‘Hey Australia’: The White Lotus’s Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White to appear at Sydney’s Vivid festival

Star and creator of show that’s taken the world by storm will discuss their careers at 2023 Vivid festival event

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The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge and the show’s creator, Mike White, have been added to the program of Sydney’s Vivid festival, organisers announced on Friday.

Coolidge, who on Thursday was named one of the world’s most influential people in Time magazine alongside the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, delivered the news in a video filmed from a bed while wearing a robe, saying: “Hey Australia, it’s Jennifer Coolidge and I’ve just got really exciting news.”