Rebecca Ferguson, star of “Mission: Impossible,” “Dune,” and “Silo,” is known for being honest and funny in interviews, which makes her a great interviewee because she speaks her mind.
She made headlines in late February while promoting “Dune: Part Two” when she was asked during an interview on… Reign with Josh Smith A podcast about a moment in film or television where she felt proud to stand up and make her voice heard.
She proceeded to reveal that the unnamed “co-star's absolute asshole” who was “number one on the call sheet” yelled at her, belittled her in front of the crew and made her cry because they were “insecure and angry”.
The next day, she mustered up the courage to tell her co-star, “I never want to see you again,” and when producers said this person had to be on set, she said she made the person turn around and act on it. The back of their heads.
At the time she also confirmed that the actor in question is not Tom Cruise or Hugh Jackman. However, as a result, an online guessing game quickly emerged as to who she might be referring to.
During a recent interview with Jess Cagle ShowFerguson revealed that she “didn't expect” her comments to go viral as they did:
“Number one, yeah, I kind of enjoyed catching it. But what I've realized even at my age now – 21 – is that it doesn't matter… I'm me. I definitely think I'm more open-minded. I also know where my boundaries are. But the point is From the interview it wasn't finding the person – of course, people would be interested in it but I was excited about the question, which was a very good question from him
Because the point was: Is there a point in your career where you've been treated in a way where you've changed your decision – this is how I put it myself – where you want change, or you won't accept it? This was a clear moment for me to work with this person.
But I've gotten phone calls from amazing co-stars I've worked with, “You understand what you've done, right?!” I said: Oh my God. No, I didn't think so. I mean, it's not my responsibility, to be honest. I don't really care. You know, 'You're great, but my story is my story, and if you're a good person, don't worry about it.'”
Guessing as to who she was referring to next has died down as a number of her former co-stars have made shortlists online. However, no one could conclusively point to one person, and eventually the gossip continued.
