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Nicholas Galitzine and Leo Woodall have extra in frequent than they thought.
Although they confess at the beginning of their “Actors on Actors” installment that they root for rival soccer groups, the pair realized within the midst of their dialog that they’d auditioned for the opposite’s respective function in “The White Lotus” and “Mary & George.”
Galitzine notes at one level of their dialog, posted to YouTube on Sunday, that when he finds himself performing alongside a notable actor, “in a short time folks turn into humanized,” including to Woodall “it’s type of the identical with you as properly.”
“We work on this business that usually pits folks in opposition to one another,” the “Concept of You” star mentioned. “You and me in all probability find yourself going for all the identical elements collectively.”
Woodall interjected to verify that this, certainly, was the case, telling Galitzine that he auditioned to play George Villiers in “Mary & George,” the steamy Starz miniseries about King James I that additionally stars Julianne Moore.
“Did you actually? I auditioned for ‘White Lotus!’” Galitzine mentioned, laughing.
“Did you truly?” Woodall requested, laughing as properly.
“Sure,” Galitzine confirmed.
Woodall performed Jack in Season 2 of “The White Lotus” in 2022, a nasty boy who charms Haley Lu Richardson’s character Portia till his nefarious intentions are later revealed within the present’s shocking finale.
Woodall additionally seems in a much-discussed intercourse scene along with his co-star Tom Hollander, which Woodall admitted that he didn’t inform anybody in his household about till the episode aired.
“It comes out of nowhere,” Galitzine mentioned of the scene, occurring to joke that he “clearly” knew concerning the scene since he’d auditioned for Woodall’s function.
However, Galitzine mentioned whereas playfully poking at Woodall, “you bought the half as an alternative of me.”