Iris Apatow is spitting image of famous mum while supporting White Lotus star boyfriend

Sam Nivola and girlfriend actress Iris Apatow attend the season three premiere of HBO's The White Lotus. She wears a red stripey dress and he wears a brown jacket and purple shirt.
Iris Apatow and Sam Nivola looked loved up at The White Lotus season 3 premiere(Picture: CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Iris Apatow looked the spitting image of her famous mum Leslie Mann as she posed on The White Lotus red carpet on the arm of actor Sam Nivola.

The pair sparked dating rumours a few months ago through social media interactions and posing together on various outings. Now it seems the young lovebirds are still going strong, as they attended the season three premiere of the HBO series looking cosy.

The Unstable actress, 22, wore a red, pink and white striped dress for the occasion while The White Lotus actor Sam, 21, posed in a brown suit and bold purple shirt.

They seemed thick as thieves at the Los Angeles event at the Paramount Theatre on February 10, with Iris looking the double of her mum – romantic comedy star Leslie.

Sam has a bit of a genre going on in luxurious murder mysteries, as he plays Lachlan Ratliff in The White Lotus and Will Winbury in The Perfect Couple.

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Iris, 22, looked the spitting image of her famous mum Leslie Mann with her lipstick and hair choice (Picture: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
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Leslie has two children – Iris and Maude, 27 (Picture: J. Merritt/Getty Images)

Iris is an actress herself, having worked on a number of films with her family including Knocked Up, This Is 40, Funny People and The Bubble. She also starred in Netflix series Love as Arya Hopkins from 2016 to 2018.

Leslie, 52, and her director husband Judd Apatow, 57, have welcomed two children – Iris and Maude, 27 – since tying the knot in 1997.

Maude starred in Euphoria but previously said her ‘greatest joy in life’ is musical theatre.

Leslie has talked about how proud she is of her girls, telling The Tonight Show in 2022: ‘You’re given these two little babies, [and] you don’t want to ruin them with bad parenting.

‘So it’s a lot of pressure on us parents and, looking at them now, I feel like, “Okay, maybe I didn’t ruin them. Maybe they’re okay.” They’re like good, kind-hearted people. But we don’t want to jinx it.’

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The couple looked cosy while celebrating Sam’s season 3 HBO appearance (Picture: CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Sam stars as Lochlan Ratliff in the luxurious murder mystery (Picture: Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved)

Outside the world of film, Iris is also best friends with Olivia Rodrigo, and the pair even have matching tattoos.

She was previously romantically linked to Ryder Robinson – the son of Kate Hudson and her ex-husband Chris Robinson – who she grew up with.

‘They both live on the westside part of L.A. and grew up there,’ a source told People in 2022. ‘They both attended the same school in Santa Monica. They’ve known each other for a while.’

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The family are all in the film industry (Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
World Premiere of "The White Lotus" Season 3 in Los Angeles
Judd was also at the premiere with his daughter (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)

The White Lotus season 3 release date and how to watch in UK

The White Lotus season 3 episode 1 will be available to watch in the UK on Sky and its streaming service NOW on February 17, 2025.

After that, episodes will air every Monday.

The White Lotus season 3 has returned boasting a brand new cast, with Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood branded ‘the real star’ by Metro in our 4-star review.

‘Television is rarely as mischievous or audacious as The White Lotus, and despite going into its third chapter with slight trepidation, it well could be the most fun we’ll have all year,’ our review reads.

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