{"id":2445099,"date":"2026-06-04T18:07:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2445099"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:07:51","slug":"will-fortes-wife-threatened-to-divorce-him-over-his-clumsy-reaction-to-her-bangs-what-happened-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/will-fortes-wife-threatened-to-divorce-him-over-his-clumsy-reaction-to-her-bangs-what-happened-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Forte&#8217;s wife threatened to divorce him over his clumsy reaction to her bangs: &#8216;What happened to you?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Will Forte&#8217;s wife Olivia Modling threatened divorce after he had a bad reaction to her new bangs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor immediately asked, &#8220;What happened to you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He then asked if she was wearing a wig before having to cut the call short because he was at a rehearsal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Word to the wise: If your partner gets bangs just compliment them, lest you end up in an awkward situation like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/will-forte\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Will Forte;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Will Forte&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Will Forte<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>MacGruber<\/em> star revealed that his wife Olivia Modling threatened to divorce him after he gave his unfiltered reaction to her new hairstyle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI FaceTime her, she picks up the FaceTime and she has freshly cut bangs,\u201d Forte explained on Wednesday\u2019s episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/late-night-with-seth-meyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Late Night With Seth Meyers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Late Night With Seth Meyers&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em><\/a>. \u201cShe has never had bangs before since I\u2019ve known her. Did not know she was getting bangs. No words were spoken until I said, \u2018What happened to you?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Forte and Modling<br \/>Credit: Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The<em> Saturday Night Live <\/em>alum acknowledged his response was \u201cnot a great start\u201d to the conversation, so he tried to change tactics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnd then I said, \u2018Is that a wig?!\u2019 And look, in fairness to me, the way the bangs were presented, she was like hunched over a little bit. So it wasn\u2019t like Brigitte Bardot bangs, it was more like Spock,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it was also right around Halloween, so like, maybe she was going to dress as Spock for Halloween, and it was a wig?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It didn\u2019t take long for Forte to realize that it was, in fact, not a wig. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s like, \u2018How do I turn this around and make it seem like I think they\u2019re beautiful?\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then I kind of realized we were in the middle of rehearsal and everyone was like, \u2018What are you doing on your phone?\u2019 So I said, \u2018Oh! I\u2019ve got to go!\u2019 So that was how it was left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If that wasn\u2019t bad enough, Forte said he wasn\u2019t able to contact Modling for \u201ca half hour\u201d as he ran through rehearsal. When he finally got to circle back with her, she had left him a string of texts that host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/seth-meyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Seth Meyers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seth Meyers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Seth Meyers<\/a> displayed to the cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe said, \u2018Is that a wig? The. Worst. Possible. Thing. To. Hear. After. Cutting. BANGS!\u2019\u201d Forte read. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Ha ha ha ha.\u2019 And then she said, \u2018Divorce.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thankfully, the actor said he was able to remedy the situation in the end. \u201cWe got past it!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Forte and Modling tied the knot in 2021 after three years of dating. The couple have since welcomed daughters Zoe and Cecilia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to Forte recall his fringe fiasco in the clip above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/will-forte-wife-threatened-divorce-after-reaction-to-her-bangs-11991015\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Will Forte&#8217;s wife Olivia Modling threatened divorce after he had a bad reaction to her new bangs. The actor immediately asked, &#8220;What happened to you?&#8221; He then asked if she was wearing a wig before having to cut the call short because he was at a rehearsal. 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