Nadia Conners, the spouse of “White Lotus” star Walton Goggins, has weighed in on rumors of bother in paradise.
The “11th Hour” director and Goggins wed in 2011 after courting for round six years, and Goggins starred in her 2024 film, “The Uninvited.”
In an interview with Howdy! Journal, Conners appeared unfazed by hypothesis that her husband had an affair along with his “White Lotus” co-star Aimee Lou Wooden, suggesting the gossip was merely a mirrored image of the general public’s obsession with the HBO hit present.
“It’s odd to see it, but it’s an indication of how much people were invested in the fictional characters,” Conners stated. “I take it as a sign that he’s become quite popular.
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Goggins, 53, and Wood, 31, became fan favorites on the series’ Season 3 for their portrayals of ill-fated couple Rick and Chelsea.
Would-be sleuths on the internet began speculating that an offscreen romance was brewing based largely on the pair’s social media activity, as well as some comments cast members made to the media.
During press for the show, the married Goggins referred to his younger co-star as “a soulmate” and stated the 2 had change into “enmeshed in each other” throughout manufacturing.
“I felt I had known her, you know, for a thousand years. And I think she felt the same about me,” he instructed the Related Press in March.

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After the present’s surprising finale in April, Goggins posted a sequence of photographs of himself and Wooden on his Instagram Story, set to Fleetwood Mac’s breakup anthem “Silver Springs.” Wooden posted a tribute to the characters with her personal Instagram publish that includes the identical music.
Round that very same time, followers seen the 2 actors now not adopted one another on social media. Some speculated that one had blocked the opposite, fueling rumors of a fall-out or feud. (As of early Could, they’re following one another once more.)
In the meantime, an interview with fellow “White Lotus” star Jason Isaacs resurfaced through which he made imprecise references to main behind-the-scenes drama, together with “romances that formed and broke.”
Neither Goggins nor Wooden has spoken out publicly about any rumors. On the Met Gala, the place the 2 actors each appeared however weren’t photographed collectively, Wooden remarked that she “loved working” with the “Justified” star. Goggins, for his half, refused to remark on his relationship with Wooden when requested by a reporter in an interview printed earlier this month.