Aimee Lou Wood reveals SNL's Sarah Sherman sent her apology flowers after 'mean and unfunny' skit

Aimee Lou Wood is opening up about how she really felt after being spoofed on Saturday Night Live—and how Sarah Sherman, who played her in the sketch, responded after the backlash.

The White Lotus star took to Instagram on Tuesday to share that Sherman sent her a bouquet of apology flowers following the episode. “Thank you for the beautiful flowers [Sarah Sherman],” Wood wrote, posting a photo of the vibrant pink and orange arrangement.

The moment followed Wood’s reaction to SNL’s “The White POTUS” sketch, a parody that aired Saturday night.

Though the sketch was primarily a political satire poking fun at Donald Trump and his allies, Wood’s character from The White Lotus—Chelsea, portrayed by Sherman was the only character from the HBO series featured.

The skit took a sharp turn into mean-spirited territory when the punchlines aimed at Chelsea centered entirely around her exaggerated accent, false teeth, and ignorance.

In one moment, Jon Hamm’s RFK Jr. character, dressed like Walton Goggins’ Rick, shouts, “I’ve been having these insane ideas, like what if we took all the fluoride out of the drinking water? What would that do to people’s teeth?”

The camera then cuts to Sherman’s version of Chelsea, who replies, “Fluoride? What’s that?”—leaning heavily on the accent and prosthetics.

After the episode aired, Wood posted on social media that the sketch left a bad taste.

“Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple of weeks ago,” she wrote. “Yes, take the piss for sure – that’s what the show is about – but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?”

Wood didn’t just take issue with the humor—it was the fact that the character was singled out and made the butt of the joke solely based on her appearance. The parody felt less like satire and more like personal mockery.

Still, Sherman’s gesture seemed to soften the blow. The apology flowers showed a willingness to own up and extend grace—something that rarely happens so publicly in the entertainment world.