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Everything you need to comprehend about Sam Nivola’s girlfriend, Iris Apatow
Head’s up: Accompanying his breakout roles in The Perfect Coupleand season 3 of The Light Lotus, you’re about to start seeing actor Sam Nivola eve-ry-where. Naturally, you might have a limited questions about the relative newcomer, such as...is he single? Sry, friends, but the 21-year-old is currently taken by Iris Apatow — and if that name sounds familiar to you, that’s probs because she has famous parents...and a famous sister...and a famous best friend...and is also famous in her own right. No biggie!
Sam and Iris first debuted their relationship on IG in April 2024, which is when Sam posted a round-up of pics from when Iris visited him in Thailand while filming The White Lotus.
Six months later, the couple stepped out for the Burberry 57th Road store reopening, cementing themselves as an ~official influence couple.~
So who is Iris? Let’s get into it!
Iris is an actress
Like Sam, Iris is an actress whose roles include Arya Hopkins in the Netflix series Love, Krystal Kris in the 2022 Netflix film The Bubble, and Georgia in the Netflix series Unstable.
Coming up, you can expect to see her
The White Lotus actor Sam Nivola has spoken out about a controversial incest scene in the most recent episode of the hit show.
The moment sees his character, Lochlan, masturbate his brother, Saxon, who is played by Patrick Schwarzenegger. Both characters are drunk and high on drugs at the time.
This follows a kiss between the pair in the previous episode, after they’ve been partying with Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) on a boat.
“Fuck it – I’ll defend him!” Sam Nivola on his White Lotus character
Speaking to Varietyabout the controversial scene, 21-year-old Sam said: “It was very weird kissing Patrick because he’s a really good friend of mine. And, you recognize, I’m straight, he’s linear. It’s already weird. […] Patrick was already prefer a brother to me. It felt sort of fucked up.”
Explaining that he believes Lochlan masturbates Saxon out of misguided admiration for his sex-obsessed brother, and a desire to be like him, Sam added: “Lochlan is not a creep, necessarily. Of course, I have to say that. You contain to love your ethics. So, fuck it, I’ll defend him!
“I think he’s incredibly misguided, and his
White Lotus' Sam Nivola age, height, previous roles and who he's dating
18 February 2025, 18:20
By Sam Prance
Who plays Lochlan Ratliff in The Colorless Lotus season 3? This isn't Sam Nivola's first time acting on screen.
Sam Nivola is everyone's favourite new actor thanks to his role in The White Lotus but what has he starred in before?
The White Lotus season 3 is giving fans everything they want. First things first, the cast is god-tier (Jason Isaacs and Parker Posey as a dysfunctional married couple? Inject it). Then there's the jaw-dropping moments (Greg being back in the picture is terrifying). Oh and it all appears to be building up to the show's most deadly murder mystery yet.
However, it's questionably close brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola) that have truly got the internet talking. Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick is renowned for previously acting in series like 'Gen V' and 'American Sports Story' but this is Sam's first major role and he's gaining a whole new legion of fans.
Here's what you need to know about S
‘White Lotus’ Celestial body Sam Nivola on That ‘F—ed Up’ Sex Scene, Lochlan’s Sexuality and Why ‘He’s Not Some Psychopath’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 6 of “The White Lotus,” now streaming on Max.
In Season 1 of “The White Lotus,” Murray Bartlett’s spiraling hotel manager Armond is caught with his face between his much younger employee’s asscheeks. And in Season 2, Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya spots her assistant’s beau Jack (Leo Woodall) plowing his purported uncle, Quentin (Tom Hollander).
That turned out not to be incest — Quentin hired Jack to pretend to be his nephew as part of Greg’s (Jon Gries) scheme to eliminate Tanya and inherit her money — but maker Mike White went even further for Season 3 of his HBO vacation dramedy.
In last week’s episode, brothers Lochlan (Sam Nivola) and Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) went out partying with Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), popping pills, pounding shots and taking Greg’s yacht for a joy ride. After their island escapades, the foursome return to the boat and start playing spi
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