The Wolf of Wall Street’s Ex-Wife: My Trauma Became a Hollywood Blockbuster

Nadine Macaluso, the ex-wife of Jordan Belfort, the real-life Wolf of Wall Street, is spilling the tea about her failed marriage and the accuracy of the 2013 Martin Scorsese film.

In a recent TikTok video, Macaluso confirmed that one particular detail in the film is totally true: she really drinks her red wine through a straw.

“I don’t want to ruin my veneers and it works,” Macaluso, 55, says in the video. “It keeps them white.”

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1. Dr. Nadine Macaluso (use to be married to Jordan Belfort, aka "Wolf of Wallstreet) explains the trauma bond pic.twitter.com/AxgDVqLoVm

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This may seem like a trivial detail, but it’s actually quite significant. It shows that even in the midst of her tumultuous marriage to a drug-addicted fraudster, Macaluso was still taking care of herself. She was still finding ways to feel beautiful and confident.

Of course, the film didn’t just get the red wine detail right. It also portrayed the dark side of Macaluso’s marriage. It showed the emotional and physical abuse she endured at the hands of Belfort.

Macaluso has said that she was initially terrified of the film being made. She was worried about the trauma of her relationship being put on the big screen for the whole world to see.

But in the end, she realized that the film could be a powerful force for good. It could help other people who have been through similar experiences.

“All of a sudden, I realized it was going to happen and it was bigger than me,” Macaluso 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.'”

Macaluso is now happily remarried and living a fulfilling life. She is a successful therapist and a role model for other survivors of abuse.

Her story is a reminder that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope. It is also a reminder that we are all stronger than we think we are.