Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg FaceTime sleep together.Photo:Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty
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Jenny McCarthyandDonnie Wahlbergalways find a way to fall asleep together — even when they’re physically apart.
On Tuesday’s episode ofToday with Hoda & Jenna, the 50-year-oldMasked Singerjudge discussed how she and Wahlberg, 54, remain in the “honeymoon phase” even afternine years of marriage. Co-hostHoda Kotbreminded McCarthy that the last time she was on the show, she said she and her husband couldn’t keep their “hands off of each other.” According to McCarthy, that hasn’t changed.
“Still the honeymoon phase,” she said. “Honestly, I swear to God, you can ask anyone we know. We FaceTime 10 times a day. We’ll FaceTime sleep next to each other.”
WhenJenna Bush Hagerasked McCarthy if that meant she and theNew Kids on the Blockalum left their phones on all night, she responded, “Yeah. All night long.”
She continued, “Every night — unless the signal is terrible, he is right there, snoring on that pillow.”
In addition to ensuring they’re next to each other even when they’re traveling apart, theScream 3actress also shared her tips on how she and Wahlberg keep their relationship alive. “We’ve done the work, and we date,” she said. “We do fun things together, we find that private time to have that fun.”
Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg.Theo Wargo/Getty
McCarthy and Wahlberg first met in 2012 when they appeared on the same episode ofWatch What Happens Live.
They later met again when theBlue Bloodsactor made an appearance on McCarthy’s VH1 talk showThe Jenny McCarthy Showin 2013, and they began dating later that year. By April 2014, they had announced their engagement, andthey said “I do”that August.
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The couple has renewed their vows every year since their wedding. In August 2022, Wahlberg shared a video onInstagramof their eighth anniversary renewal service alongside a special caption dedicated to his wife.
“Some people ask ‘why do you renew your vows every year?'" he wrote. “Those tend to be the same people that also ask ‘how do you keep your marriage so new?'”
Wahlberg wrote to McCarthy: “I’m so blessed to call you my wife, and so honored to be your husband. I thank god every day for you, and I thank you always for ‘taking care of my heart’ — as promised. I love you. On to forever.”
source: people.com
