Jenny McCarthy Thought Donnie Wahlberg Was Gay after Giving Him Her Number - He 'Won the Lottery' Marrying Her

Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg have been happily married for eight years, and their relationship is only getting stronger by the day. However, in the early stages of dating, he took two weeks to call her, and McCarthy thought he was married or gay, but that was just her ego talking.

Jenny McCarthy, an actress and television personality who started her career as a nude model for Playboy Magazine, is 50!

McCarthy is married to Donnie Wahlberg, her husband of eight years. The couple still cannot get enough of each other, and McCarthy boasted that everything was still exciting between them.

Before the actress tied the knot with Wahberg, she was married to John Asher, the father of her son Evan. But after six years of marriage, the couple called it quits in 2005.

After her divorce, McCarthy was in a long-term relationship with comedian and actor Jim Carrey. When that ended, she dated fitness model Jason Toohey.

McCarthy and Carrey were together for almost five years, and the television personality admitted that healing from the relationship took a while.

She confessed that she feared being alone and felt the need to have someone until she reached a point where she realized she was happy on her own and did not need a partner to enjoy life. Wahlberg, one the founding members of NKOTB, which he started when he was 16 and was also married before meeting McCarthy.

The singer married Kim Fey in 1999, and they share two children, Xavier and Elijah. Their union ended in 2008, but their divorce was finalized a year later.

Wahlberg left NKOTB in 1995 but rejoined when the group reformed in 2007. He also bagged a role on the hit investigative series "Blue Bloods." Now the singer has his hands full touring with NKOTB and shooting.

After the end of his marriage, Wahlberg also became intentional about the kind of person he wanted to be with. He recalled watching the Oprah Winfrey Show and learning about the law of attraction. He connected with thinking positively, only putting out good thoughts and attracting good energy back into his life.

Since being married to Wahlberg, McCarthy only has good things to say about her husband. She said, "my favorite thing is that I found my soulmate."

However, it took a few months of solitude before she found her husband. Wahlberg also took time before making the first move.

Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy's Love Story

McCarthy was enjoying being single before Wahlberg came along. "I went a year without dating anybody," said the actress, yet she did not hesitate to give him her number.

The TV host admitted that she did not usually give out her number easily, but she was interested in Wahlberg and wanted to take a chance. Besides being struck by the singer, McCarthy was also ready to find the love of her life, so she was willing to put herself out there.

She was open to finding love and did not care what her partner would come with, but McCarthy did not want to rush into anything.

Wahlberg took two weeks to call her back, which got the actress suspecting he was gay. McCarthy admitted that she only thought that to soothe her ego, but it also crossed her mind that he could have been married.

As two famous people, they had to put aside the personas portrayed in the media to get to know each other. McCarthy was labeled as a wild former nude model, and Wahlberg was the guy who got famous young and grew up to be arrogant.

However, once they shut out the outside noise, they could trust the process and give their relationship a chance. McCarthy said it was easy to write someone off based on what is written about them, but she and Wahlberg decided not to google one another and got to learn each other personally.

The actress did not want things to be made up about them, so the private time they spent together brought them closer. Therefore, they made their first public appearance in August 2013 at a fundraiser held at St. Charles III. It was hosted to benefit her son's school and was attended by several "Dancing with the Stars" legends and other entertainers.

In an Instagram post, Wahlberg shared his first picture with McCarthy on "What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" and confessed that he was dared to ask her out, but he did not.

Luckily, they met again a year later on "The Jenny McCarthy Show," where he made sure not to miss his chance. McCarthy commented that she found him hot from the moment she met him.

McCarthy also did not hold back about Wahlberg's effect on her the day he visited her show; she said, "It gets steamy. I mean, like, really steamy. Being turned on by a guy is always fun, but to have it legitimately happen to you on TV is to be turned back into a 12-year-old. By the time we get into the groundbreaking interview, my face turns fifty shades of RED."

Inside Their Wedding day

Many people thought McCarthy and Wahlberg's excessive PDA was pretentious and that they did it for the show, but the singer shut those suspicions down when he popped the question in 2014, a year after their initial meeting.

