Lukas Gage Reveals His Mom’s Reaction To NSFW ‘White Lotus’ Scene
Lukas Gage will not be a prude — and thankfully for him, neither is his mother.
The actor confirmed as a lot after she watched the primary season of “The White Lotus,” wherein he performs a resort staffer named Dillon who shares a moderately intimate scene along with his boss, Armond (Murray Bartlett) — who does greater than kiss his ass.
“She says, ‘That’s a great ass. Get that money. Get that bag and be committed,’” Gage instructed Variety in an interview printed Thursday. “My mom’s cool. She’s like a cool little hippie lady. With nudity, I think we both share sort of a European vibe.”
Gage lately revealed he’d been criticized for taking roles from LGBTQ actors and was even dropped by an agent for not labeling his sexuality. However, the actor is relationship Chris Appleton and receives untold fan mail from the homosexual group.
While the California native is unlikely to return to “The White Lotus,” because the HBO collection takes place in a distinct resort department every season, he most lately appeared within the fourth season of “You” — wherein he receives a golden bathe.
“We have a couple from the golden shower community that are very grateful that it’s being shown on screen,” he instructed Variety, “and they have some haters who are yucking some people’s yum. Everyone should feel heard and feel seen.”
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“I never wanted to make anyone feel scrutinized or like the butt of the joke,” Gage continued. “I just believe that everyone should embrace all their kinks and everything that they love about themselves and not feel ashamed.”
The dialog naturally turned to Diplo, who lately instructed Emily Ratajkowski that he acquired oral intercourse from a person — however didn’t think about the act gay. Gage mentioned most males “don’t have the confidence or the honesty to talk about it like that.”
“There’s going to be people on either side saying that he’s not labeling himself enough,” Gage instructed Variety. “I commend him on his honesty, and I don’t think we need to label everything and have it all figured out. Things can be in a gray area and don’t have to be so black and white.”
The actor, who will quickly seem in a “Road House” remake alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, is in the end most happy with bringing queer illustration to the display — and mentioned “the goal” is for viewers “to be seen in these characters” and never really feel so alone.
“If I have a kid saying, ‘I felt seen in that, and I feel connected to this character,’ if I am part of that conversation,” Gage instructed Variety, “then that’s an honor and a huge compliment.”