Lucas Gage reveals his mom’s reaction to that NSFW white lotus scene

Lucas Gage not a pimp – and luckily for him, neither is his mum.

The actor confirmed this after watching the first season White Lotusin which he plays a resort employee named Dylan who shares a rather intimate scene with his boss Armand (Murray Bartlett) — who does more than kiss his ass.

“She’s like, ‘That’s a lovely ass.’ Get this money. Take that bag and be loyal.” Lucas told about it in an interview with Variety. “My mom is cool. She looks like a cool little hippie lady. As for nudity, I think we both share a kind of European vibe.’

Lucas recently revealed he was criticized for taking roles from LGBTQ actors and was even turned down by an agent for not labeling his sexuality. However, Art the actor is dating Chris Appleton and receives countless fans from the gay community.

While the California native is unlikely to return to White Lotus, as the HBO series is set in a different resort each season, he most recently appeared in season four of White Lotus. You — in which he receives golden rain.

“We have a couple from the Golden Rain community who are very grateful to have it on screen,” he told Variety, “and they have a few haters who are dismissive of some people’s taste. Everyone should feel heard and noticed.”

“I never wanted anyone to feel like they were being looked after or like a joke,” Lucas continued. “I just think that everyone should embrace all their flaws and everything they love about themselves and not be ashamed.”

The conversation naturally turned to Diplomawho recently told Emily Ratajkowski what he was engaged in oral sex from a man – but did not consider the act homosexual. Lucas said most men “don’t have the confidence or the integrity to talk about it that way.”

“There will be people on both sides who will say he’s not branding himself enough,” Lucas told Variety. “I commend him for his honesty, and I don’t think we need to label everything and figure everything out. Things can be in a gray area and don’t have to be so black and white.”

The actor who will soon appear in a Road house redo together Jake Gyllenhaalis ultimately most proud of bringing queer representation to the screen — and said the “goal” is for viewers to “be visible in these characters” and not feel so alone.

“When I have a kid who says, ‘I felt seen in this and I feel connected to this character,’ when I’m in that conversation,” Lucas told Variety , “then that’s a huge honor and a huge compliment.”