Real-Life Loves
Checking In With ‘The White Lotus’ Cast & Their Real-Life Loves
The White Lotus may offer beautiful locales and luxuries at its properties across the globe, but no one who checks in can guarantee they will be the same when they check out — if they check out at all.
Mike White’s HBO drama series has proven that anything can happen to the guests at the fictional hotel chain. For couples specifically, a stay at The White Lotus has a history of exposing the festering wounds of discontent that they don’t want to face in their everyday lives. Maybe it’s the disruption of reality with endless options of tranquility that really gets you thinking about what really matters.
In the third season of the series, premiering February 16, the same leisure and introspection likely awaits a fresh crop of guests checking into the Thailand resort. But fear not for the actors who are about to embark on this spiritual and sinister journey. In real life, many of them come home to much sturdier romances than their characters.
Scroll down to see the real-life loves of the cast of The White Lotus Season 3.
The White Lotus, Season 3, Sundays, 9/8c, HBO
Walton Goggins and Nadia Conners
Known for unpredictable characters in series like Justified and Fallout, Walton Goggins has been a fan-favorite actor on television for more than two decades. In recent years, he has become an incredibly entertaining presence on Instagram, where he documents his busy run of projects and life philosophy. At home, he has been married to filmmaker Nadia Conners since 2011. His best man at the wedding was their son, Augustus.
Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts
Talk about a Hollywood power couple. Carrie Coon is a powerhouse in the world of HBO prestige dramas with The Leftovers, The Gilded Age and now The White Lotus under her belt. Meanwhile, Tracy Letts, her husband since 2013, is a celebrated playwright and actor in such shows as Winning Time and Homeland. The couple have two children and are known as the patron saints of physical media, boasting a collection of movies that numbers over 10,000. They were also nominated for simultaneous Emmy Awards in 2024. Bow down to Hollywood royalty!
Patrick Schwarzenegger and Abby Champion
With a last name like Schwarzenegger, Patrick was always going to have a spotlight on his love life. But since 2015, there’s only been one woman in his life — model Abby Champion. The couple announced their engagement in December 2023 on Instagram, sharing photos of the picturesque beach proposal with the caption, “FOREVER AND EVER.” He recently told People that he knew Champion was the one because of “how much she values family and how similar our core values are.” While his star continues to rise with projects like The White Lotus and American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, she has modeled for Chanel, Prada, and Ralph Lauren. Schwarzenegger previously dated Miley Cyrus.
Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell
Defying the belief that Hollywood relationships never last, Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell have been, pardon the pun, rock solid for more than a decade and a half. After meeting in 2007, the couple started dating and have been together ever since. Over the course of their relationship, they have costarred in 2010’s Iron Man 2 and 2015’s Don Verdean.
Michelle Monaghan and Peter White
Michelle Monaghan has been paired onscreen with some of the biggest stars in the world, including Tom Cruise, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patrick Dempsey, and Mark Wahlberg. But in real life, her leading man is graphic designer Peter White, whom she met at a party in 2000. The couple married in 2005 in his native Australia. They welcomed a daughter in 2008 and a son in 2013.
Jason Isaacs and Emma Hewitt
An entire generation knows him as the pale blonde-haired villain Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, but Jason Isaacs lives a far less sinister life offscreen. Back in 1987, he began dating BBC documentary filmmaker Emma Hewitt while he was studying at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama and married her in 2001. They share two daughters.
Sam Nivola and Iris Apatow
Nepo babies unite! Sam Nivola, the son of actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola, debuted his relationship with Iris Apatow, the daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, in the fall of 2024. But eagle-eyed followers of his Instagram noticed her even earlier than that in his photos from the set of The White Lotus, where she seemingly visited him while filming.
Scott Glenn and Carol Schwartz
A revered actor for more than 40 years in Hollywood, Scott Glenn has popped up in a few HBO series in recent years, including The Leftovers, alongside his The White Lotus costar Carrie Coon. Since 1968, he has been married to artist Carol Schwartz, with whom he has two daughters. Over the years, Glenn has spoken about how when they married, he converted from Catholicism to Judaism, which is Schwartz’s religion.
Lisa
She has taken the stage by storm as a member of the girl group Blackpink, and now she is breaking out in her acting debut in The White Lotus. But rumors are swirling Lisa has a romance brewing in her real-life as well. Multiple Korean outlets have stated she is dating French billionaire and VMH Watches CEO Frédéric Arnault. Nothing is confirmed, but the two have been spotted together.
Aimee Lou Wood
Aimee Lou Wood is best known for her role in Netflix’s Sex Education, and it’s also where she found her most high-profile partner yet. Although they have since broken up, Wood dated costar Connor Swindells for several years during the series. She posted about their relationship numerous times on social media, including one notable time in 2019 when she shared a photo of the pair dressed up as characters from fellow Netflix series Stranger Things.
Sarah Catherine Hook
While her fans know her for steamy relationships onscreen in Netflix’s First Kill and Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions, Sarah Catherine Hook has not had any confirmed relationships.
Natasha Rothwell
A returning star from Season 1 of The White Lotus, Natasha Rothwell is always a welcome sight on television, including her roles in Insecure and How to Die Alone, which created and starred in. But not much is known about her dating life, having no confirmed relationships in recent years.
