The White Lotus season three’s hottest characters ranked from ‘Wait, who?’ to ‘Greek God, hello’

There are two things that every season of The White Lotus guarantees: Luxury travel and a cast so unhinged and unreasonably attractive that you start questioning your life choices. Season three brought chaos, delusion, crime, cults, awkward threesomes, and some very questionable decisions. But amidst all the plot twists, one question burned brighter than any tiki torch on the resort grounds: Who were the hottest characters of them all?

Here are the top 10 The White Lotus season three characters from least to most hot, based on a completely scientific combination of sex appeal, screen presence, emotional damage, and vibes. It’s not just about looks, but sometimes it really is.

10. Piper Ratliff

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Let’s be real… Piper didn’t do much this season except stare blankly and pretend she was going to become a monk. She had potential — there was that one scene that got cut (you know the one), and maybe if it hadn’t, she probably would’ve been higher. But alas, our spiritual girlie flopped. She left the finale with nothing but embarrassment and some very mid energy.

Hotness Potential: 1/10 – spiritually lost, emotionally mid.

9. Victoria Ratliff

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She’s delusional, dramatic, and accidentally hilarious. But hot? Not exactly. (The actress though? Smoking. Let’s not get it twisted.) If Victoria ever finds out she’s second-to-last on this list, she’d probably launch a PR campaign to get it revised. And honestly? I’d watch. Iconic chaos energy — just not sexy-chaos.

Hotness Potential: 3/10 – delulu chic, but not bringing the heat.

8. Jaclyn Lemon

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Look, I put Jaclyn here out of respect. It would be a disservice to Michelle Monaghan if she weren’t included. That face? Lethal. But the character? She gives “rich lady in crisis” energy. Jaclyn was basically ornamental, but it was pretty ornamentation. Not a single line wasted, not a single pore visible.

Hotness Potential: 4/10 – rich lady with crisis contouring.

7. Timothy Ratliff

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Jason Isaacs in a Hawaiian shirt talking about murder-suicide and death cocktails should not be hot. And yet?? Tim has this unhinged, tortured, silver fox vibe that makes you question your morals. A walking red flag. And sometimes… that’s hot.

Hotness Potential: 5/10 – red flag, but with ocean views.

6. Mook

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Okay, she didn’t do that much, but Mook is gorgeous. I’m convinced the producers added her purely for the aesthetic. Give her one more season and she’d be top three — easy. She’s just lacking the screen time to back it up.

Hotness Potential: 6/10 – blink and you’ll miss her, but you’ll want to rewind.

5. Chelsea

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My Shaylaa… my Shaylaaa. She was literally perfect. Funny, sweet, genuinely good-hearted — maybe too good. Like, she was glowing more with kindness than thirst traps. But Aimee Lou Wood played her, so you already know the hotness is baked in.

Hotness Potential: 7/10 – glow-up in every sense.

4. Saxon Ratliff

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If this man didn’t look the way he does, he’d be the worst person on this show and I’d say that with my whole chest. But he does look that way. The muscles? The jawline? The shirtless breakdowns? Suddenly, I forgive everything. Character development AND eye candy? We stay winning.

Hotness Potential: 8/10 – emotionally bankrupt, physically elite.

3. Valentin

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I don’t think people are talking enough about Valentin’s body, and frankly, that’s a crime. Plot-wise? He could’ve been anyone. But when he showed up on screen? The room heated up. Muscles for days, jaw that could cut glass. He didn’t need a storyline — he was the storyline.

Hotness Potential: 9/10 – the man’s a human thirst trap.

2. Rick Hatchett

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If you ever chose Damon over Stefan, Rick is your man. He’s grungy, chaotic, impulsive — and somehow all that makes him hotter. That receding hairline has more sexual tension than half the dialogue this season. He gives off “he’ll ruin your life and then apologise with really good sex” energy.

Hotness Potential: 9.2/10 – emotional damage? Check. Daddy issues? Also check.

1. Pornchai

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Pornchai was the hottest character in The White Lotus season three. That’s it. No notes. The creators really did something with that name, and we’re all better (and thirstier) for it.

Hotness Potential: 11/10 – earth, fire, air, water, Pornchai.

Notable Mentions:

Gaitok: Supportive, kind, a little broody, and built like he could carry all of your emotional baggage.

Zion: Cringe-core with cheekbones. We respect the dichotomy.

Frank: Just hot. We’ll allow it.

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