The White Lotus’ Walton Goggins Reflects on Losing His First Wife to Suicide; ‘Was Really Unrecoverable…’
Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of death and suicide. Walton Goggins opened up about his wife Leanne Knight’s tragic death by suicide 20 years later. Speaking to GQ magazine, The White Lotus actor revealed that filming the show in Thailand brought back some painful memories. The country was one of the many places he had visited following Knight’s death by suicide in 2004. “It’s a very complicated story,” Goggins told the outlet without delving deep into the reason behind her decision. “I thought it was really unrecoverable for me. Life on the other side of that,” he added. The actor revealed that he spent the next three years looking for excuses to live on, but without the use of substances or anything like that. He decided to go on adventures, travel, and seek life experiences. He ended up traveling all around the world, including Thailand, the shoot location of the HBO series’s third season. While filming in the country, Goggins realized that he’d visited some of the locations nearly 2 decades ago. “And all …

