Donnie Wahlberg revealed if spouse Jenny McCarthy — or brother Mark Wahlberg — might seem in future episodes of his Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue.
“Jenny and I’ve mentioned it. We’ve all mentioned what she might presumably do on the present,” Wahlberg, 56, solely instructed Us Weekly. “What most individuals don’t know is that she was supplied an element on Blue Bloods once we first began relationship for an episode and we determined it was finest to not do it. We didn’t need to distract the viewers with that.”
Wahlberg didn’t rule something outincluding, “However going ahead, we had talked about her being (my son) Sean’s nurse after which she catches Danny’s eye. However Sean didn’t keep within the hospital too lengthy … so Jenny’s positively sport to do one thing.”
The actor identified that McCarthy, 53, has already turn out to be a part of the solid.
“Her and (my costar) Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced have turn out to be very shut in order that they’re speaking concepts,” he famous. “Each time I FaceTime with Jenny, Sonequa says one thing like, ‘Come on, we you should an element on the present. I want you right here on a regular basis.’ It makes my coronary heart so pleased.”
Wahlberg didn’t cease there with the solutions. “However I believe my nephews are additionally involved in taking part in components. They’re actors and we’ve Oscar, Jeffrey and Brandon. They’re all doing very nicely in their very own proper,” he continued. “Is there a world the place I lastly twist Mark’s arm to come back do an episode? Perhaps. It depends upon the script however something’s potential.”
Earlier than Boston Blue, Blue Bloods adopted the lives of the Reagan household, lots of whom work for the NYPD beneath the management of NYC police commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck). Frank’s father, Henry Reagan (Solely by Caria), was additionally central to the present, alongside Frank’s youngsters: daughter Erin Reagan (Bridget Moynahan) and sons Danny (Wahlberg) and Jamie Reagan (Will Estes).
The present aired from 2010 to 2024 earlier than CBS introduced a derivative. Wahlberg’s character is on the heart of the spinoff, which picks up as the previous NYPD officer takes on a place with the Boston P.D. He’s then paired with detective Lena (Martin-Inexperienced), the eldest daughter of a distinguished legislation enforcement household.
“That’s the enjoyment proper now of working with this group of writers. And the present runners particularly is … I instructed them on Monday that I had a telephone name with (the Boston Celtics’) Jaylen Brown and he mentioned, ‘Get me on the present,’” Wahlberg defined. “I instructed our EPs they usually wrote a scene as I sat there subsequent to them. That’s how we’re approaching this.”
Wahlberg has been having enjoyable exploring new prospects.
“We will’t simply do something haphazardly at any previous given time,” he instructed Us. “However they’re so sport to strive issues and it’s actually nearly ensuring we’re doing it the correct manner and ensuring we’re giving it probably the most worth for the viewers.”
He concluded: “Additionally it is realizing we are able to take our time and we don’t should drive all this stuff upon the viewers. We will stretch it out and maintain stunning them and maintain having twists and turns that they didn’t anticipate.”
Boston Blue airs on CBS Fridays at 10 p.m. ET.