Donnie Wahlberg Pays Tribute to Tom Selleck During Final Season of 'Blue Bloods'
Let me tell you a little story about Donnie Wahlberg and his legendary costar, Tom Selleck. As the final season of Blue Bloods unfolds, Wahlberg took a moment to honor his friend and colleague. Donnie, who’s no stranger to fame himself as a member of the New Kids on the Block, shared a heartfelt photo with Tom on Instagram Stories. The image was captured during an appearance at the Paley Center for Media on October 17, where the cast celebrated their incredible run.
Donnie, now 55, couldn’t resist sharing the candid snapshot. In the picture, both actors are seen smiling brightly while standing on stage. Wahlberg captioned the post, “Love this pic,” and added a blue heart emoji to emphasize the bond they’ve built over the years. It’s moments like these that remind us how much love exists among the cast of Blue Bloods.
The Emotional Final Day on Set
Now, here’s where things get really touching. During an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live,” Donnie opened up about the emotional final day of filming. He described how Tom Selleck, who’s 79, made a lasting impression that day. “On the last day, I was filming all my squad room scenes—kind of like where I hold court as Danny Reagan,” Wahlberg explained. “Tom Selleck came in just to watch.”
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Can you imagine the weight of that moment? There Wahlberg was, already emotional, trying to focus on his scenes. Suddenly, he looked across the room and saw Tom standing tall, watching quietly from the back corner with tears in his eyes. “It just hit me like a ton of bricks,” Wahlberg recalled. “The waterworks turned on, and I could literally cry just thinking about it.”
A Heartbreaking Yet Hopeful Finale
As the show wraps up its 14th and final season, Donnie expressed a mix of gratitude and nostalgia. “I felt tremendous gratitude—not sadness—but everyone cried. The last day was absolutely heartbreaking,” he admitted. Yet, despite the bittersweet emotions, Wahlberg believes fans will be satisfied with the conclusion.
“The audience will probably be happy. There’ll be a lot of tears, I think the same kind of tears we had, but there is a very sad scene that happens in the middle of the final episode, which will be incredibly emotional,” he teased. “But I think the audience is going to be really happy because there are a lot of things wrapped up nicely. It feels like a finale, but a hopeful, forward-thinking one.”
Tom Selleck’s Thoughts on the Show’s End
Tom Selleck, while understandably frustrated about CBS’s decision to end the show, remains optimistic about the future of broadcast television. At PaleyFest, he shared his thoughts, saying, “I have great faith and have had great faith in broadcast television. I think it’s suffered from being put in second or third place.”
He went on to discuss the importance of series television and its ability to connect with audiences in unique ways. “I think we’re aware of the enormous amount of clichés in series television. And we comment on them, and we bring them up, and by commenting on them, it really helps with the audience because you’re, again, sharing something. Magnum had a voice-over narration. We have an audience that, by the time we sit down to the family dinner, they know an awful lot of secrets that maybe everyone at that table does not know. And that’s the sense of discovery… ‘Hey, wait till he hears that.’”
