weather conditions in Thailand, Carrie said:

“I’ve never worked in this extremity of weather and condition. I’ve worked in extreme cold, which I prefer because your brain’s not boiling. This was literally the hottest that region has ever been in the history of keeping records. And then, this year, it’s hotter.”

The actress added,

“They were closing schools. I didn’t go outside between 9 am and 4 pm. The UV index was so high you would burn in minutes. We had to put sunscreen on top of makeup. I’ve never been that hot in my life. If the sun touches you, you’d burn up into a pile of ash, so you have to stay covered. It was crazy. It was really a wild experience.”

Carrie also highlighted that the shoot was especially difficult for her as she was away from her children for months. The actress has a son and a daughter, born in 2018 and 2021, respectively. Every time she wanted to see them, she had to take time out during cast outings and go through a tedious travel process to reach back home. She mentioned,

“Thailand was so extremely far that when I would fly home to see my family, I was flying a couple of hours to Singapore, and then 18 hours and change to New York. That’s an epic journey to do regularly. You have to prepare for that.”

Carrie’s hard work and sacrifices ultimately paid off, as her performance as Laurie has been well appreciated by critics and the viewers. She had one of the best arcs in the season, and her monologue in The White Lotus Season 3 finale struck a chord with fans.

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The White Lotus Season 3 is available to stream on Max.

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