Mark Wahlberg says his spouse and daughter had a hilarious response to his bald head after he determined to shave off his hair for his upcoming movie, Flight Danger.
On Monday, the actor, 53, spoke with ET’s Cassie DiLaura on the premiere of one other one among his new films, The Union, the place he opened up about how his spouse, Rhea Durham, and one among their daughters reacted to his new look. Wahlberg and Durham are dad and mom to Ella, 20, Michael, 18, Brendan, 15, Grace, 14.
“That was one of the most fun reveals. I literally didn’t tell her. I came in with a hat on and I took the hat off, she dove — her and my daughter — dove under the covers screaming, yelling, going crazy,” he informed ET. “They’re like, ‘Why didn’t you just wear a wig?'”
The Ted actor added, “But, you know, she liked when I finally cut everything off. She was comfortable with it.”
Again in July, Wahlberg took followers without warning when he posted a photograph from the set of Flight Danger — which releases on Oct. 18 — sporting a partially-shaved head to play a pilot tasked with transporting an FBI informant to testify in an vital trial alongside a authorities agent. Downton Abbey‘s Michelle Dockery performs the FBI agent, whereas That 70’s Present alum Topher Grace performs the informant.
On the time, Wahlberg confirmed that he didn’t select to depend on prosthetics to create the distinctive look.
“No bald cap for me😎😂 we go all in @flightriskmovie October 18th 🤬😳🤣,” Wahlberg wrote within the caption.
Within the feedback, Black Fowl Emmy Award winner Paul Walter Hauser — who will star in a brand new comedy movie titled Balls Up from the Deadpool & Wolverine writers alongside Molly Shannon and Wahlberg — joked, “Finally – the REAL Mark. Bloodied and balding and clumsily surreptitious.”
For the premiere of The Union, Wahlberg sported a full head of hair and a smile as he posed alongside his spouse, 46, and their children. He informed ET that whereas they have been joyful to point out up and assist him, in addition they have been able to go residence as quickly as doable.
“They’re waiting to get out of here. They’ve seen the movie already and, you know, we had to basically threaten them with punishment to go and take a picture with us,” he quipped. “It was worth it just to see their discomfort.”
The Arthur the King star could have been keen to let the youngsters depart as it will give him some alone time along with his mannequin spouse, who he not too long ago marked 15 years of marriage with on Aug. 1. As for the way their date nights have modified, he says issues are just about the identical.
“Just, you know, getting some time alone, watching a movie, going for a meal, going to hang out — even going to church,” Wahlberg stated of what he and Durham’s date nights appear to be. “You know, it’s like just taking some time.”
The pair started relationship in 2001 and have been by one another’s facet for greater than 20 years.
The Union, which sees Wahlberg teaming up with Halle Berry and J.Okay. Simmons, follows a development employee from New Jersey (Wahlberg) who’s recruited by his long-lost highschool love (Berry) to enterprise into the espionage enterprise for a once-in-a-lifetime mission.
Watch the trailer for The Union within the participant beneath:
The Union releases on Netflix worldwide on Aug. 16.
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