Ex-wife of the real life Wolf of Wall Street recalls watching the movie for the first time with Jordan Belfort and their teenage son who had a hilarious reaction to the raunchy sex scenes

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The former wife of the real life Wolf of Wall Street has opened up about what it was like for her to watch the movie for the first time alongside her financial crook ex and their teen son - who had a hilarious reaction to the raunchy sex scenes.

Nadine Macaluso, 55, who now works as a marriage counselor and family therapist in California, met Jordan Belfort, 61, when she was just 22 years old and working as a model.

The two soon became engulfed in a whirlwind romance, tying the knot in 1991 and welcoming two children together, before they ultimately divorced in 2005 after 14 years of marriage. 

And after they went their separate ways, Nadine accused the broker of physical and mental abuse, which she said was fueled by his rampant drug addiction and multiple infidelities. 

The ex-wife of the real life Wolf of Wall Street has opened up about what it was like for her to watch the movie for the first time - and her teen son's reaction to the raunchy sex scenes

Nadine Macaluso, 55, who now works as a marriage counselor and family therapist in California, met Jordan Belfort, 61, when she was just 22 years old and working as a model 

The two soon became engulfed in a whirlwind romance, tying the knot in 1991 and welcoming two children together, before they ultimately divorced in 2005 after 14 years of marriage 

Their relationship was portrayed in the 2013 flick Wolf of Wall Street, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan and Margot Robbie as Nadine, who was renamed Naomi for the movie

Nadine and Jordan's tumultuous relationship - as well as Jordan's illicit stock market scheme which saw him steal nearly $200 million from investors - was portrayed in the wildly popular 2013 flick Wolf of Wall Street, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan and Margot Robbie as Nadine, who was renamed Naomi for the movie.

The model-turned-therapist has become a viral TikTok star in a recent months for spilling numerous secrets about their marriage - and revealing which scenes of the Martin Scorsese film were accurate and which were exaggerated for the sake of views. 

Most recently, she reminisced about the initial thoughts that she had after she saw the film for the first time, as well as her then-teenaged son's very awkward response to watching the stars who portrayed his parents get intimate in the movie.

According to Nadine, the studio behind the flick, Paramount, reached out to invite her to a 'private screening' before it premiered.

And while she was extremely nervous to watch a film 'about her life,' she recalled being relieved over how 'funny and awesome' the retelling was.

'I remember Paramount saying to me, "You and your husband can go to a private screening at Paramount studios,"' she explained in a new TikTok video.

'It was very surreal to sit in a theater and wait for a movie to come on the screen that's about your life. 

'We watched the movie, and it was super funny and awesome. My husband and I looked at each other like, "Oh my God, it wasn't that bad."'

According to Nadine, Paramount told her she could come see a 'private screening' of the movie before it premiered, and she was relieved over how 'funny and awesome' it was

After that, she and Jordan (seen together when they were married) decided to take their son, who was 17 years old at the time, to another private showing

But when some of the X-rated moments that Nadine and Jordan shared together started to play out on the screen, a horrified Nadine tried to shield the then-teen from it 

After that, she and Jordan decided to take their son, who was 17 years old at the time, to another private showing - so that he could see it with them rather than hear about it in the media.

But when some of the X-rated moments that Nadine and Jordan shared together started to play out on the screen, a horrified Nadine tried to shield the then-teen from it.

'We're watching the movie and of course some crazy sexual scene comes on,' she continued. 

She shared: 'I push my son's head down and he pushes it back up and goes, "Mom if it's not you I can watch it"'

'I push my son's head down and he pushes it back up and goes, "Mom if it's not you I can watch it."'

Nadine previously admitted that she was 'mortified' when she first found out they were making the movie about her and Jordan because she was convinced it would ruin her career as a therapist.

'When I first found out they were going to make the movie The Wolf Of Wall Street - I think it was around 2011-2012 - needless to say, I was mortified,' she said in another video. 

'I had already lived this complete Greek tragedy and then it was going to be splashed all over the world. My trauma for the world to see. 

'And it was doubly traumatizing because I was getting my doctorate in psychology, so I was like, "Who the hell is going to want to see me as a therapist?"'

Nadine added that she was angry about the film because it wasn't her 'narrative' and she wouldn't be getting any money for it - but that in the end, it actually helped her career.

