Jennifer Coolidge is taking advantage of the boost The White Lotus gave to her career to boost something else too – her love life.
‘Look, I got a lot of benefits out of Stifler’s Mom — believe me,’ she told The Sunday Times about the upside being the object of teenage obsession in the raunchy 1999 comedy America Pie.
‘They might be over now, but once in a while you still get a Stifler’s Mom thing,’ she admitted.
Two seasons playing the quirky Tanya on the Emmy winning The White Lotus has resulted in a new kind of suitor for the 63-year-old actress.
Her performance in the satire of the ultra-rich earned her global recognition, winning awards at the Golden Globes, Emmys, Critics Choice Awards, and SAG Awards.
‘Even though I play a complete weirdo in The White Lotus, cute guys come up to me. And this is far better than American Pie because people were really sad about Tanya falling off a boat.’
Jennifer Coolidge, 63, is taking advantage of the boost The White Lotus gave her career to boost her love life as well; Pictured in Los Angeles in October 2022
‘These men like you better because they feel that you went through something. That show really upped my game!’
She explains how by sharing an anecdote about a guy she met in New Orleans.
‘It was a few years ago and he had a T-shirt on that his belly came out of, plus red cowboy boots. He was 4ft 11in and he said, “Would you like to go out?”‘ she said.
‘And, well, there was nothing wrong with him, but you have this idea that Brad Pitt or whoever will sweep you off your feet, and then it was that little…’ she paused before sharing, ‘and White Lotus changed that for me. It’s not just that little guy any more.’
Coolidge reveals that her career stalled for a long time because she was in pursuit of a man.
‘I wanted this guy that I was obsessed with. I wanted him to like me, so I went completely off-track. I wasted a lot of time — and that moment passes. And, God, if I could live my life over again, I wouldn’t have done what I did,’ she said.
‘Actually I don’t want to say it was just one guy,’ she clarified.
‘It was guys and, well, everyone wants certain things in their life at a certain time. I was trying to have relationships with men who were unavailable, or there are guys out there who really hate women deep down and I certainly dated them.’
Coolidge first rose to fame as the sexy Stiffler’s mom in the raunchy 1999 comedy American Pie. ‘Look, I got a lot of benefits out of Stifler’s Mom — believe me,’ she told The Sunday Times
After playing the quirky Tanya on The White Lotus for two seasons, and winning two Emmys for her work, the actress said she is now attracting a different kind of suitor
‘Even though I play a complete weirdo in The White Lotus, cute guys come up to me. And this is far better than American Pie because people were really sad about Tanya falling off a boat,’ she said
The Boston native seems to regret not finding love at an early age.
‘I have friends that went to their prom in the last year of high school, found a guy, fell in love with him and still have that guy,’ she explained, ‘I haven’t had that luck — it has never been the right person.’
The Riff Raff star, who splits her time between Los Angeles and New Orleans, admits ‘it’s kind of limited out there.’
Explaining how, Coolidge said, ‘I feel like I’m a horse in the corral and I haven’t found a male horse that matches up with what I got,’ she jokes, adding,’ I feel like I need to go into some other corrals.’
At this juncture, the A Minecraft Movie star is considering expanding her horizons.
‘European men like the idea of sleeping with an older woman more than Americans do. Somebody you’d expect to be skilled and sexy,’ she explained.
‘It’s not the American fantasy, but lots of European films are about young guys with an older woman,’ she said. ‘I think I have to go overseas then!’
At 63, dating, Coolidge admits is still limited for her, in the US. ‘European men like the idea of sleeping with an older woman more than Americans do,’ she said, ‘I think I have to go overseas then!’; Pictured in New York on March 6
Jennifer’s performance as Tanya in the satire of the ultra-rich earned her global recognition, winning awards at the Golden Globes, Emmys, Critics Choice Awards, and SAG Awards.
Despite the show’s past success, its third season has faced criticism, with fans and critics calling it ‘slow’ and ‘boring’ due to its leisurely pace.
Viewers have called for the return of fan-favorite Jennifer, whose over-the-top antics as Tanya brought levity to the cerebral satire.
However, many others have come to the show’s defense, even going as far as to accuse naysayers of having low attention spans.
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