Luke Macfarlane disclosed that his first celebrity crush was Mark Wahlberg, leading to a mix of laughter and curiosity from his co-stars. While discussing Wahlberg, the group seemed to overlook the actor's criminal past, including charges related to racial hate crimes during his youth in Boston. Macfarlane also humorously shared that he finds sticky out-y ears attractive, referencing fellow actor Russell Tovey in the conversation. The episode highlighted the unexpected and lighthearted moments among the cast of his current show, Platonic.
During a game of 'Pillow Talk', Cohen asked Byrne and Macfarlane for their first celebrity crushes. Byrne said hers was Kylie Minogue while the Bros star said, "controversially, it was Mark Wahlberg."
Macfarlane was also asked about his oddest turn on to which he replied, "I like sticky out-y ears." When prompted by Cohen, "So, like Russell Tovey?" Macfarlane said, 'Russell Tovey has sticky out-y ears.'
Between the laughter in the studio and Byrne and Rogen talking over each other it's hard to hear what they're saying to Macfarlane, but the Canadian actor can he heard saying what sounds like "very religious" in reference to Wahlberg.
While growing up in Boston as a teenager, Mark Wahlberg was charged twice with race-related hate crimes. He threw rocks and shouted racial slurs at Black children.
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