He proposed with a yellow sapphire ring, and most importantly, he planned the whole thing with McCarthy's son, Evan. McCarthy also shared the story on "The View." She said she and Wahlberg were enjoying each other's company when Evan stood up and returned with a card that said "Will."

He quickly went out again and came back with another one that read "You" at this moment, McCarthy knew what question was coming and started getting emotional.

Evan came back with another card written "Marry," but it was misspelled as "Mary." Wahlberg went in with the last puzzle wearing a shirt that said, "Me?". McCarthy finished the surprise by saying yes and was grateful that her husband included Evan in this life-changing decision.

Evan was also ecstatic for his mother and to have another father figure. His mother revealed that after she said yes, Evan excitedly yelled, "I have another dad! I have another dad.'' She added, " And it was just—it made all of us cry. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. He's so wonderful".

The wedding ceremony was memorable. McCarthy's son was all suited up and ready to walk his mother down the aisle. The actress shared a picture of him and captioned it, "He was perfect."

However, McCarthy admitted that planning her big day was stressful. She was glad to have the festivities over and to start her happily ever after with Wahlberg. The groom followed that up and said, "I won the lottery."

The couple has been married for eight years and seems to be getting happier each year. They have found a way to manage their successful busy careers and maintain a healthy, loving relationship.

Inside the Couple's Happy Marriage

At the beginning of their marriage, Wahlberg was busy and still is. He was juggling touring with his band NKOTB, shooting "Blue Bloods" and "Wahlbergers' and directing "Boston's Finest."

But Wahlberg credited himself for consistently mastering balancing his career and family life. Now that he has found the love of his life, things are even easier because they love spending time with each other.

Therefore, to ensure that the spark stays alive, Wahlberg explained that they switched from believing that they had to fit their work into their relationship to making their relationship fit into their careers.

The couple has also proven that they can mix business with pleasure. In 2014 worked together and hosted the "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest."

Wahlberg and McCarthy made a tradition to be the couple that counts down to the new year and kisses when the clock hit midnight.

Standing in the cold New York streets together, McCarthy said her husband would keep her warm by kissing her hands and rubbing them on his warm back. "He was such a great partner during it," reiterated McCarthy.

Wahlberg has also been a present stepfather. The two have a great relationship. On Evan's 20th birthday, the singer shared a sweet birthday message.

When the couple's wedding was featured in People Magazine, Wahlberg shared a cute message that his wife sent. She wrote, "normally people say their wedding was the best day of their life, but you have found a way to make every day the best day of my life."

Wahlberg posted a screenshot of the conversation on his Instagram and captioned it, "The sweetest text, from my sweetest wife, about the sweetest day."

McCarthy and Wahlberg used to have a reality show called "Donnie Loves Jenny," showcasing the couple settling into their married life. However, when asked if he would be part of another reality show, he said he would not be opposed to the idea, but he does not want cameras in his house again.

When the couple did their first reality show, Wahlberg explained that he and his wife had made a pact to constantly communicate should anything feel uncomfortable for either one of them.

Additionally, they intended to share how much they loved each other, so they avoided displaying any conflicts on camera, especially since they let the world into their relationship.

McCarthy's son Evan has autism, and she has worked hard to get her son on to a healthy diet and necessary treatment. After being a single mother for eleven years, she found a perfect routine that worked for Evan, so when she found Wahlberg, who wanted to be hands-on, she was a bit reluctant to get him to be part of the schedule.

But one time, the actress was exhausted, and her husband could see how difficult it was for her to wake up, so Wahlberg offered to get Evan ready for school.

McCarthy understood that Wahlberg was a father of two boys, but she insisted that her son was different, which Wahlberg objected to, saying, "he's not that different."

The TV host thought it was sweet of her husband, and Wahlberg did not back down; he convinced McCarthy that he could make breakfast and get a child ready for school.

However, his kitchen skills failed him, The eggs were infested with shells, and the kitchen ended up in smoke triggering the fire alarm, which only meant the trash can was full of all the burnt food.

But it was thought that counted, and McCarthy appreciated her husband's support. She also realized that after being a single mother for so long, it was not easy for her to accept help, but she was blessed with a hands-on husband.