Donnie Wahlberg's Boston Blue: Hometown Pride vs. Budget

0:00It's April 27. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI, I'm Corey, with the story. Donnie Walbert just dropped the wild story about his new show, Boston Blue. On Andy Cohen's radio Andy, he admitted he offered to slash his salary in half just to film it in his hometown of Boston instead of cheaper spots like Toronto. The costs were sky high though, so producers turned it down flat. Walbert pushed hard during talks, saying he'd take the pay cut to make Boston happen. With the team hit back, telling him even if the whole cast gave up 100% of their checks, it still wouldn't cover the massive expenses of, shooting there. Fans love hearing this side of Walberg, the blue blood's vet, who's all about repping Boston roots. It shows how actors sometimes fight for authenticity over convenience, even when money talks loudest. In the end, they compromised. Some key scenes got filmed right in Boston, but most of the production wrapped in Toronto

1:00to keep budgets in check. You can catch Boston Blue streaming now, on Paramount Plus. Having hometown pride runs deep even if the cameras mostly stayed north of the border.