'This is perfect for mummy': Rebecca Ferguson says her daughter mistook Timothee Chalamet for her father
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Rebecca Ferguson revealed how her daughter got confused while shopping for a Valentine’s Day card.
How Rebecca Ferguson's daughter had a Valentine's mix-up
In an interview with U105 Radio in Ireland, the 'Dune 2' actress, 40, recounted a hilarious story about her five-year-old daughter whom she shares with husband Rory St Clair Gainer.
“So it’s Valentine’s Day, right? I don’t even know if you can show this or whatever,” the actress begins, adding “And my daughter is in a shop with my husband.”
"She goes up to a card and she goes, ‘This is perfect for mummy.’ It’s a picture of Timothee [Chalamet], who she thought was her dad because it looks like my husband. And it says, ‘Will you Wonka my Willy?’" narrated Ferguson.
“But she doesn’t get it. She’s like, 'Oh it’s Willy Wonka! Willy Wonka, my Willy dad! Like, no,” Ferguson laughs.
'Will you Wonka my Willy?'
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Rebecca Ferguson opens up on how she balances Hollywood and motherhood
Ferguson has a son, Isaac, with her former boyfriend Ludwig Hallberg, and a daughter from another relationship.
She prefers to keep her personal life under wraps, but the star opened up to the Belfast Telegraph in October 2017 about the challenges of motherhood in Hollywood.
“[My son] comes to the set, I go off and leave him with the stunt guys and I come in and he’s hanging off a harness somewhere. He loves it, but I don’t think he would like to act,” said Ferguson.
She also expressed a common worry that many parents have, saying, “I do worry that I’m going to mess it up for my son, we usually do, don’t we?"
"We always make mistakes. I think we look at our backgrounds and I think, what didn’t I like about myself and what can I change?” the actress said.
Rebecca Ferguson is best known for her role in 'Mission: Impossible' movies
Ferguson is renowned for her role as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise with co-star Tom Cruise.
She starred in films like 'Mission: Impossible' films like 'Rogue Nation', 'Fallout', and 'Dead Reckoning'.
Ferguson has also starred in the likes of 'Doctor Sleep', 'Life', and 'The Greatest Showman'.
She plays Lady Jessica in the 'Dune' franchise, the mother of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides.
Chalamet is known for his roles in 'Lady Bird', 'Call Me by Your Name', and 'Wonka'.
