‘The White Lotus’ Star Jon Gries Makes Surprise Runway Appearance at New York Fashion Week

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Expanding his resumé! The White Lotus star Jon Gries made a surprise appearance at New York Fashion Week — by strutting down the runway in his modeling debut.Gries, 65, walked the catwalk at Eckhaus Latta’s fashion show for the designer’s fall 2023 ready-to-wear collection on Saturday, February 11.

The Men in Black actor donned a mohair-style sweater and beige pants along with his best smize for the event, which took place at the Lower East Side’s historic Essex Market.Following his big moment, Gries took to social media to post clips from the show and jokingly share reactions from fans who were surprised to see him participating in the fashion show.NYFW’s official TikTok page also joined in on the fun by posting a video of the California native on Sunday, February 12, and referenced his role on the HBO hit series.“Hi.

This is Jon Gries and I’m here at the Eckhaus Latta’s show, and there are definitely some high-end gays,” Gries quipped in the clip, quoting Jennifer Coolidge’s character.When asked if anyone was going to be murdered during the show — Coolidge, 61, famously yells “these gays are trying to kill me” during The White Lotus’ season 2 finale — Gries replied, “They’re just murdering us with beautiful ideas.”Gries starred as the Legally Blonde actress’ husband Greg Hunt on seasons 1 and 2 of The White Lotus, which premiered in July 2021.

While the dark comedy is an anthology series, Coolidge and Gries were the only two characters to return for season 2.Series creator Mike White had his reasons for bringing the Best In Show actress — and subsequently her on-screen husband — back for another installment.“Because the seasons are so thematically different, the locations are different, the cast is generally different,