‘Blue Bloods’ star Donnie Wahlberg ‘started crying and didn’t stop’ while filming final dinner scene

"Blue Bloods" star Donnie Wahlberg admitted he and the cast and crew were all in tears filming the show's final family dinner scene.

"We were all walking this real delicate tightrope during the finale, knowing that it was the last episode and feeling very emotional each day," he said. "The tissues are coming out and everyone's going to start crying, and sure enough they did."

The 55-year-old boy band star-turned-actor sensed the finale may be emotional for the show's loyal viewers, too. The final dinner scene between the family of NYPD officers and detectives, led by Selleck, could have fans as teary-eyed as the cast was, he said.

"They may be sitting down feeling conflicted by emotion because it is the last episode," he said. "We definitely went to work every day knowing it was the last episode and tried to hold back the tears and the emotion, and the audience will probably do the same."