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Torrid affairs, wild parties and shattered friendships - White Lotus is back, and you simply won't believe the real-life drama when the cameras WEREN'T rolling on TV's hottest show

Settling down to watch a new series of pitch-black comedy The White Lotus has to count as one of the most delicious of guilty pleasures.

But the story of the filming of the show – complete with fall-outs among the cast, heavy drinking, and heat so intense that one of the crew found their Crocs melted into the floor – is a drama in its own right, albeit with no murders. The hit show also spawned unforgettable characters such as hot mess heiress Tanya McQuoid – reviving the career of US actress Jennifer Coolidge, who delivered memorably crazy lines such as: 'At the core of the onion is just a straight up alcoholic lunatic!' Also enjoying a tropical break in Thailand this series are three blonde friends played by actresses Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon and Leslie Bibb.

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