ACTOR NOAH FEARNLEY

Summary

Kat on the Loose — Episode Summary

Podcast: Kat on the Loose
Host: Kat Zammuto
Episode: ACTOR NOAH FEARNLEY
Date: July 15, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features actor Noah Fernley, co-hosted by Michael Bergen (the real-life figure Noah portrays in the hit miniseries "Love Story," based on JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s romance), and dives deep into the behind-the-scenes experience of embodying a living person, the unexpected friendship that resulted, the challenges and rewards of gaining fame, and personal stories from both men about their careers, resilience, and staying grounded. The host, Kat, maintains her signature open, humorous, and empowering tone throughout.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Casting and Preparation for "Love Story"

• Playing a Real Person

  • Noah was cast to play Michael Bergen in "Love Story," a dramatization centered on the love story of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (02:09).
  • Noah shares the extra pressure in portraying someone alive and present:
    • “It’s a real person...now he’s sitting right here, so be nice. Yes, but tell the truth.” (02:44, Noah)
  • He studied Michael’s book, watched YouTube videos, and researched extensively before filming.
    • “I read this twice...I scavenged the internet on all these videos of you on YouTube.” (03:31, Noah)
  • There was initial anxiety on both sides before their first meeting.
    • “We were really nervous. I was nervous meeting you.” (04:32, Noah)

• Did Noah Consult Michael Before Filming?

  • Noah did not reach out to Michael before shooting due to “complicated things” but wanted to (06:31).
  • All portrayal choices initially came from public materials, not direct input.

2. Transforming for the Role and The 90s Context

• Physical Preparation

  • Michael was a Calvin Klein model in the 90s—a status with few male counterparts (07:14).
  • Noah trained with a personal trainer for four to five months to get in shape for the role (08:38).
    • “I worked out with a trainer...for four or five months...as we were filming the whole time.” (08:38, Noah)
  • Humorous banter ensues comparing their physiques at different ages.

• Connection to the Era

  • Noah, born mere weeks before the 1999 tragedy, never lived the experiences firsthand (11:19).
    • “All of these things happened before your lifetime.” (13:35, Cat)
  • He relied on stories from his mother and grandmother to inform his understanding of the time.

3. On Set Experience and Working with Ryan Murphy

• The Filming Process
  • Shot on location in Brooklyn, both on soundstages and city streets (09:05).
  • Six months of filming.
  • Working with Ryan Murphy is described as a dream, and Noah hints at further projects but can’t reveal specifics due to confidentiality (09:27–10:13).

4. After the Show: Friendship and Fame

• Meeting After the Premiere

  • They met for the first time after the show aired, after a missed text and serendipitous discovery through mutual contacts (21:53–23:10).
  • Their first in-person meeting was mutually enjoyable and marked the start of a genuine friendship (24:03).

• Building an Unlikely Friendship

  • Age gap (Noah is 27; Michael is 57), yet they share a close, neighborly dynamic and frequent weekly outings.
    • “We live five minutes from each other...we’re always at Laurel Tavern.” (13:49, Michael)
  • Both hail from Connecticut—unexpected points of connection (25:44–26:13).

5. The Impact of "Love Story"

• Show’s Reception and Emmy Nominations
  • The show catapulted the careers of all its leads (32:25), earning seven Emmy nominations (32:47).
    • “This miniseries has been nominated for seven Emmys—which is a huge deal.” (32:48, Cat)
  • Noah describes his rapid adjustment to increased public attention.
    • “People approach you on the street already...I was in San Diego, people came up about the show.” (37:30, Noah)
• How Michael Felt About Being Portrayed
  • Michael was never consulted by the production, and only found out he was being portrayed when someone spotted the casting breakdown (18:02).
  • Ultimately, he was pleased by Noah’s respectful and flattering portrayal:
    • “I'm happy that the world went crazy over him and what he looks like playing me. It makes me look so good.” (36:17, Michael)

6. Navigating Fame and Staying Grounded

• Noah discusses the pitfalls of fame, staying relatable, and maintaining humility:
  • “We’re all people...it’s just nice you watched [the show].” (37:30, Noah)
  • “I'm on this never-ending loop...as much as you have a project, it keeps going...still the need of wanting more.” (38:41–39:19, Noah)
  • Michael compliments Noah’s grounded nature:
    • “He's very, very grounded. And he's never going to change.” (39:19, Michael)

7. Personal Backstories and Resilience

• Noah’s Journey
  • Played college football, switched to modeling to pay rent, and followed a girl to acting class, which sparked his true passion (29:11–29:49).
• Michael’s Perspective
  • Former top model, now a real estate agent, supportive of his children’s different career paths, confident in his legacy (34:39–35:12).

8. A Warning and Candid Confession

• Noah’s Brush with Danger
  • Noah shares chilling details of being drugged with fentanyl in a drink, a life-altering experience affecting his physical training and outlook (43:46–44:06).
    • “Somebody put fentanyl in my drink...I was on the sidewalk, they cut open my shirt, they were pumping my chest.” (44:11–45:03, Noah)
  • The group highlights the importance of drink safety for young people.

9. Highlighting Humility & Friendship

• Playful closing about maintaining humility, the power of authentic connections in Hollywood, and being open to new adventures—including a joking, hopeful pitch for Calvin Klein campaigns or "Most Beautiful" lists (41:42–42:29).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Portraying a Real Person:
  • Noah: “It’s a real person...now he’s sitting right here, so be nice. Yes, but tell the truth.” (02:44)
• On Pressure and Responsibility:
  • “You have the show, you have Michael and his family, and then in the middle you have myself...So it’s scary.” (05:20, Noah)
• Adapting Physically for the Role:
  • “I worked out with a trainer...as we were filming the whole time.” (08:38, Noah)
• First-Person Surprise:
  • Michael: “I never got a call, so it was completely, like, in the dark.” (17:40)
• Friendship Spark:
  • “We live five minutes from each other and...Laurel Tavern’s like a big spot. 95% of the time he comes.” (13:49, Michael)
• On Humility:
  • Noah: “I feel like I’m on this never-ending loop...it never gets to whatever.” (39:00)
  • “He’s very, very grounded. And he’s never going to change.” (39:28, Michael)
• Scary Experience:
  • Noah: “Somebody put fentanyl in my drink...I was in the hospital.” (44:11–45:06)

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Important Timestamps

• 01:00 – Noah introduced; playful banter about 'eye candy' and nerves.
• 02:09 – Discussion on the pressure of playing a real person.
• 03:31 – Noah’s research methods: Reading the book, watching videos.
• 08:38 – Noah’s physical training for the role.
• 09:27 – Discussing working with Ryan Murphy.
• 13:49 – How they connected after the show aired and became friends.
• 18:02 – Michael discovers the casting through industry channels, not showrunners.
• 24:03 – First in-person meeting after the show.
• 32:47 – Announcement of seven Emmy nominations.
• 37:30 – Noah’s reflections on fame and approachability.
• 43:46 – Story about being drugged, emphasizing safety for young people.

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Final Notes & Takeaways

• Chemistry and Connection: This episode is rich with natural banter, authenticity, and mutual respect among Kat, Noah, and Michael, illustrating how story, vulnerability, and a bit of serendipity can forge unexpected friendships.
• Staying Grounded: The conversation consistently circles back to the importance of humility, resilience, and genuine friendships as antidotes to the entertainment industry’s volatility.
• Empowerment Message: Kat’s concluding remarks reinforce the value in “upgrading your standards—and your life,” making the episode relatable beyond just fans of the show.

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Follow & Connect

• Watch the video episode: Kat on the Loose Show on YouTube
• Follow on Instagram:
  • Noah Fernley: @noahfernleyy (with an extra "y" — "somebody stole my username!")
• Love Story miniseries: Streaming on Hulu
• Michael Bergen's book: (Reluctantly promoted) available on Amazon

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Listen, laugh, and be inspired—this episode is as much about friendship, growth, and staying real as it is about the bright lights of Hollywood.

Transcript

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[Cat (Host)]

Oh, my God, you guys. If you're listening to the audio episode, before I even introduce my guest, I want to tell you, make sure you go to the YouTube cat on the show to watch the video. This is massive eye candy and talent for you guys here today. Noah, welcome to Cat on the Loose.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Hi. Thanks for having me.

[Cat (Host)]

It's such an honor having you. And to my left, co hosting and again, Michael Burgundy.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I'm back.

[Cat (Host)]

Oh, my God. What a tough job I have. Ah, ah, ah. Somebody has to do it, right?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yes.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

It's half eye candy.

[Cat (Host)]

No, listen, let me tell you something. Before we started recording, he has imposter.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Can I open this? Yes, I can. Okay.

[Cat (Host)]

He has. You have imposter syndrome. Because I'm sure you have mirrors at home. And I'm sure if your wife was here, she would agree you're super good looking and you know that. So stop it. Okay? It's eye candy for all ages.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I used to be better looking.

[Cat (Host)]

Look who they hired to play you. Look. Hired to play.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

When he got hired. When he got cast to portray me, yeah, it was all over the Internet. People were going absolute crazy and made me look so good. And I looked. I looked at his. I'm like, yes, as you deserve.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. Score. So let's start with that, Noah. Okay, so you. You get cast to play love story. For anybody living under a rock out there that doesn't know it's the love story of JFK with Carolyn Bassett. And you Play Michael, who lives, is a real person, and he's still alive and he's a real person. Did you feel, like, extra pressure as opposed to other, you know, acting gigs, that it's just, like, a fake character?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Well, I mean, it's a real person.

[Cat (Host)]

Right.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Obviously, now we're having a conversation, but now he's, you know, he's sitting right here, so it's like, so be nice. Yes, but tell the truth. No, but I mean, I mean, tell the truth. We didn't know each other.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Right.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

We didn't know each other. And, and we, we never spoke or met, like, early on. Early on. And, and so I knew that Michael had, had come up with. I see you have his book right here.

[Cat (Host)]

Yes.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And so I'm sorry I had to bring it. Yeah, I, I, Yeah, she brought your book. So. So your book is going to become

[Cat (Host)]

a New York Times bestseller after 20 years of being published. I told him this morning. No, I finished the last pages this morning. I had been reading it emotional because it's. He was so real. You were so real in this book.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Wow. Yeah. So I read this twice. I read.

[Cat (Host)]

Before you started shooting.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, before we started shooting. Yeah. Okay. And. And I scavenged the Internet on a lot, like, way early on. I scavenged the Internet on all these videos of you on, on YouTube.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Well, for, for the record.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I didn't know you brought the book. I am not here telling everyone right now. I'm not here promoting the book.

[Cat (Host)]

No, we're not.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, we're not.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I know.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I'm talking.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I'm doing it for you 22 years ago.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, no, you're good.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, you're good.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I want to talk about it because, Because I, I, it's something that I. That was really meaningful to me, and, and something that he really didn't know a lot was. Because, you know, when we met. Yeah. I think Michael was a little nervous, like, Right. Meeting. Because I was nervous when I was meeting you. Yeah. When we were meeting, I was very nervous. Right.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

She's a very nervous person. So I'm like, I'll walk into McDonald's and I'll be nervous.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. So I think we were really nervous.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Now are you.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, I'm good.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

I'm fine. Yay.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. No, we, and, and then we met. We met at your, at your office.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And, and we. We clicked. Right. And we got, and we got along,

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

and it was so much fun.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And his wife Joy was there.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

So much fun.

[Cat (Host)]

I saw the video. But wait, Guys, let's rewind. Cause like you said, you get cast.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

And they say your cast. Congratulations. You're going to play Michael Bergen.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

So how'd you go. Because you. You didn't know him. So you. How did you. But did you feel, like, major pressure playing a character of a person that exists?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yes.

[Cat (Host)]

Yes.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Right. Because you have the show.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

You have. You have, like, the show and everybody on that side. You have. You have Michael and his family, obviously.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And then in the middle, you have myself.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Who has this balancing act, plus my own opinions of everything. Right. So there's a lot that goes into that.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So it's scary.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

But then it's like, you know what else? You know, you gotta. You gotta keep pushing on that.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. So how did you do? How'd you prepare? You said you found the book. You found videos about him. Did you think, maybe I should meet this person before filming or. You. You didn't want to influence how.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You said. You try to reach out to me. Right?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I. I know, I know. I reached out to you after.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

After. Didn't. I thought you said you reached out before you started filming.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, no, no.

[Cat (Host)]

Okay, but did you think you didn't want to do it or.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, I did. There's a. There's a lot. There's a lot more details on that.

[Cat (Host)]

Can you share?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, no, that's me.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

A whole nother show.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

There's a lot of details. There's a lot. A lot of details. But we didn't like, secret details. The details of what? I'm sorry, what are you referring to?

[Cat (Host)]

I'm referring to. Why didn't you reach out to him before shooting? You didn't want to or you didn't feel you needed it, or were you in bed?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I did want to. You know, there was a lot of. There's a lot of complicated things. You know, there's a lot of things that go about. Okay, but I wanted to. Okay, I definitely.

[Cat (Host)]

But you didn't. So you. You learned, like, you decided you. Everything that you did to portray the character was based on the book and videos and stuff like that.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Okay.

[Cat (Host)]

So how was it filming the miniseries? Because Michael was, in real life, a super model for Calvin Klein. And I told him that I. At the time, it was a huge deal. I think even nowadays, it's a huge deal.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Right.

[Cat (Host)]

Especially for a man, because there are very few famous male models. When you knew you were gonna have to play to. To do those scenes, like, I had

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

to get into shape.

[Cat (Host)]

You had To. But you already. You're super skinny.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, not like this guy. This guy. I looked up. I looked up video. I looked up photos and videos of, of this guy when, when, when he was younger. Holy shit.

[Cat (Host)]

Here I. We have photos to prove.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah, I didn't, I didn't watch Love Story. I didn't watch the story.

[Cat (Host)]

I had forgotten.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I think I saw some clips.

[Cat (Host)]

Well, here you have a T shirt. Guys, buy the book on Amazon. I'm promoting the book because it's a really good book. Like.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, don't, don't buy. Don't buy.

[Cat (Host)]

That's Michael Zabs here, for the record.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Don't buy the book. Yeah, look at the book is. The book is old news. Don't buy the book.

[Cat (Host)]

It's not. It's relevant because of Love Story, right?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Why are we talking about this book?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

This is meant to put it on

[Cat (Host)]

record that you look fantastic. So you look at his pictures.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Tell me.

[Cat (Host)]

And you thought, I need to get in group because you're very skinny and you're very tall. Are you guys the same height?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, he's.

[Cat (Host)]

You're tall.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Taller.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You're definitely taller. You're at least six.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Three, six.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Oh, wow.

[Cat (Host)]

You're very tall.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I. The mo. The height. The tallest I was was six one and a half. So I'm 57 years old now, so I'm probably six one. So you're both a little less. Yes.

[Cat (Host)]

And you're very skinny. But did you do extra preparation because you did the photo, right? There is a scene in the Love Story that of the billboard, right?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, I mean, I worked out with a train. With a trainer. For, for four or five months?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah, four or five months.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Four months maybe. Like. Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Before you started filming?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, not before. Like, like a month and a half before filming. And then, and then as we were filming the whole time.

[Cat (Host)]

How long did you. How long did the filming take?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Like six. Six months.

[Cat (Host)]

Six months?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yes. Six months. Yeah, it was a long.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Where'd you guys in New York? In Brooklyn.

[Cat (Host)]

So. Ah. So you filmed on location in Brooklyn?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, at a, at a sound stage and on, you know, on the street and, and, and stuff like that.

[Cat (Host)]

How was it working on a Ryan Murphy? Because I think he's, I think is the dream of most actors. Right. Working Orion Murphy show. I'm going to do one episode of one of his shows in a while and I am dying of a heart attack. I cannot imagine being a major, major character. So how was that?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, I mean I, I worked on Dr. Odyssey, which was his boat show and.

[Cat (Host)]

Yes, and I read about that. Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And. And then I. Then I did Love Story. Right. It's. It's. It's definitely something that's a dream. Right. Obviously, to. To. To work at a show of his. And I'm doing. I'm doing a show right now at the moment as well.

[Cat (Host)]

New one.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, new show.

[Cat (Host)]

Can you tell right now?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. I don't know. And then. But it's great.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

It's great to say what you're working.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I mean, I don't know if very

[Cat (Host)]

reserved with your work.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

There's a lot.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

There's a lot of.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

There's a.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

It's a TV show.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

It. Yeah. I'm. Nothing's been. I don't know.

[Cat (Host)]

It hasn't been announced.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. I'm always told, don't say this, don't say that. I don't know what the hell.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I know.

[Cat (Host)]

I hear you.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I don't ever know what to say. I'm like.

[Cat (Host)]

I know.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I try to make everybody happy. It's like so difficult and hard and it's like, you know, I know.

[Cat (Host)]

I hear. Yeah. It's a very tough business.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

It's a very tough video.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah. You're not gonna get any information out of them.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, you. No, you.

[Cat (Host)]

I should. I should have laced your. Your collagen water with tequila.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

This is pretty good.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, it is, right?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I've heard about it, but I've never tried it.

[Cat (Host)]

I know I'm obsess college. Because as we age, you know, our skin and you're young, so it's good that you start now because the younger you. You start drinking collagen, the less your skin gonna sag. By the way, I'm.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I'm almost too late for me.

[Cat (Host)]

No, no, no, no, no, no. See, self sabotage. You self sabotage. So you work on. It was amazing to work on. I'm sorry. With him. And you're doing another miniseries with him. When you were filming Love Story, of course you knew. And one interesting fact that I found out, I'm sure you know, you were born a few days only before the horrific accident that killed them.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

A few days?

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. Like you were born in 1999.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Late June 1999.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah, you were. Is that you were born like you're 28.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

27. Yeah. 27.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You were born, like three weeks before.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Three weeks.

[Cat (Host)]

Three weeks.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Less than three weeks.

[Cat (Host)]

So all of these things happen before your lifetime.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

You are not here in the 90s, I heard.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I learned a lot of this about from, like, My mother and my, my grandmother. Like, that's who really gave me a lot of the information regarding this.

[Cat (Host)]

So before you got cast, did you. Because I don't think this story was in, in evidence for a long time before this show came. Right. Michael? I don't think we talked about it for a long time. And then when the show came about, of course it exploded again.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I mean, it's, it's always been talked about. There's a lot of books.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

About it. But it's been a while. Yeah. I mean, when Love Story came out,

[Cat (Host)]

it's just, you know, so when do, when news again? Yeah. So when you, you get cast and you're gonna play someone in the 90s, then you talk to your family, you ask, like, how was life there? No, I mean, because it was really different. Right. We didn't even have cell phones back then. Right.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You were saying as you're growing up.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, like, as I was growing up, I've heard a lot about, you know, the JF, you know, JFK Jr. Yeah. Carolyn. And, and then this was another avenue that I learned a lot and, and went down and explored. Right. And, and you make this interesting faces. Like, you say I made this. No, I made that face because Michael and I have gotten very close. We have. I, I've gotten very close to Buddy. To his, to his wife, Joy, who, Who I love.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And his daughter.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

She would have came.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. I, I, I didn't think. Didn't cross my mind.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

That's not her favorite subject, though, this book.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, that's, that's, that's.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

That.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, that's.

[Cat (Host)]

I understand.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

But he's, I'm, he ran into my daughter one night, and they're, they're friends, which is very cool.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Your daughter, 22.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

22.

[Cat (Host)]

You are.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I met her at 27. I met her and her boyfriend one night, and now I know her and her boyfriend very well, and we've gotten very close and, and we get, we get food and, like, a drink, like, once a week, basically. We go in Studio City, we find a bar. Laurel Tavern's, like, a big spot.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

So his. My favorite spot is Laurel Tavern. Come to find out it's his favorite spot.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So we're always there. Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

So every time, you know, my wife and I will go there a couple times a week. He's there like, five times a year.

[Cat (Host)]

You live in Studio City as well? I never go. I never crossed that. That.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

So we'll, we'll, like, you know, it's always spontaneous. We're like, oh, let's go to Laurel Tavern. Like, should we call Noah? Noah. We're going over and. Yeah, 95% of the time he comes.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I love.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Shows up.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I love it. I love it.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, that's. But before. Okay. You guys became really great friends, and I'm going to get there. We're going to get to this part of the story. But you were saying something almost like you look at him and you don't want to say it.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, I was looking at him and I smiled because. I was looking at him. I smiled because. Because as I was talking about, you know, this show with you.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And I look over to him. It's, like, different because we've gotten. We've gotten close in a way, you know, so it's like a different. Yeah, it's two separate things, really. Kind of our personal relationship and then also the show.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, no, I'm sure. Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And he also makes me nervous, this guy.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

He's holding stuff back. He's holding stuff.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And you know what?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I probably should be happy. You're holding stuff back. No.

[Cat (Host)]

Hold back.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, I'm just holding.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Holding back. I'm not holding back. Ask a question.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I got the same thing. When he looked at you and then looked at me.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

You were gonna say something.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

You're like, no, I wasn't gonna say anything. Yeah. You know, we just have.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Please hold it back.

[Cat (Host)]

So. Okay, I'm gonna try. So you're preparing as you are shooting.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

You did not know Michael. What was going through your head, like, oh, my God, am I doing a good job portraying this guy? How are you? Did you have that vibe or were you like, whatever, I'm an actor. I don't care. Because at the time before you knew. Because you didn't know that you were gonna meet Michael and you were gonna become good friends with him, right?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No. No.

[Cat (Host)]

So were you, like, completely like.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I was. Don't.

[Cat (Host)]

Different.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I was. I was split the whole time. Right. I wanted to make. I wanted to make everybody from the show happy. And then I wanted.

[Cat (Host)]

What do you mean? What? I wanted to make everybody from the show happy.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

The. The. You know, the creators and the writers and the producers. Right. Everybody who's making the show. And then there's the other side of Michael that I want. I wanted to make sure.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

So Ryan Murphy and gang, they were giving you direction to act in a certain way, but out of respect to me, who you didn't know yet, you wanted to sort of do me justice.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, I. I mean, no, there's. There's There's. There's. There's a lot of different pieces. Yeah, there's a lot of different pieces. And. And I wanted to make sure that everybody was. Was appropriately, you know, represented. Represented, but.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Well, I thank you for.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, but Love Story is. Do they say it's based on a true story? Right. But do they say it's fiction? Like, when you get the script and everything? It's not like it's fiction. Right.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I'm. Listen, I'm. I was just the actor. I'm not, you know, I'm not. I'm not writing and any of that, you know, so.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Based on. Yeah. True events.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You know.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I mean, so that's. That's not fiction.

[Cat (Host)]

Well, I mean, I don't know.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I mean, because they can.

[Cat (Host)]

Some areas could be for tv. They embellish stuff.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Right.

[Cat (Host)]

Some to make it more.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Could be very.

[Cat (Host)]

You have no idea.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I have no idea. I mean, I wasn't. You know, I'm not part of the writing or any of that stuff, so I have no idea. Right.

[Cat (Host)]

Well, I did ask Michael, when he came to the show, if they called him and consulted him. Right. Because in my mind, I would think, like, if somebody's gonna play me, I would love if somebody came and say, hey, Cat, you know, we're gonna tell your story. Do you have an input? Do you want to say anything? And you told me they never consulted with.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Never got a call, so it was

[Cat (Host)]

completely, like, in the dark.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Can you tell us how you've. Now I know now you guys are friends. I'm not talking about your friendship, but I'm talking about, like, the show. How do you make you feel? Do you wish they would have come and say, hey, do you want to give us your two cents?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You know what? Then I think I found out. So the show aired on Valentine's Day, 2026. I think I found out on my birthday, the year before, March 18, because someone. Re. Someone reached out to wish me a happy birthday. Some actor I did a movie with, like, 25 years ago. And then. And then she texted me back. She goes, oh, my God, I just texted you, wishing you happy birthday. And your thing came out through. What do you call it? Came out through casting.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

What do they call that?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Like, the cast, I guess. The.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

The breakdown. So that's how I found out.

[Cat (Host)]

Okay.

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[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Then other people were telling me, oh, my God, they're casting your part. And, yeah, no phone calls. No. No back rubs.

[Cat (Host)]

No back rubs. So the Siri comes out. How did it happen that you decided to go meet him in person? Noah? How did that. Because I saw you guys did a really cute video. You went to his office.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

You mean after.

[Cat (Host)]

It was after, Right, it came out.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I. Yeah, I think he reached out to me, and I didn't realize he reached out to me because he was in my phone, but he. He interviewed with a friend of a friend, and I had That. I had. Whoever interviewed him, I had that contact. So I was. I was in my. On my phone looking for that contact to find Noah's number because I wanted to say thank you. Because I read. I read that article that, you know, he was in, and he said really nice things about me, so I wanted to say thank you. So I punched in Noah on my phone and up came his number. I'm like.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And I texted him three days before

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

this, and I didn't. I didn't know that I missed. I completely missed his text.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So the, The. So the show came out. The show came out. And then. And then, you know, some time went by and then I, I sent him, you know, I reached out some. Somebody had mutual. Mutual phone numbers between us, and. And I said, hey, you know, actually, I think somebody passed me his phone number earlier. And I remember it was in the text thread, our mutual friend. And so to my thread, and I looked up and I found his number and I sent him a message saying, you know, hey, Michael, I would like to.

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

To meet and talk, you know, if, you know, I've been meeting to. To speak with you. You know, we never really had a chance to speak, so if you want to get together, great. And. And then he didn't respond.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

And then. And then three days later, honestly, had had no idea.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, three days later he got back and. And we spoke and we chatted and I was away. I was filming in Atlanta. Something. Yeah, so then I got back and.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, so then you. You got back and you plan to go to his. That the, the video you guys dropped on. On social media was the first time you guys met, right? You went to his office.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

So I wanted, I wanted to meet him. And my wife was like, you know what? Wait until the show's over, because this is when we actually met. It was episode like eight of nine.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

The show was still going on, but I went against my wife's.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

It was very late. It was very late, though, just because,

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

you know, the show was still going on and, you know, we didn't know how it was going to end or what. So she's like, just. Just wait. But I didn't want to wait because it was. It was my birthday and, you know, and real. I'm a real estate agent, and I have like. Like 13 agents on my team and. And a lot of them are watching the show and I felt like it was my birthday. So. It's Michael Bergen's birthday too. I thought it'd be cool to have him come into the brokerage and just see some jaws dropping because. No, no, no, it was funny. My wife. My wife had no idea.

[Cat (Host)]

She had no idea that was coming.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

The only one that knew was my assistant. She's the one that was. She was filming.

[Cat (Host)]

And so you guys meet. What was it that clicked? Because you could have met, talked and like. Okay, right. Nice to meet you.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

What. What do you guys think that clicks that you became such good friends? You kept.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, I'm kidding.

[Cat (Host)]

After that day, you're just like, hey, let's hang out. Because it's a. It's a different. Like, he's more like your. Your kid's age. It's a big age gap. Yeah, right. I mean, I have friends of all ages, but something must have clicked between.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, we're.

[Cat (Host)]

We're.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

We're friendly. I mean, he's not. He's not having me come over to his pool party. Whatever.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

He wasn't invited to my birthday.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

My daughter.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I did invite. I invited his daughter and her boyfriends. I invited them to come. But. No, but I mean, we. We live five minutes from each other and we.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

He's. He's more like.

[Cat (Host)]

So you're kind of like neighbors?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, he's like.

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[Cat (Host)]

You're from the east coast, right?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I'm from the same place, yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

We have so much in common.

[Cat (Host)]

It's crazy.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

We're both from.

[Cat (Host)]

When they were casting you. Did they. That was. Do you think that was a big.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

That's why you got the parts of casting, you know, you don't know someone or.

[Cat (Host)]

Did they invite you?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah. For a while.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

So it must have played. So is your family back there? Yeah.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

You're the only one here?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yes. All alone. Yeah, all alone.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

All my family is in Connecticut and I'm the only one yeah, all my

[Cat (Host)]

family is everywhere else. I'm the only one here.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

So, but that's how you, you know, you, you start building family through, through friends and everything, right? Was this, I mean, I think this was the biggest part for you so far.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

How, and you were a model before, right? A little bit hypothetic. So can you tell us, like, the story how you ended up here? But you knew you wanted to be an actor. How did you come here?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I wasn't great at modeling. I wasn't like this guy. I, I wasn't great. I, I, I didn't, Dude, I was,

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I was the worst model that I lived. I somehow I, I, I was, I was so bad. Yeah, I was so bad.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I didn't.

[Cat (Host)]

Well, obviously you are not, because the photos don't lie.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Listen, I, I, I, I guess I,

[Cat (Host)]

if you guys want to see, like, all the photos are in the book, by the way. If you guys want to see.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, put the book down. It's like.

[Cat (Host)]

Well, wait, wait. Cat on the Loose.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Oh, I'm trying to, trying to, I'm trying to bury the book. I'm trying to bury the book, Noah, because it's, it's 42 years old.

[Cat (Host)]

It became relevant again because of this show. Right. Do you agree, Noah?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Well, I think it's having a second phase.

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

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[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

This book has nothing to do with the story. In, in the story.

[Cat (Host)]

So anyway, he, he has, you know, in terms of him portraying you like he read the book before he portrayed you, so, you know, well, he, he

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

told me he thought, he thought Love Story was based on my book. So you said that's why you were reading the book.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So in the, yeah, so when, when this process first started, right. I, I, I started reading this book and I thought it was based on, on this book. And, and, and if, you know, fun fact is, when I got there, I realized later on that everybody was speaking about a different book. I thought it was on this book. So I had this knowledge and everybody else had the other knowledge.

[Cat (Host)]

Oh, there was another book that was

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

based, yeah, it's based on a different book, which I thought it was based on this book.

[Cat (Host)]

Oh, I didn't know.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So it was different, though. It was, it was different book.

[Cat (Host)]

Do you know?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I don't know. I don't know who the author was, but it was a Carolyn book. It wasn't a jfk. It was a book based on Carolyn.

[Cat (Host)]

Oh, okay.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Her life, I think.

[Cat (Host)]

Okay.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I didn't read that book either. Okay, but, but I'm not mentioned in that book. So they.

[Cat (Host)]

You're not mentioning.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

They had to get.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

The stuff they had in Love Story, they had to get from my.

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[Cat (Host)]

Because I watched the series and I read the book and when I was reading the book, I could see the, the scenes in the series from this book.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, that's why I thought it was. I thought it was on this. I thought it was on this book.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

But I don't know. I don't know what was.

[Cat (Host)]

So back to the question. How did you end up here? Like, did you think, I'm gonna go to LA and be an actor? Or did you say I'm gonna go to LA and be a model? Did her job bring you here?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I got her playing football.

[Cat (Host)]

Okay.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I got her playing football in college.

[Cat (Host)]

And where were you going to college in.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

In Boston.

[Cat (Host)]

Okay.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

In Boston. And then I, I moved down to. Transferred to the University of Tampa. And then after Tampa, I decided to move here to. To be an actor. I was in acting class. I was acting for a long.

[Cat (Host)]

Okay, so you model just like as a gig? Like to me.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, modeling as a, as a, as an after football type of deal. Trying to figure out. Yeah. Pay the rent, you know, broke. Trying to figure out what, you know, what to do with that.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

When did you know you wanted to be an actor?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I followed a girl to acting class and I thought that was the, you know, that was the, that was the thing I wanted to do. And then, and then I realized that it really was a good piece of me, younger, my younger years that helped me, you know, filter into this career path and you can make money from it as well, rather than just being happy.

[Cat (Host)]

What was the first job as an actor you got?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I moved here. I booked his first. The first, this, first thing ever. It was a, it was a mini show series thing called Morgan Secret Admirer, like years ago, years ago. And, and it's been good. It's been, it's been moving a lot, you know, in the last couple years. Yeah, I'm doing a show right now. I'm going to. And then I just told Michael something this morning, but no, no, no.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

What show are you doing? What?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, he can't say no, but I'm going to. Yeah, I'm going to fly to. I'm going to fly out next week for. To go do it. To go do a movie.

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So, yeah, I'm very excited. Yeah, a lot, A lot of things.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Is this the thing that you just found out?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, this, this morning or. No, last. A couple days ago. Yeah, just a movie. Just a movie.

[Cat (Host)]

Full feature movie.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, just.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, just like cinematic distribution. Is it TV or.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, it's. It's a. It's a. It's a movie.

[Cat (Host)]

Okay. You can tell there's anything else.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I mean, it's.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

It.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

That's. It's mostly what I know, to be honest.

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

You know, they didn't.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You.

[Cat (Host)]

All, you know is that it's a movie.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

How's. How's your role? How's the part?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah. Very, very good.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Very good.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. Very good part. Yeah. Yeah.

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. And there's a. You know, and the. The. The. The people I'm working with are. Are very, very good.

[Cat (Host)]

I mean, you're.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Is this what you told me about weeks ago? That.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, what? I told you this yesterday? This morning. This morning.

[Cat (Host)]

Yes, very carefully.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

But you told me something last week, too.

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[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

What did I tell you?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I don't know. The eyes. The eyes is the hint.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

What'd I tell you last week?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Huh? Huh? Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Oh, about the show.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You said you were auditioning for something.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Oh, yeah. That's something else. Yeah, that's.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Is that still in the works?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I. Yeah. I don't know what's going on with that.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

All right, good luck.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

They'll let us know.

[Cat (Host)]

But I would think now that this.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Oh, my God. He's like. Yeah, just like.

[Cat (Host)]

Stay tuned. Like, if you guys got to be following him on Instagram and follow his every move, because obviously you're an upand cominging star. This. This miniseries Love story kind of like skyrocket. All three of you guys are. Because all three. The other two actors, I. I had never heard of them. Sarah Pigeon. And what's the. I'm so sorry, what's the name of the guy that.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Paul Kelly.

[Cat (Host)]

Huh?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Paul Kelly.

[Cat (Host)]

Paul Kelly. I think they. They were not, like, famous, so to speak, before this series, as. As well.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Right. What I understand. Because my old commercial agent. Agent from back in the day represents Paul Kelly, and this is his first big.

[Cat (Host)]

Right. So I think it kind of put you guys on the map in a big way. Right. And before we forget now, this week, we found out this miniseries has been nominated for seven Emmys.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Emmys.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Which is a huge. You didn't know?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

It's a big deal.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. Which is a huge deal. So your phone must be going off the hook with people asking you, can I be your plus one to the Emmys? Can I be your best?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's. It's. It's good. It's Very good for the show.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, it's very good. And it's very good for your career. Yeah, too, right?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

For sure.

[Cat (Host)]

I know, it's amazing. I love the miniseries. I think it's incredible that you guys became such good friends because of it.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

We go get a beer and a burger non stop once a week. It's been about once a week for a couple weeks for, you know, a couple months now.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Sometimes a burger. Yeah, Steak.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Steak. We get this, we get the steak at Laurel Tavern.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah, Laurel Tavern. All the food is.

[Cat (Host)]

You guys are putting out there and you're doing like such free publicity.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I know. They better give us a discount.

[Cat (Host)]

They're going to be. Yeah, they're going to be packed with fans. Like, I want to meet Noah and I want to be Michael. Is your family supportive of you? Were they worried when you said. Cuz. Yeah, being an actor is a tough business. Right. It's a tough industry. Were they like, supportive at the beginning? How does that work?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, they're, they're supportive. They are, you know, now. Right. You know, growing up, there was a, there was a gap of, of, of it, but yeah, they're very supportive now. And, and you know, I, I look in, I look into, you know, I try to get together, try to try to stay, you know, at the end of the day, you, you don't know how, how long your parents are going to be around. Right. So you, you want to make sure that you are there for them. You, you have those life experiences and all that stuff.

[Cat (Host)]

Do you have siblings?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, younger brother.

[Cat (Host)]

Are, Is he. He's still there with your parents?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Um, no, he, he just got a job in New York, so he's like a finance guy. So he's gonna go live in Dallas and do finance.

[Cat (Host)]

So you're the only one in the family with the acting.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

That's a crazy guy. Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

With the acting blood.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. Your kids don't want to be in the business, do they?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, my, my son is his age. He just turned 27.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, sorry.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, yeah, yeah, my son turns 27 in October, so they're the same friends with his son.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, I haven't met this. Yeah, yeah, no, I, I know. Alana.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

My son's in Iowa. He's a, a professional baseball player. So he's away.

[Cat (Host)]

He is. Where does he play?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

He plays. He's part of the Minnesota Twins organization and he's in the.

[Cat (Host)]

What's his name?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Jesse Bergen.

[Cat (Host)]

Oh, how cool.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I haven't met Jesse, but I met Alana and, and her boyfriend So I,

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I haven't, I haven't seen my son since I met you.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yes.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I haven't seen him almost six months.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Wow.

[Cat (Host)]

You guys met this year, right?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

This year?

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

This year. This year, yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

March.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

So it's been what, it's been five, six? Because we are re. Recording this episode in the beginning of July. So it's been like six months that you guys became friends and all this stuff. The, The. The miniseries aired last year, correct? It air last year?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, no, this. What, Love Story.

[Cat (Host)]

Love Story.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, it's recent February.

[Cat (Host)]

So fast.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

So it aired on Valentine's Day and actually that's.

[Cat (Host)]

I thought it was last year now

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

it was this year.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Wow.

And you.

[Cat (Host)]

You have not watched it, right?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I have not watched it.

[Cat (Host)]

And you don't want to watch it?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I mean, maybe someday I'll watch it. I don't, I don't think I need to watch it. You know, I've heard. Heard from so many people.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

About this or that. So I think I, I feel like I watched it.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah. I'm just happy he played me.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I'm happy that the, the world went crazy over him and what he looks like playing me. It made me. It makes me look so good. But, you know, I just, you know, I knew about it for a year and I, I really stressed about how I was going to be portrayed, what was going to be in there. And you know what? In the end, I'm, I'm happy. I'm happy again. He portrayed me and I'm glad, you know, it was just, I guess I was like the ex boyfriend, you know, kind of thing. So, you know, it was, it was just in a positive light. So I'm extremely happy about that.

[Cat (Host)]

I'm happy to hear that you're happy. How long before the, the miniseries aired, you guys filmed. I'm sorry, did you film last year?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, last year.

[Cat (Host)]

Very quick.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

You get cast, you training, you start filming.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

And like a few months.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Last summer.

[Cat (Host)]

Last summer. Okay. So less than a year later, like the. Six months later, they're already airing the.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

The thing. Do you feel that your life changed, like, in terms of fame? Do people approach you on the streets already? Do you feel.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, they, they do, yeah. Yeah. I was just in San Diego for 4th of July and there was a lot of people that were coming up about the show. But you know what? Like, we're all people. Like, I don't know. I don't know. Like, I just can, like, oh, that's nice. You Know you watched it. That's great. But like we're all people. You and, and so that whole part.

[Cat (Host)]

But this is an interesting.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Speak for yourself. I'm kidding.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, totally.

[Cat (Host)]

Because, you know, unfortunately, and I asked him and David this question. You and David when you came to the show, a lot of young people when, you know, they become an actor and the ones that find fame and become famous start making a lot of money. Of course you get a lot of attention, right? Female attention. And it's money and it's parties and everything. Something. Unfortunately, some of them let it go up to their head. Right. They get in trouble or they're like, oh my God, I'm the last Coca Cola zero of the desert with us. How do you. Because you seem so chill and so.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I mean, I just. Yeah, I, I just do my.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, do your thing.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

But do you do anything? Do you do something to yourself? Like, you know what? I'm gonna always be the same.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, I feel like, I feel like I'm on this, this, this never ending loop where, where you know, from, from childhood to football to, to like auditions and all this stuff. It's like this non stop loop of like I'm in a cycle of. It's never reaching to the end.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So as much as you know, you, you have a, you have a project, you have a project, it keeps going, keeps going. It's like you're, you're still wanting. It's still the need of wanting more and, or the need of wanting to feel or the need of, of all these things. Right. For me at least he never gets to whatever.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

But, but he's, I mean he's still young and he's. His, his career is, is now taking off, but he is very, very grounded.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

And he's never going to change. Right. You're going to always be like this

[Cat (Host)]

because now you have like a, A great buddy.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

He's been, he's been so awesome to me. Really. Like I, you know, I don't have, I don't have anybody in the city. Right. Like family wise. Right. I have you now.

[Cat (Host)]

I'm your best.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Of course. My God, my stomach's making.

[Cat (Host)]

So you gotta promise you're gonna come back to the show when your movie, all your secret projects come out.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

First.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. Because you're very. Somebody trained you really well.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I don't know if this is your

[Cat (Host)]

publisher or your manager.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

This is your episode that told nothing.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Well, I will say this, I will say this, Mike Michael has been so. He really has been so kind. And. And his wife Joy. You know, I don't have a lot of people out here, so they. They. You know, they invite. They're always inviting me to come out and stuff and. And. And come to come to the restaurant stuff. And I. And I love. Me feel really nice.

[Cat (Host)]

You guys go there, invite me.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Okay.

[Cat (Host)]

I want to be a part of this cool, cool gang you guys are creating.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

No, but when. When I had you come to the office, you know, I. I. I didn't know. I thought. I thought it would die there. But he's. He's such a great kid. Down to earth kid.

[Cat (Host)]

You're a kid.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

He's a kid.

[Cat (Host)]

You're making us. I'm not.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You're a kid too, though. You're both kids.

[Cat (Host)]

Well, I'm almost your age, just a little bit.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

But yeah, we just gravitated to him and. And then, you know, the Laurel Tavern thing. So if.

[Cat (Host)]

Laurel Tavern. You better give us, like, a bunch of details, cuz you're going to be packed.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah, but it's. No, it's all good.

[Cat (Host)]

Laurel Tavern. And I. Before I let you guys go, I have to say, when you, Michael, came to the show with David Chokachi, who became a dear friend of mine because we have a passion for rescuing animals. And I. The first time I met David, he came to my show. So I love that about him, that he's so down to earth.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

And I asked him about. Because at the height of Baywatch, you were also not even born, but it was the top show in the world. In the world. And you guys had, like, all this massive female attention and money, and he was one of the People's 50 Most Beautiful Men, I think. And I think you guys are gonna be next. But anyway.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Anyways, we're gonna be next.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, I think so. I manifest.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

We'll be on the same page. Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, you should. You should. Both of you, if you want to show your abs.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I. I haven't been in the gym

[Cat (Host)]

in a little while, but you're both in. Fantastic. But this is what I loved about him because he never let that fame go up to his head. And to this day, he's, like, so chill about it, you know, he's like a real person. And when I met you, I'm like, wow, you're so cool. You're like, you do your thing and you were cracking jokes and being so. And love that. Because I can't stand when people, you know, get in the entertainment industry and they get like one freaking TV commercial and they. They're like in one reality show and they're like, ah. And I'm like, you know, you, I don't want to deal with you.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Reason for.

[Cat (Host)]

Right. And you guys are so chill. I think that's really cool.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. So you have to be in life.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

It's all I know.

[Cat (Host)]

You guys are amazing. Noah, thank you so much for coming by because I know you're so busy.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No, no, Chad, thanks for having me. I appreciate it.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

With all these projects we all don't know about.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yes, yes.

[Cat (Host)]

Stay tuned. I think you called your manager before and your match was like, don't say anything.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Shut up.

[Cat (Host)]

Don't tell her the name of the movies. Don't.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Well, you're very active on Insta, right? What's your Insta?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No for people listen.

[Cat (Host)]

If you guys are listening before you say your Insta. If you guys are listening to the audio episode, don't be crazy and miss out the video episode so you can see this many massive eye candy. You're welcome. On Cat on the loose show on YouTube and all our social media. Cuz you guys are. And please stop self sabotaging Michael. With all due respect to Joy, I'm sure I'm going to meet her. I'm sure she's fantastic. You are insanely good looking. You were then. You are now. I think Calvin Klein needs to call you guys and like let's do some underwear campaign.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Let's do it.

[Cat (Host)]

Would you do it?

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Yeah, I'm ready.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I have to get into shape.

[Cat (Host)]

Did they call? Do you have like body this much?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I haven't worked out since like I've been in. In a way.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

He's in shape but he's skinny.

[Cat (Host)]

You want to like build up some muscle.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah. You want to know what actually happened? I never said. Told anybody. I told Michael.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Yeah.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I used to bodybuild.

[Cat (Host)]

Oh really?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I used to be a bodybuilder.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I don't think you told me that.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I didn't. Yeah, I showed you some.

[Cat (Host)]

Do you have any photos of you?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

My phone's over there, but it's at the bottom of Instagram. I used to bodybuild and then I. And then somebody put fentanyl in my drink. Oh, I told you this where? In my drink at a bar. Years like three, two years ago.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

Oh.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

And so I used to have a lot of muscle and, and, and somebody, somebody like drugged me and so I, I went to the hospital and my friends had to do this whole thing. So it was a whole problem. So I never got Back to the whole working out thing. So I think there's this disconnect when like, like two and a half years. Two years ago.

[Cat (Host)]

That is so scary.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You. You need.

[Cat (Host)]

Thank you for start bringing that up because people need to know that this is a real thing that happens.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yes.

[Cat (Host)]

You gotta be so careful.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

You never know with your drink. Especially young people. Right. Because they're like, oh, especially girls. They go to the bathroom and everything.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Cover your drink, take it with you.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Drugs one time. That's a. That'll be another episode. But yeah, it's. It's not. It's not fun.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

I think you.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Sounds like you had it worse than.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, mine was bad. I was on the sidewalk. The. They were. They cut open my shirt. They were pumping my chest.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

I was like, oh, you're like Superman.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

Like you almost died.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I was. I was in the hospital.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. Oh my God. Was that here in la?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah, here in la.

[Cat (Host)]

Oh my God.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Bad.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

Bad.

[Cat (Host)]

Thank you for sharing that. But do you. Do you want to go back to bodybuilding?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

No. Right? No, no, no. But. But you know, that was a big phase of. Of my life, so.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah. No, well, now you're not. But you. You. You guys are both super tall, you're super thin, you're in great shape. But. But if Calvin Klein or any other underwear brand wants to. To do business with you, you guys are. You guys are game, right? Yeah. And your Insta guys. Noah's is. I'm putting the links here on the show so you guys can follow him. Noah, for It's. It's your name plus a Y at the end.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Plus a Y. Because somebody stole the. Why do they do that? You know, they stole my username.

[Cat (Host)]

I know I have a.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

So I have to add an extra Y.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

They want you to pay for it?

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, they want to be a copycat. David has a bunch of copycats. My show has a bunch. Yeah. Unfortunately know comes with. So it's Noah Fernley. Why I put in the link here. You're not that active on Insta. I'm. I'm trying to convince you to change

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

that because I'll get on that he.

[Cat (Host)]

His episode that he came with David. We are getting messages and. And comments from all over the world.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Really?

[Cat (Host)]

Yes. People in Germany, Australia, every day. Oh my God. It's so cool. We missed you. We love. You are very loved. You're very lost. Baywatch, bring him back full time, please.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

At least for the.

[Cat (Host)]

Put him on camera. Put him on camera, you guys. Amazing. This was so much fun. Thank you. Congratulations. And let's stay in touch, okay?

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Yeah.

[Cat (Host)]

And don't forget, I'm putting my. My head in the bucket for your plus one bestie for the M. Yeah, yeah.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

See at Laurel Tavern.

[Cat (Host)]

Yeah, there's like a thousand people. He's gonna have to raffle it. Let's do Laura. Laurel Tavern. You're welcome. Guys, be safe out there. And go watch Love Story. And if you want to read the book, it's. I'm gonna say it's available on Amazon. If you want to read the book, Love stories on Hulu and Noah's future projects no one knows about, you're gonna have to.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

I don't even know

[Cat (Host)]

the mystery man. You're coming back. Okay, I'm gonna make a sign over. Thank you, guys.

[Michael Bergen (Real Person portrayed in Love Story)]

You're amazing. Thank you so much.

[Noah Fernley (Actor)]

Thank you.

[Cat (Host)]

Be safe out there. I'll see you guys again very soon.

[Sponsor/Ad Narrator]

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