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Twitter Gags for Goggins as the 'White Lotus' Star Strips Off for Speedo Steamfest
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Gay Twitter melted down as "White Lotus" star Walton Goggins shed a few layers to reveal a ripped physique and lemon-yellow speedo.
"Chosen as one of CULTURED magazine's 2025 CULT100 cover stars, the 53-year-old gave the camera an eyeful in the bright yellow speedo, riding the iconic Santa Monica Ferris wheel with legs spread and a sultry stare," the New York Post reported.
"He paired the swimsuit with a mustard suede Zegna jacket, a gold necklace, and a matching ring."
Goggins revealed what was underneath more than his outerwear, though, delving into the layers of craft that have made him an in-demand actor since at least his days on the hard-hitting FX drama "The Shield."
"My character – Rick Hatchett – he's isolated," Goggins explained about his "White Lotus" gig. Rick Hatchett is depicted as constantly suffering, a state of mind that's explained by an early life trauma. The yin to his yang is his cheerful girlfriend and self-proclaimed "soulmate" Chelsea, played by Aimee Lou Wood.
"So during filming, I was isolated," Goggins explained. "I liked mirroring that, but it was emotionally difficult."
And not just for him.
"Someone I worked with on 'The White Lotus' didn't fully understand my process," Goggins recounted, before telling the story about how "a few months into [production on Season 3 of] 'The White Lotus,' 'Fallout' premiered and started to take off."
That series, in which Goggins drew immediate acclaim for his depiction of The Ghoul, a long-lived villain in a post-apocalyptic world, aired on HBO.
"One day, this actor I was working with – nice guy, good actor – came up to me and said, 'You're brilliant in 'Fallout,'" Goggins continued. "Please tell me you had a good time making that," the actor said to Goggins.
Gay Twitter certainly had fun weighing in on the photo shoot. UK newspaper the Daily Mail relayed some of the comments sent out by fans, including gems like "Yellow budgie smugglers were not on my bingo card for items that Walton Goggins would be wearing in 2025, but here we are," "Walton showing us his Goggins," and "Goonin for Goggins".
Check out some of the other responses:
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
