Aimee Lou Wood Slams SNL for Mocking Her Teeth in 'White Lotus' Parody Sketch

SNL Mocks Aimee Lou Wood’s Teeth, Actress Speaks Out

SNL’s humor doesn’t always hit the right note, and last weekend’s attempt at parodying Aimee Lou Wood has sparked more criticism than laughs. The April 13, 2025, episode rolled out a sketch named 'White Potus,' a bizarre mashup that jammed together HBO’s White Lotus and caricatures from the Trump era. In the middle of all the chaos: Sarah Sherman, who took on Wood’s new fan-favorite character, Chelsea. Rather than base the impression on Wood’s performance, the sketch leaned hard into her teeth, equipping Sherman with oversize prosthetics and hamming up the British accent for effect.

What really grated on Wood—and plenty of viewers—was the decision to poke fun at her gap teeth with a joke about Americans losing fluoride. As she pointed out herself, her teeth aren’t decayed; they just have a gap. Wood is no stranger to comments about her smile. She’s been open about enduring bullying in her younger days and has since turned that same gap into a symbol of confidence, with fans embracing her refusal to conform to Hollywood standards.

Calling out the show in an Instagram story, Wood said she’s always up for a good joke but felt this particular attempt was lazy. She didn’t blame Sherman personally, making it clear she thought the comic was talented, but argued that the material itself was low-hanging fruit, punching down at the very thing she’s worked hard to accept about herself.

Following the social media backlash, someone from the SNL team reached out to Wood to apologize, though she hasn’t named names. The incident has fueled ongoing conversations about where satire crosses over into unnecessary targeting, especially regarding people’s appearances.

Spotlight on Bullying, Body Image, and Celebrity Influence

There’s a lot of baggage behind jokes about how people look. For someone in Wood’s position—a British actress who has turned personal insecurity into a message of self-acceptance—it’s not just another punchline. Her rise to fame has been in part due to her openness about her journey, and she’s found fans who see themselves reflected in her natural smile.

During her time on White Lotus Season 3, Wood’s performance and appearance became a talking point, but for the right reasons: she brought something real and relatable to the screen. That made the SNL sketch sting for fans and for Wood herself. On social media, the consensus seemed to side with Wood, pointing out that making someone a target for something they can’t or shouldn’t have to change is less satire and more schoolyard teasing.

As conversations keep unfolding online, it’s clear that audiences are getting less tolerant of cheap shots about body image, especially when so many celebrities are, like Wood, opening up about their own struggles. Whether SNL will tune in to those shifts remains to be seen, but it’s certain that viewers—just like Wood—are raising the bar on what counts as funny versus what’s just mean.