Some people look out HBO’sThe White Lotusmainly to theorise about who might end up idle , while others merely have intercourse to revel in the cringe quality of its characters ’ interactions . The show ’s second season had plenty of opportunity for both . ( Do n’t worry — no freebooter here ! )
Although it ’s an anthology serial publication , Jehovah Mike White brought time of year 1 devotee favorite Tanya ( Jennifer Coolidge ) back for another fraught vacation , this meter in Sicily with her newfangled husband , Greg ( John Gries ) , whom she meet during time of year 1 . Before the two embark on a day - longsighted pleasure trip have in mind to fulfil all of Tanya ’s Italian fancy — primarily ride a Vespa and eating clam alimentary paste — she asks hotel manager Valentina ( Sabrina Impacciatore ) to guess who she ’s dressed as .
The answer she ’s depend for is bombshell Italian actress Monica Vitti , who gain worldwide fame in Michelangelo Antonioni ’s 1960 classicL’Avventura . But the characteristically acerb Valentina necessitate one looking at Tanya ’s all - pink get - up and respond instead with “ Peppa Pig . ” That was n’t a Mike White original : AsScreen Rant reports , Impacciatore improvised the moment .
She recounted the story during anAccess Hollywoodinterview , which was also when she institute out that the line made the final cut . “ I ’m so beaming it ’s on the show ! ” she said . “ It was like my third day of shooting , and I was so intimidated by Jennifer [ Coolidge ] . Because to me , she ’s a goddess ; she ’s a mastermind , ” she said . But when White told the actors they could extemporize while shooting that scenery , Impacciatore did n’t have the intimidation keep her from compare Coolidge ’s character to an anthropomorphic animated cartoon b animal . And it paid off : “ [ Jennifer ] could not stop express joy , ” she said .
See Impacciatore tell the whole storyvia TikTok here .
[ h / tScreen Rant ]
