There are a number of McCarthys in Hollywood that are not truly related to one another. For instance, there may be '80s heartthrob Andrew McCarthy who is not related to comedian, Melissa McCarthy.
But Melissa does have another superstar relative — Jenny McCarthy, who is known for her controversial stint on Two and a Half Men. The two are in fact cousins.
They have some other famous cousin, Jenna Perusich who made a reputation for herself as an HGTV big name standard for her Property Brothers collaboration. She once worked with Melissa, which she shared on Instagram, saying: "After redesigning my parents' house on Celebrity IOU, Melissa and I were inspired to combine our desire to help others with our love of renovation."
But it's Jenny and Melissa who've always had the sort of talked-about relationship. After the former helped her cousin get Hollywood alternatives, they were rumored to have been feuding with every other.
It began when Jenny — whom Barbara Walters once "blasted" backstage of The View — reportedly criticized Melissa's weight. Here's the truth about their relationship at the present time.
How Did Jenny McCarthy Help Melissa McCarthy Get Her Hollywood Start?
Jenny accomplished good fortune in Hollywood, just a little faster than Melissa. As a consequence, the former Playboy type helped her cousin get her first appearing gig in her MTV caricature series, The Jenny McCarthy Show. Still, Melissa once admitted to Howard Stern that they stay in "opposite worlds." While Jenny was once clearly thriving in Hollywood, the Spy megastar virtually quit acting before landing Gilmore Girls in 2000.
"It ran for seven years it was the first time like I could say I'm an actress [...] That was my first job in the business," Melissa said of that point all over her chat with Stern. "I actually learned a lot from that... It was incredibly nice because that's what I wanted, I was like, 'I don't know anything about this. I don't know how any of it works.' I'd only been in theater. And that job literally, every single time I do something today, it's made me better."
Back then, Jenny additionally helped Melissa get some off-camera jobs. She once worked as a manufacturing assistant where she mentioned she did "Everything. You did the garbage, you cleaned up, you did craft service, you'd do every single thing, I dropped the film at night. I was the first one there and the last one to leave and its - like, I wish everybody that went into the business had to do that."
In 2011, she won more popularity after the success of the rom-com, Bridesmaids. "Everybody freaked out the week before [the premiere]," Melissa recalled. "They're like, 'Numbers are going down, it's not tracking like we thought.' And I kept saying, 'It's going to open great.'" Sure sufficient, it made $24.6 million on opening weekend and $306.4 million in general box place of business gross sales.
Are Melissa McCarthy & Jenny McCarthy Feuding?
In 2014, Jenny exclusively told People that she'd never requested Melissa to reduce weight despite the rumors at that time. "There is a crazy story going around that I once told my cousin, Melissa, that she would have to lose weight in order to get into show business," she clarified to the outlet. "Nothing could be further from the truth."
The Dirty Love actress even cited her phase in her cousin's early career. "When she was starting out, I was fortunate enough to be in a position to get her a job on a show I was doing, to learn the ropes and get some experience on a TV set in front of the camera and behind the scenes," Jenny recounted.
"She has accomplished everything she has accomplished through hard work and her extraordinary talent, and I've only ever encouraged and supported and wished her the very best," she persevered, noting that she hadn't "banned" Melissa from her then-upcoming wedding.
She explained that she and husband Donnie Wahlberg have been simply having an intimate rite — "not a huge production with hundreds of friends and extended families." She concluded her commentary through saying: "It's hurtful that people make up stories that pit not just families, but specifically women, against each other."
What Is Jenny McCarthy Doing Now?
Nowadays, Melissa seems to be getting bigger tasks than Jenny. Just lately, she performed Ursula in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Despite no longer being known for singing, Melissa nailed the musical by way of getting a vocal coach whom she'd told: "I'm scared to death to sing. I can't sing. I don't know how to sing." Eric Vetro, her instructor, then asked her to only "Get it all out."
But what is her cousin been up to in this day and age? Well, Jenny remains to be ruling TV as a host of The Masked Singer since 2019. She up to now joined The View as a co-host from 2013 to 2014.
In September 2022, she and her husband signed a three-year first-look maintain Lionsgate "to develop and produce unscripted/reality television, docs, and non-fiction podcasts through their newly-formed Work Baby Productions banner," in line with Deadline.
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