Justin Theroux's Fiancée's Family Pranked Him with a Fake Snake on the Golf Course: 'Feel My Pulse'

Mar. 15, 2025

Nicole Brydon Bloom’s family pulled a sneaky prank on herfiancéJustin Theroux!During Theroux’s Thursday, Feb. 13 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Liveto promote his new Netflix basketball comedy seriesRunning Point, the actor and Kimmel, 57, enjoyed reliving the time when Bloom’s family pranked Theroux with a rubber snake while they all golfed together.Kimmel played a video that showed Theroux stepping into a golf cart and seeing what appeared to be a real snake. “Oh f—. Jesus Christ. Somebody come feel my f—— pulse,” Theroux says in the video as he realizes the snake is fake.PEOPLE confirmed that Theroux and Bloom, an actress known for her work inThe Gilded AgeandParadise, were engaged on Aug. 29, 2024, just after Bloomshowed off an engagement ringwhen they attended the Venice Film Festival.“For you to wear that outfit, you must be really in love,” Kimmel joked in reaction to the prank video, in which Theroux wore light-colored pants and a grey tank top. (The actor described his style as “definitely goth-adjacent” to PEOPLE in October 2024.)“I am,” Theroux responded. “They think the prank was putting a snake down — the real prank was getting me to play golf. That was the cruelest part.“Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux on Feb. 13, 2025.River Callaway/Variety via GettyTheroux and Bloom have been dating since 2023; the couple were first seen together when they were photographed at a Netflix event in New York City in February of that year, and in August 2023, they werephotographed sharing a kissduring a New York City date night. Theroux and Bloom made their red carpet debut atVanity Fair’s Oscars partyin March 2024. In the last year, they were also photographedattending Bloom’s twin sister’s wedding, as well as Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup’sweddingin Mexico City.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux on Feb. 13, 2025.Jerod Harris/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via GettyBloom touched on her engagement to Theroux during her Thursday, Feb. 6 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live.“He was very romantic,” she said of Theroux’s proposal in Italy. “He did it properly, it was very sweet. Just the two of us.“Running Pointbegins streaming on Netflix Feb. 27.

Nicole Brydon Bloom’s family pulled a sneaky prank on herfiancéJustin Theroux!

During Theroux’s Thursday, Feb. 13 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Liveto promote his new Netflix basketball comedy seriesRunning Point, the actor and Kimmel, 57, enjoyed reliving the time when Bloom’s family pranked Theroux with a rubber snake while they all golfed together.

Kimmel played a video that showed Theroux stepping into a golf cart and seeing what appeared to be a real snake. “Oh f—. Jesus Christ. Somebody come feel my f—— pulse,” Theroux says in the video as he realizes the snake is fake.

PEOPLE confirmed that Theroux and Bloom, an actress known for her work inThe Gilded AgeandParadise, were engaged on Aug. 29, 2024, just after Bloomshowed off an engagement ringwhen they attended the Venice Film Festival.

“For you to wear that outfit, you must be really in love,” Kimmel joked in reaction to the prank video, in which Theroux wore light-colored pants and a grey tank top. (The actor described his style as “definitely goth-adjacent” to PEOPLE in October 2024.)

“I am,” Theroux responded. “They think the prank was putting a snake down — the real prank was getting me to play golf. That was the cruelest part.”

Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux on Feb. 13, 2025.River Callaway/Variety via Getty

River Callaway/Variety via Getty

Theroux and Bloom have been dating since 2023; the couple were first seen together when they were photographed at a Netflix event in New York City in February of that year, and in August 2023, they werephotographed sharing a kissduring a New York City date night. Theroux and Bloom made their red carpet debut atVanity Fair’s Oscars partyin March 2024. In the last year, they were also photographedattending Bloom’s twin sister’s wedding, as well as Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup’sweddingin Mexico City.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux on Feb. 13, 2025.Jerod Harris/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Jerod Harris/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Bloom touched on her engagement to Theroux during her Thursday, Feb. 6 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live.“He was very romantic,” she said of Theroux’s proposal in Italy. “He did it properly, it was very sweet. Just the two of us.”

Running Pointbegins streaming on Netflix Feb. 27.

source: people.com