Thandie Newton shared the story of her anxiety-filled Westworld audition, but, thankfully, it has a heartwarming ending.
Thandie Newton was a highlight of Westworld Season 1, and her character, Maeve, quickly became a fan favorite. Sure, It’s almost impossible to think of the show without Netwon. But, she recently revealed she was fearful she wouldn’t get the role. In a recent talk show appearance, Newton shared her anxiety-filled audition story, which has an incredibly heartwarming ending.
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Thandie Newton Shares The Story About Breastfeeding During Her Westworld Audition
Thandie Newton recently appeared on Harry, where she had a lengthy conversation with host, Harry Connick Jr. During the interview, Newton talked about her Westworld audition, and how she was fearful that she wouldn’t get the role:
"“I was in London, and I actually just had my son, Booker, he was maybe 4 months old. And I was talking the showrunners, Jonah Nolan and his wife, Lisa, on Skype. I had it all set up and the lighting was good. And my son, who I was still nursing, was with my husband outside the door. We started our conversation talking about Westworld, the show. It was going on quite a long time, and I could hear my baby out the door, and he wanted to be nursed.[Talking to the audience] You know how it is, ladies, when your kid needs you, everything is firing up. And I said to Jonah, ‘Jonah, I’m so, so sorry, but I’m going to have to bring my baby here.’ And I thought: this is going to lose me the job! He’s going to think: ‘She’s a lactating woman, we’re going to have to have baby stuff. Ugh, what an inconvenience.’So, anyways, my husband brought in the baby, and I ended up breastfeeding my kid while talking to Jonah. Then do you know what happened? Lisa came onto the screen, breastfeeding her little baby.”"
Thandie Newton was delightfully animated during the story, and the story is incredibly endearing. It’s great that things turned out the way they did, and that Newton got the job. We can’t wait to see much more from her in Westworld Season 2, and, hopefully, for many seasons to come.
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