Blue Bloods: Tom Selleck breaks silence on unanswered Frank mystery ‘Hardest thing’
BLUE BLOODS’ leading man has revealed more about his character Frank Reagan ahead of the show’s milestone 250th episode, and hinted he could be open to another romance in the future.
Friends and Magnum PI star Tom Selleck portrays Frank Reagan in the popular police drama, a parent, widower and the current Commissioner of New York City. After well over 10 years on CBS, the show’s lead actor has finally answered one of the biggest questions weighing over fans’ minds since Blue Bloods began in 2010.
Tom has finally addressed why Frank continues to wear his wedding ring years after the death of his wife, Mary Margaret Reagan.
Mary died several years before the events of the series, and thus has only been mentioned by the Reagan family during their traditional family dinners.
Although she has never appeared in flashbacks, Frank’s wife continues to remain a major presence in the series thanks to the family’s fond memories of her life.
The Blue Bloods star recently speculated as to why the series still hasn’t decided to peel back the layers on one of the show’s most important relationships.
“Frank’s a little senior,” he explained. “He’s also still wearing his wedding ring. We’ve never gone into it.
“Maybe it’s too self-centred a story about the why of all that. He’s pretty much wrapped himself in his work.”
The TV legend opened up about his character and elaborated on some of Frank’s most interesting facets which have kept millions of fans enthralled over the years.
Now the series is about to air its landmark 250th episode, could Frank’s role in Blue Bloods start to head in a completely new direction?
Tom suggested Frank’s wedding ring could be a sign he’s still not ready to start a relationship with another woman.
He continued to Parade: “The hardest thing about it is, especially with someone who is obviously as vulnerable as Frank and probably scared of relationships, you can’t just bring somebody on the show and do an episode about it.
“It takes a lot of planning. He’s attracted to women all the time, but dating’s a different thing.”
In contrast to most primetime dramas of its ilk, Frank has never had a steady love interest in Blue Bloods’ 12-year history.
Although fans have taken note of his undeniable chemistry with Sloane Thompson (played by Alex Kingston), who recently returned for another guest role, Frank has decided to remain faithful to his late wife.
His wedding ring could be an easy shorthand to explain why the showrunners have avoided bringing in another love interest for the Commissioner.
However, Tom indicated that could be about to change, but only if the writers manage to do it right.
“I don’t know how you get to a date in one episode,” he continued.
“They have to hire somebody who’s willing to, number one, make a leap of faith, like I did on Friends, there was no script, and have a significant arc. That’s the only way to do it.”