'I was annoyed, it wasn't my narrative, I made no money, I had no creative input but then all of a sudden, I realized it was going to happen and it was bigger than me,' she said.

'And, ironically what happened was in my therapy practice, people said to me, "Wait I want to come see you as a therapist because you went through that and you got over here and this is the life that you lead, you walk your talk. So in the end, it all worked out.' 

Nadine previously admitted she was 'mortified' when she first found out they were making the movie about her and Jordan because she was convinced it would ruin her career as a therapist 

Nadine added that she was angry about the film because it wasn't her 'narrative' and she wouldn't be getting any money for it - but that in the end, it actually helped her career 

Jordan (seen left in the movie and right in real life) spent 22 months in prison after it was revealed he had scammed more than 1,500 people through an stockbroker scheme in 1999

Jordan spent 22 months in prison after it was brought to light that he had scammed more than 1,500 people through an elaborate stockbroker scheme in 1999 - all while he was married to Nadine. 

Nadine has since remarried, and she has been with her new husband, John Macaluso, who has three kids from a past relationship, for 23 years now. 

In another recent TikTok, Nadine spoke in detail about the harrowing 'trauma' that she faced when she first tried to leave Jordan - revealing that he lit her clothes and jewelry on fire and 'kicked her down the stairs.'

While discussing the 'horrific' part of the movie that showed Jordan beat Naomi before attempting to steal their daughter while he was high on cocaine - Nadine admitted that while some of it wasn't true, he did get violent with her and try to take their children away when she told him she wanted to end their marriage. 

In the scene, Naomi told Jordan that she wanted a divorce, that she's going to request full custody of their two kids, and that she'll only allow him to visit if he agreed to the divorce then and there - which sparked a fierce reaction from the stock broker.

But according to Nadine, that's not how it went down in real life. She stated in a TikTok video, 'That scene starts with me telling Jordan that I'm going to take his children from him. That never happened. 

'I never told Jordan once - when he was in jail, when he got indicted, or any other time - that I would take his children from him.'

In the movie, as Jordan became more and more enraged, he started to get physical with Naomi - ultimately punching her in the gut, grabbing their daughter from her bed, and trying to drive away with the youngster before crashing into a wall.

'What actually happened was, as you see in the movie, Jordan had a severe drug addiction and I was really thinking he was going to kill himself,' Nadine said. 

'What I said to him was, "I'm not going to sit here and watch you kill yourself." So I told him I was going to leave him unless he went to rehab.

'He lit my clothing and jewelry on fire, he threw them in the fireplace and he got really, really angry with me. 

'He told me he was going to take my daughter to Florida, and I was like, "No, over my dead body." 

Nadine has since remarried, and she has been with her new husband, John Macaluso, who has three kids from a past relationship, for 23 years now 

Spilling the tea! Nadine has discussed other moments from the movie on her TikTok account - including that X-rated scene between her and Jordan in their daughter's nursery

Nadine stated on TikTok that the interaction never actually happened in real life. She explained, 'Did that ever happen? No way. I am not that sexy, I wish I was' 

'At that moment was when he got violent with me and he kicked me down the stairs. That was actually how that scene happened in real life.'

Nadine has discussed tons of other moments from the movie on her TikTok account - where she's racked up more than 314,000 followers - including that X-rated scene between her and Jordan in their daughter's nursery, which Margot later admitted she 'dreaded' filming.

It shows Naomi and Jordan arguing after Naomi catches Jordan cheating on her. She then attempts to mess with him by spreading her legs and making him want her, before telling him that he won't be allowed to touch her for a while.

She even starts pleasuring herself - with their daughter just inches away in her crib - before he points out that there's a secret camera hidden in the baby's teddy bear, which meant their security team had a full view of the action. 

Nadine stated on TikTok that the interaction never actually happened in real life.

'So many of you have asked me, is that scene in the nursery real? Well, I'm going to break it down for you,' she said. 'Did that ever happen? No way. I am not that sexy, I wish I was.'

Nadine theorized that the nursery scene was likely Jordan's 'fantasy of what he wanted her to be like,' since the movie was based off of an autobiography he wrote of the same name. 

'There were cameras in the room,' she continued. 'But I did not perform that sexual seductive act towards him.'