Aimee Lou Wood Pokes Fun at ‘SNL’ Teeth Sketch Ahead of Hosting in U.K

“White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood has addressed the “SNL” teeth-controversy head-on ahead of her “SNL U.K.” hosting gig this weekend.

To recap: Last April the original “Saturday Night Live” saw Sarah Sherman parody Wood’s character from “White Lotus” by donning a pair of enlarged false teeth and making a gag about fluoride.

Wood responded via Instagram Stories, calling the portrayal “mean and unfunny.”

“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?”

The sketch — and Wood’s response — split opinion across the Internet but Sherman soon patched things up with the actor by sending her a bouquet of flowers, which Wood shared on her social media. The comedian later addressed the controversy directly, saying: “I fucking obviously never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings.”

But it looks like Wood has forgiven — if not forgotten — the episode by agreeing to take on hosting duties for “SNL’s” U.K. counterpart on May 2. In a teaser released on Wednesday, she confronts some of the British cast who have their hands clamped firmly over their mouths as she walks onto the U.K. set.

“Hi guys!” she trills. “Oh my God, I’m so excited. I cannot wait to get started, you know, especially after the whole thing in America with the teeth. So it’s gonna feel good to just wipe the slate clean.”

“Mmm, yeah, for sure,” reply cast members Paddy Young, Celeste Dring, Ayoade Bamgboye and Al Nash, the latter three still hiding the lower half of their faces.

Wood suddenly asks, “Wait why are you all covering your mouths?”

Ayoade claims they’re just “doing a big yawn” before the trio fake yawns.

“Oh my God, have you guys got fake teeth in?” Wood replies, outraged. Despite their denials, she continues: “Wow, this is all just one big set-up to humiliate me then? I thought ‘SNL U.K.’ would be different but I was wrong.”

As Wood starts walking away, Dring suddenly implores her to stop while Ayoade reveals that they’re not sporting fake teeth, but “big, glorious moustaches” inspired by moustachioed “Weekend Update” co-host Young.

“We saw Paddy getting all this love online and assumed it was because of the ‘tache,” Nash explains.

As Dring apologizes, Wood says, “No, I’m sorry. It’s up to me to earn that moustache now.” At which point, Nash rips off his own fake ‘tache and gives it to Wood, saying she earned it as soon as she walked in.

Watch the sketch below: