By Molly Claire Goddard
12:48am PDT, Oct 14, 2025
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Jenny McCarthy and
Donnie Wahlberg have been married for more than a decade now — practically a lifetime in Hollywood years! During a recent chat with
Wonderwall.com, the multifaceted superstar — she's a television host, a best-selling author, a mom and more — shared her "secret to a good marriage," which she describes as "the three C's." She also opened up about the highlight of her career (it involves
Oprah Winfrey), carving out time for self-care, launching the upcoming
myVIP World Tournament of Slots at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas and more.
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Jenny McCarthy and her husband, Donnie Wahlberg, have one of the longest-running marriages in Hollywood, but they put in the effort to make their relationship work. "I'm super proud of the foundation that we built," she says. "Both of us work in different states, so we know that in order to have this deep, passionate, respectful love, you need a good foundation. How do you have a good foundation? By building trust and maintaining loyalty — but then also doing work. I have a thing that I call the three C's, which is the secret to a good marriage. It's cuddling, communication and curiosity. Without communication, you fight and resentment builds. Without curiosity, things get boring. Even though you might know your partner's answers to your questions, it's a beautiful thing to get curious as to why they like certain things — because then it just evolves, your relationship evolves and grows."
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Although
Jenny McCarthy has accomplished much over the course of her illustrious career, there's one moment she considers a personal highlight. "When I got a call from
Oprah Winfrey for my third book saying that she wanted me on [her show]," she says. "To be an author and to be on
Oprah for your book, that to me is the Super Bowl and the Oscars all mixed into one. It still gives me chills. It makes me look back at my childhood and all the teachers who said, 'You're never going to be a writer.' And now I show them! Now I have, like, six
The New York Times bestselling books!"
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With so much on her plate,
Jenny McCarthy understands the importance of relaxation. "You have to make sure that you have downtime for self-care. I used to run full steam ahead seven days a week for years. It was killing my soul and my body," she says. "At age 40 I started to put me first. If there's a job that comes up that's going to take me away from having that downtime, I now say no to the job and yes to me. I need bed-rotting days. I need a day to just lay down and scroll TikTok all day long."
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Jenny McCarthy is helping announce the
myVIP World Tournament of Slots taking place at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from October 22 to October 26, thanks to one
Real Housewives star. "
Heather Dubrow and I are BFFs. We've been friends for the past 30 years. She knows I play pop slots. She said, 'Hey, you love this like me. What do you think about joining forces with me and my VIP rewards and launching the world tournament of slots at Atlantis Paradise in October? They're giving away a million-dollar grand prize.' I was like, 'You know what? Yes!'" she recalls. "This is not just a game, it's experience. The fact that I got to pull someone from my followers and be able to give them this opportunity out of only 500 people to actually win a million dollars, it was right up my alley. Plus, I'm addicted to the game."
