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Eleanor Pringle

Jennifer Coolidge reveals she nearly didn't take 'dream' The White Lotus role because of imposter syndrome

Jennifer Coolidge attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Credit: Robert Smith—Patrick McMullan/Getty Images)

It can be hard enough to pluck up the courage to take a leap of faith in your career—harder still when it'll be watched by millions of people. And beloved actress Jennifer Coolidge has recently revealed that she nearly didn't take her "dream" role in The White Lotus because she didn't feel confident in her appearance.

Coolidge told a roundtable of actors and actresses in an event for The Hollywood Reporter that she had been "pigging out" on vegan pizzas during the pandemic, so when the offer came in to shoot the hit TV series in a beach location she didn't feel comfortable to sign on.

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