WALTON Goggins poked fun at headlines that mocked his appearance during his star-making role on The White Lotus.
The actor, who played Rick Hatchett, inseason threeof the hitHBOmade his Saturday Night Live debut and invited his mom onstage during his opening monologue.
During his opening speech, , brought up news headlines about his appearance which labeled him as an unexpected heart throb at age 53.
He described his White Lotus character as, “pretty brooding, which the internet seemed to find attractive.”;;
“Some of my friends have even asked me, ‘Walton, what’s it like to become a sex symbol at 53 years old?’ And you know what, if I’m being honest, it feels fantastic,”;; he joked.
He then pulled up headlines that spoke about his looks including one that read, “Are We All Horny for Walton Goggins’ Receding Hairline?”;; Walton responded, “I’ve had the same hairline since I was seven. It’s not receding, it’s holding its ground.”;;
The next headline read, “Hollywood’s Newest Heartthrob Is a Greasy, Depressing Little Man Whom No One Saw Coming.”;;
Walton joked, “Thank you? For some reason, the part of that headline that offends me the most is the word ‘whom.’ It just sounds pretentious.”;;
The Righteous Gemstones actor then turned serious and spoke about being raised by his mom in Atlanta.
Walton then invited his mom, who was sitting in the audience onstage, to slow dance with him and then showed off his tap dancing skills.
Later in the episode, Walton reunited with his good friend and White Lotus co-star, Sam Rockwell, in a pre-taped sketch about tiny feet.
Walton’s gig on SNL comes after hisAimee Lou Wood, slammed the show for poking fun at her teeth.
The segment, which featured guest host, 54, saw Sarah Sherman, 32, play Aimee, 31, with exaggerated prostheticteethin a parody called White Potus.
Aimee,who has previously admitted to struggling withbody dysmorphia, has since hit back in a string of Instagram Stories, where she also revealed the NBC show has apologised to her.
She told fans: “Whilst in honest mode – I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny,”;; she told followers.
The actress added that she was “feeling righteous”;; and might delete the post later, though fans encouraged her to leave it up.
