Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: 23 WTF Moments

17. Valentina Is Ross' Ex-Wife

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Here's something just about nobody saw coming - the revelation that Everett Ross and the CIA's new director, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), used to be married.

When the two meet up, Valentina notes that Ross has been looking trim, and when he confirms that he finally installed a gym in his home, she suggestively comments that she might come round and "jump on his peloton." Eww.

Valentina then asks Ross if she can join him for the eight-hour ride back to Langley from Boston, where she promises to make some apologies for some of the things she said during their marriage. Yup.

There were many things we expected to see in Wakanda Forever, but did a single living soul have this former romantic pairing on their bingo card?

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