“You originally found out that her daughter was actually non-binary, maybe trans, and going by they/them,” star Carrie Coon, who plays Laurie, revealed in an interview with Harper's Bazar. In the final cut, all we know about Laurie is that she's divorced, struggling at work, and has a daughter, but the original story was a bit more complex.

Carrie Coon, who plays the New York-based corporate lawyer on the hit HBO series, said in a recent interview that the show's creators decided to drop some details on her backstory following President Donald Trump's re-election last December.

The White Lotus” draws a line somewhere. Carrie Coon revealed in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar that details about her character Laurie’s backstory was cut from the incest-filled third season of the HBO series because of real-world events.