Lana Condor Reveals How Long She Kept Her Surprise “XO, Kitty” Return a Secret: 'I'm Bad at Lying'

Joyann JeffreyFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM UTC

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Lana Condor in Season 3 of "XO, Kitty."Credit: Netflix/Youtube -

Lana Condor says it was hard to keep her surprise appearance in XO, Kitty a secret

The To All the Boys I've Loved Before actor said she's "bad at lying" and felt like she had to keep the secret for "three years"

Condor said the best part about being on set was reuniting with her former co-star Anna Cathcart

Lana Condor almost spilled the beans about her surprise appearance in the forthcoming third season XO, Kitty.

In a Thursday, March 12 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Condor, 28, talked about the rom-com TV series that's a spinoff of her 2018 movie, To All the Boys I've Loved Before. She admitted that it was hard for her to keep her surprise appearance in the new season a secret.

"I'm so bad at lying," she said. Condor joked that it felt like she had to keep the casting news a secret for "three years."

Anna Cathcart, who plays Condor's younger sister in the series, said she's happy that the news is finally out.

"It feels illegal that I can talk about it now because even her name in the script was a different name. We were being so careful, so I can't believe that we can announce it," she said.

Condor confirmed that they used a different name for her in the script. The Pretty Lethal star recalled it being something "random" like "Emma or Beatrice."

On March 6, Netflix revealed that Condor would be making an appearance in the new episodes of XO, Kitty when they shared an Instagram video of her sitting next to Cathcart, 22, on set.

In the comments, Condor shared three heart-eyed emojis.

Anna Cathcart and Lana Condor in Season 3 of "XO, Kitty."Credit: Youngsol Park/Netflix

While speaking with ET, Cathcart revealed what it was like to reunite with Condor on set.

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"Honestly, I feel like no time has passed. We immediately went back into that sister dynamic and I felt like I was 14 again and she was in her early 20s," she said. "Honestly, it felt like a time capsule."

Condor said it was a special experience for her as well because she really got to see how the universe of To All the Boys I've Loved Before had expanded.

Lana Condor in "To All The Boys I've Loved Before."Credit: Lana Condor

"It was my first time getting to step into Anna's world and XO, Kitty is her entire world," she said. "She made that completely on her own by herself and it was so exciting to step into her world and be able to see what she's been able to accomplish."

Condor expressed the same sentiment in an interview with Netflix Tudum.

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She said, “It’s such a joy to be able to come back and see Anna."

“I think she did an amazing job creating the XO, Kitty world. It’s such a dream to be able to work with her again. I feel really excited and happy and honored I get to be back," she added.

Season 3 of XO, Kitty premieres on Netflix on April 2, 2026

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