Jesse Metcalfe SaysJohn Tucker Must DieIs 'Burned into My Memory,' EspeciallyThatMemorable Thong Moment (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jesse Metcalfe in ‘John Tucker Must Die’ in 2006 and in February 2025.Photo:20th Century Fox; Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty

20th Century Fox; Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty

Jesse Metcalfeis reflecting on the very memorable experience of makingJohn Tucker Must Dieahead of the film’s 20th anniversary next year.

“That whole experience is just kind of burned into my memory,” Metcalfe, 46, told PEOPLE at SIMKHAI’s fall/winter 2025 runway show during New York Fashion Week.

Jesse Metcalfe in ‘John Tucker Must Die’ in 2006.Diyah Pera/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

“There were some defining moments on that movie,” Metcalfe recalled.

He went on to cite a particular scene in which his character is tricked into wearing a lace thong only to be humiliated in front of his entire high school basketball team.

“Wearing women’s underwear in front of the entire cast and about 50 background players and crew,” Metcalfe said. “That was interesting.”

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Jesse Metcalfe in ‘John Tucker Must Die’ in 2006.Jesse Metcalfe John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Jesse Metcalfe John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Last year, Metcalfe reunited with Bush and Kebbel for a panel at Epic Cons Chicago, where he revealed the pressure he felt tokeep up his chiseled physiquewhile filmingJohn Tucker Must Die.

“I was not eating, and I was working out three times a day,” he recalled, adding that he was hitting the gym “anytime that I was not on set.”

During the 2024 panel, Kebbel also revealed that she’s had a hand in writing a screenplay fora potentialJohn Tuckersequel, which Metcalfe said he was excited to read.

Jesse Metcalfe in February 2025.Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty

Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty

“Do I get a chance to wear a thong again?” the actor asked.

“We wanted to talk to you about that,” Kebbel joked. “We were thinking you’d actually, like, make your own brand, endorse it. It’d be a whole thing.”

“I can’t wait to unleash this dad bod on the big screen,” Metcalfe joked.

source: people.com