The White Lotus’ Natasha Rothwell Says Lisa Manobal Is The ‘Beyoncé Of Thailand’

Cool and down to earth with a generous spirit, the compliments have been flooding in for Lisa

Lisa Manobal The White Lotus

by Millie Payne |
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The White Lotus season three cast members have been highly complimentary of one another throughout the publicity trail, fondly reflecting on their time filming out in Thailand together.

And in a recent interview with Etalk, season three's returning character Natasha Rothwell took the praise one step further by likening one of her co-stars to Beyoncé.

Natasha - who admitted to checking no one was pranking her after getting the offer to reprise her role as Belinda - was quizzed on working alongside Lisa Manobal - a rapper in the South Korean girl group, Blackpink.

Natasha Rothwell The White Lotus
Natasha has been piling the praise on Lisa Manobal ©IMAGO / Independent Photo Agency Int

'Are you a Blackpink fan, and were you a Blackpink fan?' the interviewer asked. Natasha enthused, 'I am now! When the announcement came out that [Lisa] was going to be a part of [The White Lotus] - I have two assistants and they lost their s**t. I was just like, "Oh my God."'

Natasha continued, 'And then of course, I go on a deep dive. I watch the documentary, I download all the albums. Yeah, I'm obsessed. She's so sweet. You have to understand, Lisa is Beyoncé of Thailand. Couple of times, outside when we're off the campus of shooting, just people leaving their businesses and taking photos. And [Lisa] would just stay there and just take photos and pictures. She's so loving and sweet.'

Owing to Lisa's uber success and talent as one of the best-selling artists in the world, Natasha recognised that she could have easily turned up on The White Lotus set with an entourage. Instead, she was 'so regular', with Natasha praising her 'generous spirit' and 'versatility'.

Lisa Manobal The White Lotus
Lisa made her TV debut in The White Lotus ©IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

Aimee Lou Wood has also echoed the adoration for Lisa, who made her TV debut in The White Lotus: 'She's the most down to earth... she's so chill. You would not think she had that stratospheric fame.'

Aimee continued, 'She was so good at being social, she was good at bringing people... I was not. I was a little bit of a recluse out there. [Lisa] was really good at hosting parties in her villa and things like that. She was so lovely, and organising special fun things for everyone. She was just the coolest.'

Millie Payne is a News and Entertainment Writer for Grazia. She has specialised in showbiz interviews, features, articles and roundups for over three years and loves combining her love for writing, talking and all things popular culture.

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