Morena Baccarin Gets Nacho Cheese Dumped on Her for Charity — Thanks to Husband Ben McKenzie: Watch (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Morena Baccarinis getting cheesy for charity!PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the actress, 45, took part in a “Nacho Cheese Bucket Challenge” for aCajole campaign— all thanks to her husband,Ben McKenzie.Months ago, McKenzie, 46, created a campaign on Cajole, “a platform where celebs and creators take on wild, fan-driven dares to raise money for charity,” in which he said that any money raised will go to Baccarin’s charity of choice should she dump a bucket containing nacho cheese on her head.Now, in avideo of the moment, Baccarin can be seen sitting in a bathtub rocking back and forth before someone to the side of her drops the processed cheese onto her head, causing her mouth to drop in shock.“No, no, no. It’s cold,” she exclaims, before adding with a slight smile as the yellow goo drops from her head, “Does anybody have anychips?“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.Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin, Morena Baccarin with nacho cheese on her head.Gotham/FilmMagic; Cajole™/YouTubeNow that Baccarin completed her husband’s Cajole campaign, money raised will go toWaterwell, which describes itself as “a group of artists, educators and producers dedicated to telling compelling stories that wrestle with complex civic issues in unexpected ways.“The campaign met its total goal of $2,500 on Dec. 15. The top three donors even got a special shoutout from Baccarin in her recent video.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Baccarin and McKenziefirst crossed paths in 2006, when Baccarin appeared on McKenzie’s hit showThe O.C.They later began dating after starring together in the Fox seriesGotham,in which McKenzie played Detective James Gordon and Baccarin portrayed Batman’s ally Leslie Thompkins.The couplebecame engagedin late 2016, a source confirmed to PEOPLE at the time, and they thenwedin June 2017 on Baccarin’s 38th birthday, tying the knot at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in N.Y.C.Together, Baccarin and McKenzie areparentsto daughter Frances, 8, and son Arthur, 3, plus Baccarin’s son, Julius, 11, from her first marriage.

Morena Baccarinis getting cheesy for charity!

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the actress, 45, took part in a “Nacho Cheese Bucket Challenge” for aCajole campaign— all thanks to her husband,Ben McKenzie.

Months ago, McKenzie, 46, created a campaign on Cajole, “a platform where celebs and creators take on wild, fan-driven dares to raise money for charity,” in which he said that any money raised will go to Baccarin’s charity of choice should she dump a bucket containing nacho cheese on her head.

Now, in avideo of the moment, Baccarin can be seen sitting in a bathtub rocking back and forth before someone to the side of her drops the processed cheese onto her head, causing her mouth to drop in shock.

“No, no, no. It’s cold,” she exclaims, before adding with a slight smile as the yellow goo drops from her head, “Does anybody have anychips?”

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.

Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin, Morena Baccarin with nacho cheese on her head.Gotham/FilmMagic; Cajole™/YouTube

Gotham/FilmMagic; Cajole™/YouTube

Now that Baccarin completed her husband’s Cajole campaign, money raised will go toWaterwell, which describes itself as “a group of artists, educators and producers dedicated to telling compelling stories that wrestle with complex civic issues in unexpected ways.”

The campaign met its total goal of $2,500 on Dec. 15. The top three donors even got a special shoutout from Baccarin in her recent video.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Baccarin and McKenziefirst crossed paths in 2006, when Baccarin appeared on McKenzie’s hit showThe O.C.They later began dating after starring together in the Fox seriesGotham,in which McKenzie played Detective James Gordon and Baccarin portrayed Batman’s ally Leslie Thompkins.

The couplebecame engagedin late 2016, a source confirmed to PEOPLE at the time, and they thenwedin June 2017 on Baccarin’s 38th birthday, tying the knot at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in N.Y.C.

Together, Baccarin and McKenzie areparentsto daughter Frances, 8, and son Arthur, 3, plus Baccarin’s son, Julius, 11, from her first marriage.

source: people.com