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Walton Goggins Dedicates ‘SNL’ Opening Monologue To Mom As The Duo Dance Into His Hosting Debut
'SNL' host Walton Goggins brought his mom onto to the stage during his opening monologue in a sweet tribute for Mother's Day weekend.
Walton Goggins at the 2025 Met GalaPhoto by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images After moseying on down the steps, Goggins addressed the internet fervor around his character in the HBO anthology satire, saying that it “feels fantastic” to become a “sex symbol at 53 years old” — that is, until he Googled himself and saw the headlines about it. The Righteous Gemstones actor recalled his mother taking him to honky-tonks when she couldn’t afford a babysitter, teaching him how to clog and two-step. As the two transitioned into a slow two-step, he halted the music to “kick this up a notch” and the two went into a seamless, lively clog dance to audience cheers.
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