Aimee Lou Wood calls SNL White Lotus sketch 'mean and unfunny'

The White Lotus star said a sketch that impersonated her using prosthetic teeth "punched down" on her.

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The British actress said the US comedy programme "punched down" on her and suggested the sketch was misogynistic.

In a series of Instagram posts, Wood wrote that she was happy to be made fun of "when it's clever and in good spirits" but that there "must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way".

Wood, 31, said she had received "apologies from SNL" after sharing her criticism. The BBC has contacted broadcaster NBC for a response.

The actress's role in the third series of The White Lotus, which follows a group of guests at a resort, prompted significant media attention surrounding what she calls her "big gap teeth".

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