Patricia Altschul of Southern Charm Has Thoughts on The White Lotus

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is pretty spot on, except for one small detail. Posey’s character, Victoria Ratliff, carries her plethora of anxiety medications in a vintage circular Louis Vuitton purse.

According to Altschul, her character would not carry a bag covered in logos.“I’m surprised that the bag was Louis Vuitton,” the star of ’s Southern Charm tells Glamour. “I can’t imagine, frankly, any upper-class person buying Louis Vuitton.”Altschul, 83, has become the ultimate example of a Southern matriarch through her 10 seasons on the show, which was created by her son and costar Whitney Sudler Smith.

So her son wasn’t surprised, she says, when news that creator and showrunner Mike White instructed the actors playing the Ratliff family on season three of the HBO series to watch Southern Charm to prepare.“I think Whitney’s only comment was, ‘Yes, Southern Charm is iconic,’” she says with a laugh.Immediately after the story went viral, fans of both shows pegged Posey’s character as being inspired by Altschul, a comparison, she says is pretty accurate.

In fact, she finds Victoria relatable.“I think there are occasions when—and you have to remember that I’m typical of my age group—I have some definite opinions about things, especially socially,” she says. “Like when she said, ‘All actresses are prostitutes.’ Yeah, that sounds like something I’d say.