Could Jenny McCarthy have been the ORIGINAL celebrity Bachelorette before she snagged her dream guy Donnie Wahlberg? Girl, YES—and we’re absolutely here for this tea!
The 53-year-old bombshell just spilled the piping hot deets on the iHeartRadio “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast, revealing that back in the day when she was freshly divorced, she literally tried to pitch HERSELF as the first-ever celebrity lead on The Bachelorette. Iconic? ICONIC. The audacity? We’re obsessed.
“They just started The Bachelorette. I don’t know how many years they were into it and I was newly divorced,” McCarthy confessed on the Wednesday, July 15 episode, and honestly, the timing was EVERYTHING. She was single, she was ready to mingle, and she had the star power that would’ve made producers absolutely lose their minds.
Can you even IMAGINE Jenny McCarthy with a rose in hand, telling grown men she wasn’t there “to make friends”? The one-liners alone would’ve been legendary. Her comedic timing is absolutely unmatched, and she would’ve turned that whole franchise upside down faster than you can say “will you accept this rose?”
But here’s where fate stepped in, bestie. Before ABC could even respond to her pitch, Jenny met her actual soulmate Donnie Wahlberg, and the rest is history. They got married in 2014 and have been couple goals ever since. Sometimes the universe just knows better than we do—because honestly, we probably would’ve lost Jenny to reality TV stardom and never gotten her and Donnie’s adorable family moments.
The fact that she literally had the CONFIDENCE to pitch herself? That’s the energy we need in 2024. Most people wait to be discovered, but not Jenny McCarthy. She saw an opportunity and went for it like the absolute PRO she is.
Fans are now losing it on social media, with Twitter absolutely EXPLODING over this revelation. Some are saying she would’ve been the best Bachelorette ever, while others are grateful she ended up with Donnie instead. Either way, we’re living for this blast from the past that proves Jenny has ALWAYS been the main character.
What do you think? A) Jenny McCarthy as the first celebrity Bachelorette would’ve been LEGENDARY! B) We’re grateful she met Donnie instead and skipped reality TV drama!