Kiwi actress Morgana O’Reilly is set to join the cast of the critically acclaimed series 'The White Lotus'.

O’Reilly has previously starred in TV shows 'Neighbours', 'Wentworth', 'Mean Mums', the Emmy-nominated Inside and horror-comedy film 'Housebound'.

She says this revelation came as a shocking, yet pleasant surprise after a year full of rejections.

"There was lots of waiting and keeping quiet, and that's when I thought I should wait for that email or phone call saying- we're sorry Morgs, there's been a big mistake. I was so used to the 'no'."

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