Brenda Song has confessed that her fiancé Macaulay Culkin destroyed her enjoyment of Home Alone after she ‘forced’ them to watch it together.
During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the 36-year-old actress revealed that she begged her husband-to-be, 44, to watch the classic Christmas film – in which he starred as the lead character Kevin McCallister – with her early on their relationship.
However, Brenda quickly regretted her plea shortly after she pressed play.
Speaking to host Jennifer, the mom-of-two said: ‘Christmastime came around — and it’s a tradition, I’ve always watched Home Alone every Christmas.
‘He hadn’t seen the movie in almost a decade — he didn’t want to watch it — and I forced it. I was like, “We have to”.’
But disaster soon struck when Macaulay got carried away with spilling secrets from the set.
Brenda Song confessed her fiancé Macaulay Culkin destroyed her enjoyment of Home Alone
The actress revealed she begged her husband-to-be to watch the classic Christmas film with her early on their relationship
‘[He] started telling me all the behind-the-scenes stories. And I was like, “Stop. Stop. You’re ruining it for me.”‘
‘The movie holds such a special place in obviously so many people’s hearts, it’s just hard for me, that’s all.’
Home Alone debuted in 1990, starring Macaulay as Kevin, a child left to fend for himself after his family mistakenly left him behind and hopped on a flight to Paris.
Kevin was left to fight off criminals Harry and Marv, played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, who tried to break into his family’s sprawling home.
Using clever booby traps and sneaky tactics, the youngster was able to protect himself and his house all while being home alone.
The sequel, Home Alone 2, came out in 1992. Trouble arose when Kevin’s family lost track of him once again – this time at an airport.
Kevin boarded a flight to New York while the rest of his family flew to Florida.
After finagling his way into a luxurious one-night Plaza stay, he recognized Harry and Marv, who were plotting to rob an old man’s toy store. For a second time, Kevin took matters into his own hands to stop them.
Macaulay, who starred in the film, seized the opportunity to share all the film’s secrets
Brenda admitted: ‘The movie holds such a special place in obviously so many people’s hearts, it’s just hard for me, that’s all’
Elsewhere during her appearance on the show, Brenda revealed how Macaulay has not learned how to drive.
‘I always say Mac is a very unique human, being the most famous child actor in the world,’ she began.
‘He still doesn’t know how to drive! I took him out to drive in our neighborhood. I was terrified, let me tell you. This 44-year-old man driving for the first time? I gotta hire someone to do that.’
The Running Point star added: ‘He lived and grew up in hotels, he had just never really done laundry, and I was shooketh…
‘I’ve been doing laundry since I was 10 helping my mom. It’s funny, teaching him how to do laundry.’
Brenda originally met Macaulay through a mutual friend around 2014 before reconnecting in 2017 on the Thailand set of Seth Green’s feature directorial debut, Changeland.
On April 5, Song and Culkin will celebrate the fourth birthday of their son Dakota Song Culkin, who was named after his sister who died – age 29 – in 2008 after being struck by a car.
The Cali native and the New York native – who got engaged in January 2022 – are also proud parents of two-year-old son Carson Song Culkin.
