Whether she’s behind the scenes or on the screen, Natasha Rothwell always steals the show. She first cut her teeth as a writer on Saturday Night Live and then garnered attention for her work on Issa Rae’s HBO dramedy, Insecure, before creating and starring in her own Hulu show, How to Die Alone. But it’s hard to separate Rothwell from her most beloved (and Emmy-nominated) role, in The White Lotus: Belinda, the Maui spa manager, who becomes Tanya McQuoid’s (Jennifer Coolidge) emotional punching bag in Season One. While McQuoid didn’t survive Season Two, Rothwell now returns for Season Three, which is set in Thailand and features everyone from Parker Posey to Blackpink’s Lisa. To celebrate the season’s premiere, tomorrow night, Rothwell shares her least favorite things. —Carolina de Armas
Least favorite number: One. It’s the loneliest.
Least favorite color: Neon anything. Like, stop yelling.
Least favorite team: “The Haters.” Their bench is deep.
Least favorite James Bond: The ones where Bond isn’t played by Idris Elba.
Preferred deadly sin: Sloth.
Food that makes you gag: Cottage cheese.
Book you never finished: Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. I stopped around page 500. Anna would have wanted me to.
Film you walked out of:
None. I learn tons from bad movies.
Song you never want to hear again: “Blurred Lines,” by Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke.
Character from history you most dislike: Donald Trump.
Item of clothing you would never wear: Stilettos. My ankles simply can’t.
Worst form of transport: Donkey. I hear they can be asses.
Preferred form of revenge: Success.
Favorite curse word: “Shit,” because of the myriad ways it can be used.
Least favorite habit (in you): Checking my phone first thing in the morning.
Least favorite habit (in others): Interrupting.
Least favorite apology: “Sorry you feel that way.”
Least favorite conversational topic: My body—or anyone else’s body.
Least favorite present you’ve received:
Coronavirus.
Worst New York City moment: The day I left New York for Los Angeles.
Person you’d least like to share a lifeboat with: Trump.
Words you’d hate to have spoken behind your back: “She’s unkind.”
Thing you said, but wish you hadn’t: “I’ll never watch Love Island U.K.” (I did.)
Thing you didn’t say, but wish you had: “Love Island U.S.A. Season Six is great television.” (It is.)
Worst advice you’ve ever got: “Don’t move to New York.”
Worst advice you’ve ever given: “Text him!”
Last words before execution: “I loved. I was loved. I am love. Trump is trash.”
Natasha’s Inessentials
