Jenny McCarthy recalls her 1997 Oscars wardrobe malfunction.Photo:Heidi Gutman/BRAVO via Getty, Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Heidi Gutman/BRAVO via Getty, Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Jenny McCarthy’s first time at theOscarswas definitely one to remember.
While appearing onLive with Kelly and MarkwithKelly RipaandMark Consueloson March 14, theMasked Singerpanelist, 51, reflected on her Academy Awards debut in 1997, which came with a major lesson in dressing in designer.
“You’ve been to the Oscars. What’s your big takeaway?” asked Ripa, who wore a Jason Wusheer gownon the 2024 Oscars red carpet on Sunday.
“Well the funny thing is, I went to the Oscars once. They invited me when I was the It girl. They invite the It girl each year. I only was invited once, obviously,” McCarthy explained.
Jenny McCarthy in a sheer Valentino gown that she wore backwards at the 1997 Oscars.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
“I literally was working at a Polish grocery store a year and a half prior to me going to the Oscars, so I didn’t know much. They put me in a Valentino dress — I didn’t know I wore the dress backwards,” she revealed.
That year, McCarthy wore a sheer gown featuring a jeweled neckline and white sequined rose embellishments winding around the bodice and skirt.
TheJennystar remembered how she thanked Valentino Garavani on the red carpet for allowing her to “borrow” the dress, only for the legendary designer to call out her sartorial blunder.
“He said, ‘You’re wearing it backwards.’ You know what, it doesn’t surprise me, I was smelling like Polish sausage still from working the deli!” McCarthy said.
Jenny McCarthy at the 1997 Oscars.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
While she’s looking back at her past fashion mistakes, she’s definitely looking toward the future when it comes to her marriage toDonnie Wahlberg.
The couple, whowed in August 2014, are celebrating their 10-year anniversary in a few months, and McCarthy told Ripa and Consuelos all about their romantic plans.
“We review our vowseveryyear,” McCarthy shared, adding that, for her and Wahlberg, 54, exchanging their vows over and over again is like renewing a driver’s license.
Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg.Theo Wargo/Getty
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“Why not? You stand in front of each other, life gets so busy and we just want to remind each other of the vows, and the path and the love we share.”
When asked if they have any “big plans,” McCarthy said they’re in the midst of “figuring that out,” but she says traveling to an island with their kids is a prospect. The pair’s family is made up of McCarthy’s son, Evan, whom she shares with her ex-husband, John Asher, and Wahlberg’s sons, Xavier Alexander and Elijah Hendrix, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Kimberly Fey.
source: people.com
