In the five-minute sketch, Sherman appears as Wood’s character, Chelsea, fit out with fake teeth and a strong Manchester accent. Wood had already been addressing rumours regarding HBO and Mike White on her Instagram story when she caught wind of the SNL spoof, and “whilst in honest mode”, she decided to touch on the topic. “I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny,” the 31-year-old actress wrote. Wood went on to explain that she found it “such a shame” because she had enjoyed the show just weeks ago, but she felt the portrayal of Chelsea to be in poor taste. “Yes, take the piss for sure - that’s what the show is about,” she wrote. “But there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?” Three hours after her initial post, Wood returned to her Instagram stories to inform her followers that SNL had apologised to her. Wood concluded the thread of stories by saying, “I am not thin-skinned. I actually love being taken the piss out of when it’s clever and in good spirits.” “But the joke was about fluoride. I have big gap teeth, not bad teeth. I don’t mind caricature - I understand that’s what SNL is. But the rest of the skit was punching up, and I/Chelsea was the only one punched down on.” The British actress also took a jab at the British accent Sherman put on for the sketch. “At least get the accent right, seriously. I respect accuracy, even if it’s mean,” she said, adding a laughing emoji. Wood’s teeth have been a point of constant chatter and media attention since season three of Mike White’s White Lotus aired. Earlier in the day, Wood has been addressing comments she gave in a GQ Hype interview, in which she revealed that Mike White had fought with HBO to cast her in the series. “It was honestly from the nicest place, but my little head goes: ‘HBO didn’t want me. And I know why HBO didn’t want me, it’s because I’m ugly,’” she said. “Mike had to say, ‘Please let me have the ugly girl!’”
She clarified the comments on Instagram, writing, “Nobody at HBO called me ugly!! I just spiralled about it because of my own imposter syndrome,” before addressing the SNL sketch.
Wood had previously revealed that “it feels a bit rebellious” to embrace what makes you different.
