Following the Season 3 finale of The White Lotus, Natasha Rothwell is shutting down critics of Belinda’s “good for her” moment.
The 2x Emmy nominee defended the character’s choice to leave Thailand after successfully blackmailing Greg (Jon Gries) to stay quiet about him likely killing his late wife Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge), reasoning that it doesn’t mean Belinda has an evil streak.
“I don’t think so,” she told People. “I think her heart is good, but I do think that she was flirting with being a baddie by taking this money. So I don’t think she’ll turn bad, but I do think there’s maybe a consequence by all those decisions have, sort of that yin and yang.”
Rothwell thinks Belinda could suffer consequences in a future season “as a result of the decision she made,” adding: “Who knows? I don’t even know if she’s coming back. But in my mind I’m like, yeah, that probably would be the thing.”
Meanwhile, Rothwell also defended Belinda for leaving town without Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul), despite sparking a romance and discussing going into business together. Many likened the decision to Tanya changing her mind about investing in Belinda during a heartbreaking Season 1 finale scene.
Dom Hetrakul and Natasha Rothwell in ‘The White Lotus’
“People tell me to my face, they’re just like, ‘Oh, you should have taken Pornchai with you,’” said Rothwell. “And I’m like, ‘No ma’am, no sir. She does not owe a man anything. She has de-centered men. She is centering herself.’”
