EDGE Rewind: Who Was the Hot Swimmer on 'The White Lotus?'

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Just when you thought "The White Lotus" Season 2 had established its main core of characters came the tease of a new hottie coming in the midst. Towards the end of the third episode, called "Bull Elephants," Portia (Haley Lu Richardson), the conflicted assistant to
Tanya McQuoid-Hunt (Jennifer Coolidge), is sitting by the pool when she crosses paths with another guest -- a sexy 20-something about to take a dip. Silently, he shows all kinds of signals and thirsty energy as he shows off for Portia's benefit, that is, until he lands in the pool and cries out how cold the water is. As he swims, he stares at Portia sitting by the pool and she returns his look; but before something can develop, she is interrupted by Albie (Adam DiMarco), the sweet American with whom she is having a flirtatious relationship.

Earlier she had told him that he needed to be more aggressive and Albie has chosen this moment to do so, even kissing Chloe and asking her to come back to his room. She, though, is clearly preoccupied with the swimmer, who watches their flirtation from the water. While she declines Albie's request to join him in his room, she reluctantly allows him to walk her back to her room while the anonymous swimmer continues to stare at her.

This marks the first sighting of Jack (Leo Woodall) in the series, but he is said to play a larger role. He plays the nephew to a British expat (Tom Hollander), who are also vacationing at the luxury Sicilian resort. What part Jack (or his uncle) play in the remaining -- and the show's murder -- remain to be seen, but Jack in the pool certainly caught the eye.

Woodall is a 26-year-old British actor who has been working in the industry since 2019. Among his acting roles are has appeared in the shows "Vampire Academy" and "Holby City," along with the movie "Cherry" and a short called "Man Down." Up next, he's set to star in a movie called "Nomad," and in the show "Citadel." And it was reported by Deadline in June that he has joined the cast of "One Day" on Netflix "This is Going to Hurt" breakout Ambika Mod.

"Mod will play Emma Morley and Woodall her on-off lover Dexter Mayhew in the Netflix UK series, which is an adaptation of David Nicholls' bestselling novel charting a series of intense personal encounters between the pair that begin on their university graduation day on July 15, 1988.

Deadline adds: "Every episode of' 'One Day' will follow Emma and Dexter on that one particular day as they grow and change, move together and apart, and experience joy and heartbreak."

But first, hope for more of Woodall on "The White Lotus."

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