Why Sam Rockwell's Cameo on 'The White Lotus' Makes Sense, Plus What Leslie Bibb Had to Say

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Sam Rockwell made a surprise cameo appearance on the latest episode of HBO’s The White Lotus and it makes total sense for him to be on the show if you know more about his personal life!

The Oscar-winning actor guested as Walton Goggins‘ character Rick’s old friend who evidently owes Rick a favor, but he’s now sober and found religion, so he’s not interested in getting drunk with Rick. Sam‘s character went viral when he revealed his addiction to sex and partying, specifically how he began sleeping with men so that he can feel like “one of these Asian girls.” So, why does Sam‘s appearance make sense? Keep reading to find out more… For those who don’t know, Sam‘s real-life partner is Leslie Bibb, who is playing Kate, one of the three female friends. Sam and Leslie have been in a relationship since 2007 and previously appeared together in Iron Man 2 and the 2015 comedy Don Verdean.

While it was possible that Sam was just in Thailand with Leslie and an easy candidate for the part, she has revealed that he was actually filming in South Africa when he got the offer. “They came to me and they were like, ‘We’re going to offer this to Sam,’” Leslie told EW. “I was on the treadmill and [producer] Dave Bernad came to me.

But I was like, ‘Sam is wild as a buck. Listen, I don’t know what he’s going to do. He’s doing a movie in South Africa, he likes time to prep.’ And he was very nervous about that prep time.” “That was a big arc to do that quickly,” she added. “And [Sam] literally went from one [project] to the next, so I said [to producers], ‘You can’t get mad at me if he says no.