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At THR's Women in Entertainment gala, Natasha Rothwell shares her reaction and opens up about returning for 'The White Lotus' season three. Plus, she talks about fighting for the rights to the 'Who the F*** Did I Marry?' story.
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00:00What is it like to be in full glam at 8 in the morning?
00:03I mean, I feel seen. I feel empowered. I feel great.
00:10We're all waking up together.
00:11That's right. The coffee's now kicking in.
00:15For sure. Well, we're, of course, celebrating all these incredible, powerful women today, yourself included.
00:20What is it like to be in this room, and why is women supporting women more important now more than ever?
00:25I feel like our incoming administration is one huge fucking reason for us to have each other's backs.
00:34I think that women supporting each other is why I do what I do, and being in this room is an honor.
00:42I mean, I want to say, like, all these women have been on my vision board, so to be in their company is amazing.
00:49And, yeah, I'm just really excited to uplift each other and support each other.
00:52Sure. Is there one female-led performance that you need everyone to watch this year?
00:57Besides mine?
00:59Hello? Yes, that goes without saying.
01:02I mean, there's so much amazing film and television right now, so I can't give you just one,
01:08but I think that it's such a great time right now for female-led performances,
01:13and I think that going out and supporting that intentionally is what we all have to do,
01:18because it takes intention to support each other.
01:21White Lotus, Season 3, what was your thoughts when you found out that Belinda was making a comeback?
01:29I was shocked. I had no idea.
01:31You know, I watched Season 2 as a fan of the series, obviously, and I love Mike,
01:35and so when he asked me to come back, I said, when and where? I was ready, yeah.
01:40What can you tease for us?
01:42I was in Thailand for about five months shooting, and so Belinda has an amazing story this season,
01:49and I'm just really excited for audiences to see where it goes. Yeah.
01:53Okay, finally, who the F did I marry?
01:57That's right, Teresa Johnson, Risa Tisa.
02:00What were those conversations with Risa Tisa like in order to bring this project to the screen?
02:04Well, what's crazy is I met her over Zoom while I was in Thailand shooting White and the Lotus,
02:10because that's when things were getting viral, and so just talking with her,
02:14I was just inspired by her story and wanted to tell it,
02:16and when we won the very competitive bid to get it, my production company, Big Hattie Productions,
02:21we set up a dinner, and she and I met, and I was like,
02:24oh, you're just like my sister from a different mister.
02:26We just connected and bonded, and I can't wait to tell her story.
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