Iron Claw Star Jeremy Allen White Said This Bravo Show Is His Guilty Pleasure, And I Totally Agree With His Choice
When he's not training in the wrestling ring, the star apparently makes time to tune into this Bravo favorite.
With hit series like Hulu's The Bear and acclaimed films like The Iron Claw, Jeremy Allen White is one of the best young dramatic actors in the game. However, even though he's used to offering up a more serious fare on screens big and small, when it comes to his own viewing habits, White recently revealed that his "guilty pleasure" is a certain Bravo favorite.
While appearing in Buzzfeed's "The Puppy Interview" alongside his Iron Claw co-stars Zac Efron and Harris Dickinson as well as a host of adorable, adoptable pups, the trio was asked about their go-to guilty pleasure. Dickinson brought up reality TV (“I do love reality. Reality is interesting,” the British actor said), before White interjected with an enthusiastic:
Dickinson joined White in praising the binge-ability of the expansive Below Deck franchise ("There's so many seasons of it!"). This explanation makes sense too, because the show chronicles the dramatic lives of the crew members and their demanding clients aboard luxurious superyachts in stunning locales like Thailand, Croatia, French Polynesia and the Caribbean island.
The Bravo series has numerous spin-offs, including Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Below Deck Down Under, and Below Deck Adventure. (You can catch up on all of the above with a Peacock subscription.) So, not only is the flagship series worth a binge, it's also a show that constantly has new episodes.
Jeremy added of the franchise:
As for his castmate, Zac Efron—who underwent a major physical transformation to play professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich (who praised the film) in the upcoming A24 movie—quipped that his own guilty pleasure was Jeremy Allen White's show The Bear, which follows an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his family's restaurant.
Jeremy jokingly wasn't happy with Zac for referring to the critically acclaimed hit drama as a "guilty pleasure:"
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Harris joined in on The Bear-related jests:
As fans of The Bear well know, White's character, Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, spends much of his screen time ranting and raving about the setbacks and struggles of working in a restaurant kitchen.
Throughout the Buzzfeed interview, the Shameless veteran also made several other surprising reveals along with the Below Deck and The Bear comments, including that he and his two Iron Claw co-stars have a "bucket list" goal of wanting to wrestle for real one day in the WWE:
However, White also got real about the tolls that wrestling takes on one's body even as actors fake it as professionals, citing the "bruises and soreness" the trio weathered while filming the biopic:
No wonder he needs a "guilty pleasure" show like Below Deck to turn to after those grueling days in the ring!
You can catch Jeremy Allen White and his co-stars when The Iron Claw hits the 2023 movie schedule on Friday, December 22. And if you, too, want to be like Jeremy and take in a Below Deck binge for yourself, the eighth season of Below Deck Mediterranean is currently airing Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, and it is available to stream on Peacock.
Christina Izzo is a writer-editor covering culture, entertainment and lifestyle in New York City. She was previously the Deputy Editor at My Imperfect Life, the Features Editor at Rachael Ray In Season and Reveal, as well as the Food & Drink Editor and chief restaurant critic at Time Out New York. Regularly covers Bravo shows, Oscar contenders, the latest streaming news and anything happening with Harry Styles.