Aimee Lou Wood Reveals the Fake Death That Kept 'The White Lotus' Finale Secret

Aimee Lou Wood recently visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about her experience filming Season 3 of The White Lotus. Wood, who played Chelsea, shared behind-the-scenes details about her character’s fate and a clever move by the production team to keep plot twists secret.

Wood explained that she knew Chelsea would die from the moment she auditioned. “It was the scene where Chelsea says, ‘We’re going to be together forever,’ and I thought, ‘She’s dying,’” Wood told Kimmel. Showrunner Mike White confirmed her instincts were right, but Wood still had to play her character without knowing her fate.

To avoid leaks about the season’s ending, the crew listed a fake death on the call sheet for the filming day. “They put that Belinda dies,” Wood revealed, referencing Natasha Rothwell’s character on the show. The cast and crew kept the real plot twist quiet, and even some actors, like Parker, were caught off guard when reading the script. “Patrick Schwarzenegger didn’t read it because he wanted it to be a surprise,” she said.

Season 3 of The White Lotus is now streaming on Max.