For Lisa, a global superstar and one quarter of K-Pop girl group Blackpink, and Tayme Thapthimthong, a British-born Thai actor, joining the cast was a no-brainer. Lisa, whose full name is Lalisa Manoban, plays Mook, a health mentor at the resort, and Thapthimthong plays Gaitok, a security guard at the resort.

Tayme Thapthimthong plays security guard Gaitok in The White Lotus season 3, who finds himself enraptured by his colleague and friend Mook (played by K-pop star Lalisa Manobal).

Relaxing with other The White Lotus cast members in the upper rafters of Phuket’s Bangla Muay Thai Stadium, the 35-year-old former nightclub bouncer, soldier, and talent show contestant can hardly believe his luck.