Jenny McCarthy was 'too cool' to be into husband Donnie Wahlberg's boy band New Kids on the Block
The couple first met in 2012 but the 52-year-old 'Masked Singer' judge insists she wasn't the right age to be into the 'You Got It (The Right Stuff)', who formed in 1984 and became popular in the late-80s and early 90s.
Jenny laughed to PEOPLE: "If I were in my late 40s, I probably would've fit into that slot of New Kid's fan, but I'm 52, going on 53, so I was too cool for that.
"I was really into Madonna, though.
"Like, dressed like her, I'd wear my shirt showing my bra strap. Absolutely loved her."
However, she did see her future husband on TV during his heyday.
She recalled: "The first time I remember seeing Donnie was on Entertainment Tonight, and he was on his motorcycle, and I was like, 'Look at that guy trying to look so cool on his motorcycle!' It's so funny...I never thought one day I would be marrying Donnie."
Although Jenny and Donnie first met in 2012 but didn't start dating until a year later. They married on August 31, 2014.
The former Playmate has son Evan, 22, with her actor former husband John Asher, 54, while Donnie is dad to sons Xavier, 32, and Elijah, 23, with ex-wife Kim Fey.
Jenny and Donnie are so loved-up, they renew their wedding vows every year.
Appearing on the 'Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa' podcast in 2024, Jenny said of their romantic tradition: "I used to make fun of celebrities when they would do it, or people in general, when they renew their vows.
"I'm like, 'That's so corny and weird. Your wedding's over. Just stay married,' and then Donnie — this is a tradition Donnie wanted to implement."
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