Tracker’s Justin Hartley Reacts to Being Complimented for ‘Hot Wife’ Sofia Pernas at 2026 Golden Globes
Justin Hartley received praise for his looks, his talent and his “hot wife” Sofia Pernas while at the 2026 Golden Globes.
E! News correspondent Justin Sylvester caught Hartley by surprise, 48, when he complimented him on the red carpet at the Sunday, January 11, awards show for his hairline and his date. Hartley laughed at the comment — but Sylvester kept it coming by saying the actor made him question if he was gay.
Hartley, who was joined by Pernas, 36, at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton, is presenting during the Golden Globes. He has also been celebrating his own success at CBS where his hit series Tracker continues to break records.
Based on Jeffery Deaver‘s novel The Never Game, Tracker follows a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the country helping people and law enforcement tackle a variety of mysteries. As the series unfolds, viewers learn more about how Colter’s past shaped his current life as a lone wolf.
Hartley serves as both the lead and an executive producer on the show, which found its audience as soon as it premiered in early 2024. As Tracker continued to set TV records and raise viewership numbers, the actor has found ways to involve his former costars — and Pernas.
“She’s wonderful. I mean, if I had my choice, I’d spend every minute with her,” Hartley gushed to Us Weekly in July 2024. “What’s really cool is when you meet someone that means so much to you, that you’re so proud to be with and so proud of, and just such a fan of, and to get to see her work, because she’s such a talented actor. She elevates scenes, and so it makes my job easier, actually. But yeah, it’s just wonderful to work with her.”
Executive producer Elwood Reid, meanwhile, confirmed Pernas’ return in season 3, which is currently airing on the network.
“She’ll be back. We have a really good, spicy midseason finale and Billie is coming back in the winter premiere,” he teased in October 2025.
Pernas reprising her role as Billie doesn’t mean Colter will finally settle down.
“It’s tricky because he’s never in one place for very long. These are conversations that I have with Justin all the time. One thing I think makes the show work is early on in each episode, you get an emotional hook with Colter about him wanting to help the person that’s asked him for help,” Reid explained. “It does feel weird where he’s like, ‘Hey, wait a minute, I’m gonna go for a five-minute booty call in the middle of the episode.’ So that’s something we haven’t been doing.”
After teasing Colter and Billie’s connection, the fictional couple took their relationship to the next level in season 2. Reid hinted that Tracker will build upon that momentum while simultaneously expanding Billie’s individual story line.
“The challenge with Billy is [that] she’s a fellow tracker. She does what Colter does. So whenever you have her in an episode, you always have to figure out something for both of them to do,” he noted. “They’re both two alphas when they’re together. We found a really fun way to use her this season.”
Tracker returns to CBS Sunday, March 1, at 9 p.m. ET.
