Sherri Shepherdis putting the “bust” inGhostbusters.
“Do you have women coming on [to you] and going, ‘Can you sign my chest?’ " asked Shepherd, 56, to which Hudson, 78, replied, “No, and I’ve been waiting for that!”
Shepherd then wasted no time pulling out a permanent marker and handing it to Hudson, who said, “Oh my goodness” as the studio audience cheered.
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Ernie Hudson signs Sherri Shepherd’s chest during the March 13, 2024, episode of ‘Sherri’.Andrew Werner
Andrew Werner
Shepherd just so happened to be wearing the perfect dress for the occasion, which featured a horizontal cutout that showed off the actor’s autograph like a built-in accessory.
“I’ve been waiting for years to ask you to do that,” she said as she took her seat opposite Hudson when he was finished.
“I hope you didn’t mindI took a little time with that,” he joked, addressing the crowd.
“I got ‘Ernie Hudson’ on my chest, y’all!” Shepherd proclaimed with a wide smile.
“And you know what? After 50 years, I’ve been asking my wife to do that and she’s like, ‘Oh, please,’ " Hudson joked.
Sherri Shepherd shows off Ernie Hudson’s autograph on her chest during the March 13, 2024, episode of ‘Sherri’.Andrew Werner
Hudson has been making the rounds to chat about his upcoming appearance inGhostbusters: Frozen Empire, which continues the story of the Spengler family, carrying the torch for late actorHarold Ramis' Dr. Egon Spengler.
Hudson,Bill Murray,Dan AykroydandAnnie Pottsall reprise their roles from the original 1984 film and its 1989 sequel, having also done so in 2021’sGhostbusters: Afterlife.
According to a synopsis, “The Spengler family returns to where it all started — the iconic New York City firehouse — to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level.
It adds, “But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.”
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireis in theaters on March 22.
source: people.com
