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Rebecca Ferguson reveals ‘unexpected’ phone calls from co-stars after accusing actor of ‘screaming’ at her-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro
The star admitted she ‘enjoyed the grab’ of her story after it went viral.
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Hollywood actress Rebecca Ferguson has shared what happened after her co-star revelation went viral (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Rebecca Ferguson set the internet aflame back in February when she revealed she had once been ‘screamed’ at on set by a famous co-star – and now she’s shared the impact it had on her former colleagues.
The Dune: Part Two actress, 40, sent fans on a frenzied guessing mission when she recently recalled the unnamed actor’s terrible behaviour.
She said she felt at the time like ‘no one’ was on her side during the horrid experience as the unknown star was ‘number one on the call sheet’, admitting she was just stood there ‘breaking’ at the upsetting treatment.
Ferguson quickly established that it was neither Hugh Jackman, who she worked with on The Greatest Showman, nor long-time Mission: Impossible co-star Tom Cruise, who was the actor in question.
Emily Blunt’s rep also moved quickly to remove her client from speculation too, insisting to MailOnline that, with the two women ‘friends’, ‘there’s nothing but love between them’.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who played the lead role in 2014’s Hercules opposite the actress, also seemingly removed himself from the conversation by praising Ferguson as his ‘guardian angel sent from heaven on set’ for their movie.
Ferguson sparked speculation when she said a former co-star had ‘screamed’ at her on set, and it felt like ‘no one’ was on her side (Picture: PA)
‘I’d like to find out who did this,’ he added on X.
However, with such an extensive back catalogue of Hollywood movie credits – from Men in Black: International to Life, The Girl on the Train and Doctor Sleep – there are many possible candidates.
And it appears Ferguson’s disclosure shook her film industry contacts too, as she shared another anecdote on how they took the news after her recounting of the situation went viral.
Ferguson said she was ‘not expecting’ the massive reaction to her interview, but also admitted that she ‘kind of enjoyed the grab’.
‘What I realised — even at the age that I am now, 21 — it doesn’t matter. When you’re sitting through interviews and you … because I’m me, right? I definitely think that I’m much more open, I also know where my boundaries are,’ she told The Jess Cagle Show on Friday.
Dwayne Johnson, her co-star in Hercules, praised her for speaking out and called her ‘his guardian angel’ in how they had worked together (Picture: Paramount Pictures)
Emily Blunt’s rep also denied any issues, insisting the two were friends (both pictured with author Paula Hawkins, L, and co-star Haley Bennett, R, at The Girl on the Train’s premiere) (Picture: Dave Benett/WireImage)
‘But the point of the interview wasn’t about finding the person, of course people would be interested,’ she added.
The Silo actress went on to praise the question that interviewer Josh Smith asked her
‘Because the point was: Is there a point in your career where you were treated in a way where you changed your decision on either — this is how I formulated it in myself — you want change, or you will not accept it, et cetera? And it was such a clear moment for me, working with this person,’ she explained.
However, Ferguson did not anticipate how the situation would affect her long list of actors she’s previously worked with.
‘I got phone calls from amazing co-stars who I’ve worked with, going, “You understand what you’ve done, right?” And I was like, “Oh my God. No, I didn’t, I didn’t think,’” she said.
It’s not seen her lose any sleep over it though.
‘I mean, it’s not my responsibility, to be honest, I don’t really care. “You’re great,” but my story’s my story and if you’re a good person, then don’t worry about it,’ she added.
The Swedish actress also shared a laugh with hosts Jess Cagle and Julia Cunningham when they quipped that it was obviously Meryl Streep, her co-star from Florence Foster Jenkins, and ‘everybody knows it’.
‘Damn it,’ Ferguson joked. “I didn’t think it was going to come out!’
The star also laughed over her interviewer suggesting it was Meryl Streep, who she worked with on Florence Foster Jenkins (Picture: Paramount/Everett/Shutterstock)
Recounting the horror incident on podcast Reign with Josh Smith, the Fallout star explained: ‘I remember there was a moment and this human being was being so insecure and angry because this person couldn’t get the scenes out. And I think I was so vulnerable and uncomfortable that I got screamed at.
‘But because this person was number one on a call sheet, there was no safety net for me. So no one had my back. And I would cry walking off set.’
Ferguson claimed the co-star gave her a humiliating dressing-down in front of the entire crew, yelling: ‘“You call yourself an actor? This is what I have to work with? What the f**k is this?”’
The actor alleged that she had ‘no one’ on her side as she stood there ‘just breaking’.
When she returned to set the following day, she spoke up and refused to work with the co-star.
Ferguson said she told former co-stars calling not to worry about the speculation ‘if you’re a good person’ (Picture: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock)
Ferguson recounted: ‘[I said], “You get off my set.” It’s the first time I’ve ever spoken [up]; I remember being so scared. I looked at this person and I said, “You can F off. I’m gonna work towards a tennis ball. I never want to see you again”.’
When producers insisted the actor had to be on set, Ferguson suggested acting to the back of their head as a compromise, saying she felt ‘so scared.’
She later went to the director to ask why the actor was allowed to behave that way:
‘The director said, “You’re right. I am not taking care of everyone else. I’m trying to fluff this person. Because it’s so unstable.”
‘It was great from that moment, but it took so long for me to get to that [being able to use her voice].’
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