Aimee Lou Wood has called out Saturday Night Live for their "mean and unfunny" parody of her role on The White Lotus.
Aimee Lou Wood starred as Chelsea on The White Lotus. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO/Getty Images
The actress, 31, played Chelsea on season 3 of the hit Netflix show, which recently came to a dramatic end.
The smash hit series was the latest to be parodied on SNL, with the cast turning it into 'The White Potus', with James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, Chloe Fineman as Melania Trump, Mikey Day as Donald Trump Jr., Scarlett Johansson as Ivanka Trump and Jon Hamm as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while Sarah Sherman played Wood as Chelsea.
In the clip, Sherman portrayed an exaggerated version of the character, wearing false teeth to emulate Wood's smile as well as putting on an exaggerated Manchester accent.
See the clip below:Her appearance was centered around her teeth as the character appeared perplexed at the role of fluoride in dental health.
The sketch did not go unnoticed by the actress, who called out the focus on her looks on her Instagram story.
She wrote: "I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny."
In another slide, she added: "Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago. Yes, take the p**s for sure – that’s what the show is about – but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?"
Credit: Aimee Lou Wood/Instagram
Credit: Aimee Lou Wood/Instagram
Wood then shared a series of supportive DMs she'd received from fans, adding: "On a positive note, everyone is agreeing with me about it so I’m glad I said something instead of going in on myself."
She then joked: "At least get the accent right, seriously. I respect accuracy even if it’s mean."
Wood later told her followers: "I’ve had apologies from SNL."
Credit: Aimee Lou Wood/Instagram
It's not the first time Wood has addressed the focus on her teeth, previously telling GQ: "It makes me really happy that it’s symbolizing rebellion and freedom, but there’s a limit.
"The whole conversation is just about my teeth, and it makes me a bit sad because I’m not getting to talk about my work.
"They think it’s nice because they’re not criticizing. And, I have to go there… I don’t know if it was a man would we be talking about it this much? It’s still going on about a woman’s appearance."
She previously also told her followers on Instagram that her teeth had shaped her confidence since she was a child, explaining: "A big thing for me growing up was my mouth, because it was the thing that everyone pointed out, and it was the thing that made me different.
"Playing loads of different characters has really helped with my self-confidence surrounding beauty. I’ve had to surrender control a lot. The more that you can surrender, the more beautiful you feel."