Jerry O’Connell recently shared some candid details about life with his wife, Rebecca Romijn, revealing the actress has a “funky” smell.
The 52-year-old actor didn’t hold back in a new interview as he proudly confessed his love for her body odor while noting that she rubs “crystals” under her armpit instead of using regular deodorant.
Jerry O’Connell previously came under scrutiny when he joked that Rebecca Romijn only finds him “appealing” when she’s “high.”
During a chat with former “Saturday Night Live” alum, Ego Nwodim, on her podcast, O’Connell shared some interesting details about his wife’s hygiene methods and how much he likes her natural smell.
As the pair chatted about antiperspirants, the actor noted that he strictly prefers spray deodorants over roll-ons, before dragging Romijn into the conversation.
“I have to tell you, my wife, Rebecca Romijn, rubs crystals under her arms. And I’m here to tell everyone it doesn’t work … the crystals under the arms doesn’t work,” O’Connell said.
He continued, “Now, I don’t mind the way my wife [smells] … it doesn’t offend me. This is going to get a little dirty … I kind of like it when I can smell my wife’s body odor. It’s kind of like, yeah, she’s alive, we’re alive, we’re living.”
“It’s like a little kicking and, like, it’s a little funky town,” O’Connell added about his wife’s smell, per Us Weekly.
The Hollywood couple tied the knot back in 2007 and are proud parents to 17-year-old twin daughters Charlie and Dolly.
The Actor Admitted His Wife Will Only Touch Him When She’s ‘High’
O’Connell tends to have no filter when it comes to sharing details about his relationship with his wife. The actor previously raised eyebrows when he shared that Romijn only finds him “appealing” when she’s high.
The comment came about while he was having a conversation with comedian Bill Maher on his podcast about smoking.
O’Connell noted that while he doesn’t smoke, he lives with someone who “vapes,” referring to Romijn.
This prompted him to say: “The only time my wife finds me appealing is intimate with me … the only time my wife — what’s the word? — touches me is if my wife takes a hit off that pen.”
Later in the episode, Maher questioned whether O’Connell was a “health nut,” which led the actor to confess his love for processed food and takeout orders.
Maher couldn’t resist poking fun at his lifestyle, joking that O’Connell sounded like a guy who “doesn’t get laid unless his wife is high.”
Jerry O’Connell Once Shared That Rebecca Romijn Helped Him Quit Smoking By Threatening To Stop Sleeping With Him
For O’Connell, quitting the habit of smoking required a major and intimate intervention from Romijn. Back in February, the actor revealed that he had a major nicotine addiction for decades, which he was eventually able to beat with the help of hypnosis.
However, what pushed him to seek such an unconventional solution was his wife’s threat to stop sleeping with him if he continued smoking.
“I struggled with nicotine for decades… had to get hypnotized,” O’Connell said during an appearance on actress Sophia Bush’s podcast, noting that he hasn’t smoked in over 14 years.
The television personality explained that the true turning point was sparked by Romijn’s dramatic marriage ultimatum.
“My wife said she would not touch me if I smoked, and that lasted about two months,” he recalled. “I thought it was a joke. Then, after, like, two weeks, there was no physical contact. After about three and a half weeks, I was like, I gotta do something.”
After finding it hard to quit on his own, O’Connell shared that he reached out to a friend, who advised him to try seeing a hypnotist as it worked for them.
The Actor Was Surprised That Hypnosis Worked On Him
Speaking further about his journey to quit smoking, O’Connell noted that he struggled with the idea of getting a hypnotist, but was convinced to give it a try by a friend who claimed to have successfully quit thanks to the unconventional method.
For the session with the hypnotist, O’Connell revealed that he brought along a photo of his wife and kids, and was told to sit on a recliner with headphones on.
“…and there was, like, spa music. And she was like, ‘Count to nine, eight…’ and I fell asleep,” the actor recalled.
When he was done, O’Connell remembered thinking to himself, “What a joke,” seemingly annoyed that he “just gave some old lady $800.”
“What a waste of money,” the actor said. But, to his utter amazement, the results were instant.
“I walked to my car. I got in it. I had a pack [cigarettes], put the ciggy in my mouth, brought the lighter up… I couldn’t light it… I swear to you. I swear to you. I’ve never been hypnotized for anything else,” O’Connell said.
Jerry O’Connell Said His Wife And Daughters Got ‘Physical’ With Him Over Politics
In another candid moment, O’Connell shared that he got into a heated physical altercation with Romijn and their daughters over politics.
The actor opened up about the shocking moment, which was sparked by his comment on Donald Trump defeating Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
“I said something along the lines of, ‘There was no planning. This is what they get. There should have been a primary,’” O’Connell shared with Bill Maher on his “Club Random” podcast. “I was just spit-balling ideas.”
Things then took a turn, as he branded the intense reaction from his wife and daughter “shocking.”
“My wife and daughters, without saying anything, became physical with me. They were filled with rage,” O’Connell recalled.
“I live in California,” he added about the incident. “I live with not one, not two, but three people who, if I made any kind of joke, they’d become very angry with me.”
After his comments went viral, the actor shared on social media that he was done doing podcasts, confessing that his family was “mad” at him over his candid remarks.