DIY VIRAL
Donnie Wahlberg is a divorced man, which might be shocking for some to learn about Jenny McCarthy's beloved.
The boy band idol turned-Blue blood The star has always been careful to keep certain aspects of her private life away from the public eye.
As a result, even diehard fans might not know the details of Donnie's family situation.
Is Donnie Wahlberg divorced?
These days, Donnie is married to Jenny McCarthy and, by all accounts, the relationship is healthy and stable.
But the road to “happily ever after” was not without its twists and turns.
In fact, Jenny and Donnie divorced.
As People reports that Donnie married Kim Fey in 1999 and the couple welcomed two children together.
However, in 2008, they decided to part ways, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
After a complicated legal battle in which Kim sought sole custody of the children, the divorce was finalized in 2010.
Court records have been sealed, so we still don't know how the judge ruled.
The exact cause of the split remains unclear. But at the time, many observers believed Donnie's friendship with Canadian model Michelle Tomlinson was a factor.
The second act of Donnie and Jenny
Regardless, it didn't take long for Donnie to fall in love with his second wife.
This happened in 2012 when Donnie and Jenny both appeared on Andy Cohen's Bravo talk show, Watch what's happening live.
Donnie recalled their first meeting while participating in Instagram's “first photo challenge” of 2020.
“It was our first meeting at @bravoandy @bravowwhl – where Andy implored me to ask Jenny out,” he captioned a throwback photo of the future couple.
“I didn't…however, we'll see each other again a year later on her talk show @vh1 @jennymccarthy. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Jenny later told the story of Donnie's fateful appearance on her talk show.
“I went a year without dating anyone,” she told New York's 95.5 PLJ radio (via E! Online).
“So I don’t know if I was really excited or really ready. But he was there and I gave him my phone number. I've never given a man my number, but I was interested.
These days, when they're not on either coast for work, Donnie and Jenny reside in his native Illinois with their happy blended family.
Now that Blue blood has come to an endThe future of Donnie's career is unclear at this time. But no matter where life takes him, he'll have Jenny by his side.
DIY VIRAL
