"The View" star Jenny McCarthy is actually the older cousin to comedic actress Melissa McCarthy and helped the "Bridemaids" star land her first TV role.
You couldn't ask for a better cousin than Jenny. In the '90s, The Masked Singer judge — who is married to Blue Bloods star Donnie Wahlberg —helped her older cousin, Melissa, land her first TV role as a guest star on Jenny's MTV's sketch series, The Jenny McCarthy Show.
If you picked up on the excellent chemistry that Jenna and Melissa have on their home renovation show, you were right on the money, as Jenna and Melissa are indeed related. They're cousins, with Jenna's mom and Melissa's dad are siblings, coming from a big family of 10 kids!
Who was Jenny McCarthy with before Donnie Wahlberg?
Jenny was previously married to actor-director John Mallory Asher from 1999-2005, and they welcomed one son. She notably also dated Jim Carrey for five years (2005-10). Jenny and Donnie first met on Watch What Happens Live in March 2013, and it was revealed later that July that they had started dating.
The Truth About Jenny And Melissa McCarthy's Relationship
Did Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy split up?
Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg have been married since 2014 after a whirlwind romance that saw them undergo couples therapy soon after their first meeting.
Are Jenny McCarthy and Melissa McCarthy first cousins?
Yes, it's true that Melissa and Jenny McCarthy are first cousins, but their family's name wasn't always McCarthy. For reasons that are unclear, their immigrant grandfather, Michael Carty, changed from Carty to McCarthy between his appearance in the 1930 census and his 1934 marriage.
How Did Melissa McCarthy Lose Weight? After bagging a role in Gilmore Girls, Melissa went on a crazy diet, which she says she will never go back to! She went on a doctor-supervised liquid diet and lost 70 pounds in four months. But she said she felt, “starved and crazy half the time.”
Did Jenny McCarthy and Melissa McCarthy grow up together?
Melissa is Jenny's older cousin
While it appears the two are not heavily involved in each other's lives now - Melissa was not among the guests at Jenny's 2014 wedding to Donnie - they did seem to be close when they were growing up in Illinois.
The couple have never married and do not have any children of the relationship. However, Jim has a 22 year old daughter from his previous relationship and Jenny has a 7 year old son from her previous relationship.
Jenny McCarthy has a reported net worth of $25 million as of 2023. 2. What are the main sources of her wealth? Her primary sources include modeling, hosting, acting, and writing.
August 31, 2014: Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg get married. The couple tied the knot on Aug. 31, 2014, at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois.
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are the proud parents of two daughters, Vivian, 16, and Georgette, 13. The comedy duo prefer to keep their children's lives private and do not share photos of their daughters on their social media accounts.
One of the ways was by drinking a glass of hot water, lemon, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper in the morning. The recipe includes: a freshly-squeezed lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of grade B maple syrup, 1/10 teaspoon cayenne pepper and 10 ounces of pure water.
"When Melissa's not in town, I get to spend some time with her parents," Spencer said. McCarthy chimed in: "Yeah, they're there a big part of the year, which I love. It is sometimes awkward, though, because there's times where, if I'm not working that day, I'll call my dad, and he's like, 'Oh!
A few months after her split from John, Jenny moved on to the famous comedian and actor. Considering how they dated for five years and shared a bunch of romantic moments in public, it truly did feel like they were husband and wife. However, the two never actually tied the knot.
The 42-year-old tweeted an image of two fingers that read in cursive 'Donnie' and 'Love' on Monday. Jenny seemed to confirm the ink was indeed authentic when she tweeted that same day: 'I'm not used to saying the words "it's real" but yes, it's real.
Now 21 years old, Evan is an aspiring writer, filmmaker, gamer and content creator — and even released an original song in February 2023. "Evan has been through so much in his young life, and his passion for living and creating is such an inspiration to me," McCarthy told PEOPLE of her son in 2023.
Wahlburgers (stylized as wahlburgers), is a casual dining burger restaurant and bar chain. It is owned by chef Paul Wahlberg and his brothers, actors Donnie and Mark. As of March 2023, there are 90+ Wahlburgers locations in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
