Aimee Lou Wood was lauded by fans as she made her SNL UK hosting debut on Saturday night – a year after the ‘mean and unfunny’ teeth parody about her.
The actress, 32, took aim at the original US version of comedy programme last year for their skit, which made fun of her teeth.
Sarah Sherman had worn huge prosthetic teeth in her mouth as she did a cruel impression of Aimee.
In a power move, Aimee proudly hosted the UK spin-off in a bid to wipe the slate clean where she appeared in Dr Who and Made In Chelsea sketches.
The White Lotus star went down a hit with fans, with many calling her ‘refreshing’ and ‘phenomenal’ with her Davina McCall impression branded a ‘series highlight’.
Viewers on X penned: ‘Aimee-Lou Wood is exactly what you look for in an SNL host. Genuinely excited to be there, and throw everything into it. So good’, ‘Aimee Lou Wood is smashing #SNLUK so far’: ‘Have had Aimee Lou Wood on my host list for #snluk for aaaages and she is already smashing this’.
Aimee Lou Wood was lauded by fans as she made her SNL UK hosting debut on Saturday night – a year after the ‘mean and unfunny’ teeth parody about her
Saturday Night Live ran a sketch called The White Potus, which poked fun at The White Lotus star Aimee’s teeth last year (Sarah Sherman pictured)
They went on: ‘100% my favourite SNL UK episode yet every sketch is better than the rest and today’s weekend update was so good not even to mention Aimee Lou Wood like come on #SNLUK’.
In a clip announcing her guest appearance, Aimee referenced her previous fallout with the show as she met with a handful of the cast on set and introduced herself.
She said: ‘Hey guys, I cannot wait to get started, you know, especially after the whole “thing” in America with my teeth. It’s gonna feel good to just wipe the slate clean.’
However, when she noticed they were covering their mouths, the Sex Education star suspected they all had fake teeth in.
She jokingly ranted: ‘Oh my god have you guys got fake teeth in? Wow, this is all just one big setup to humiliate me then. I thought SNL UK would be different, but I was wrong.’
The promotional clip ended as they revealed they were just hiding fake moustaches.
After she called out the skit about her teeth last year, Aimee later updated her followers to say HBO had apologised to her.
Speaking to BBC News about the controversy last September, Aimee said: ‘I don’t regret saying it because it was breaking a pattern, which is what I would usually do – what I did when I was younger and got bullied.’
In a power move, Aimee proudly hosted the UK spin-off in a bid to wipe the slate clean where she appeared in Dr Who and Made In Chelsea sketches
The White Lotus star went down a hit with fans, with many calling her ‘refreshing’ and ‘phenomenal’ with her Davina McCall impression branded a ‘series highlight’
There were numerous costume changes for the actress throughout the busy show
One sketch saw her take on Super Mario’s girlfriend Princess Peach
Viewers on X penned: ‘Aimee-Lou Wood is exactly what you look for in an SNL host. Genuinely excited to be there, and throw everything into it. So good’, ‘
Recalling when she saw the sketch, she thought: ‘I have a choice here to go in and be embarrassed about it and just say “I didn’t like that. It was mean”.’
Sherman, also reached out to Aimee and sent her a bouquet of flowers.
Breaking her silence, she said: ‘I was excited to play her because she’s so iconic, her character is so iconic, and I f***ing obviously never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings.
‘Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset. I feel terrible that anyone would feel bad.’
When asked if the potential of upsetting people is something she has to think about more on the show, Sherman admitted, ‘Totally.’
She added: ‘The show is in constant dialogue with culture as it’s happening, and it happens really fast. You have to be vigilant, you know what I mean?
‘There are a lot of things out of your control. You’re playing a lot of different parts, you’re doing a lot of different roles that you’re not in control of,’ Sherman added.
‘A lot of the process of the show has been, to me—how am I answering this? Staying vigilant but also being a part of the show—that is your job.
‘Being in conversation with everything popular culture, there’s such a danger there.
‘Sometimes you just don’t realise how it comes across, but you’re put in a position to be engaging with it all the time, because you are a part of a show that’s interacting with culture and popular politics and popular whatever.
‘As I get thrown more and more into the show, it’s just this other thing that I have to learn about.’
