Jenny McCarthy says she threw out all of her husband Donnie Wahlberg’s clothes because of post-mold stress syndrome: ‘I have to go goodbye’

Key Points

• Jenny McCarthy says she threw out all of her and husband Donnie Wahlberg’s clothes after their home was hit by a serious case of mold poisoning.

• “I’m more afraid of spending money on clothes because I had to go all out,” the actress explained. “That’s 30 years of clothes, red carpet events and memories.”

• McCarthy also shared that she had frequent bouts of “crying” and “gagging” after taking “100 pills a day” amid what she calls “mold PTSD.”

Jenny McCarthy has survived her hellish battle with mold poisoning. But she still has to deal with the consequences.

THE Two and a half men The star has been candid about the ongoing fallout from her battle with mold poisoning, and the toxic fungus’ pesky recurrence, since she first spoke about the ordeal in March.

His podcast, The Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Showhas become the primary place where McCarthy shares updates with fans and interviews fellow sufferers and mold experts. In Tuesday’s new episode, McCarthy welcomed autoimmune disease specialist Amy Myers for a conversation that focused on what mold takes away from the lives it touches — literally.

“I ended up throwing it all away,” McCarthy revealed. “Literally, this is the first outfit I went to buy last night because I didn’t have any clothes. I’m wearing clothes from the TikTok store. I’m on TikTok, I’m going to order something and send it over. And this is what I’m wearing.”

McCarthy explained that she currently doesn’t own any clothes because she’s “more afraid to spend money on clothes, because I had to give it all away. I’m like, that’s 30 years of clothes and red carpet events and memories.”

She continued, “But then again, when you’re that sick from mold, it doesn’t matter. Now I had to try to convince my husband, ‘Guess what? Your clothes have to go, too.'”

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That would be Donnie Wahlberg, the star of shows like Blue blood and its recent spin-off, Boston Blue. McCarthy and Wahlberg married in 2014 and co-parent Wahlberg’s two sons from his previous marriage to Kimberly Fey, and McCarthy’s son from her previous marriage to John Asher.

Wahlberg has so far remained silent on their fight against mold. But McCarthy shared the impact the ordeal had on their lives, revealing in October that, “by the seventh month of rehab,” she felt “too paranoid to live honestly anywhere other than a tent.”

Beyond clothes, McCarthy told Myers that she and Wahlberg “left all our furniture behind” when they moved out of their Los Angeles home, “although I believe my mold poisoning came from my makeup room, because my makeup artist got really sick with me.”

“Still,” McCarthy explained, “I didn’t want to risk anything.” She also spoke of days when she “found herself crying sometimes” because of the pressure of taking “100 pills a day.” It’s too much and I’m gagging.”

Aside from logistical headaches and personal losses, McCarthy has previously detailed the impact of mold exposure on his health. In March, the actress opened up about how “six months of living hell” left her with an infected root canal, pus-filled eyelid growths, oozing mouth infections and more. All of this, she learned, was consistent with “mycotoxin poisoning.”

According to the Cleveland Clinic, exposure to mycotoxins produced by mold and other fungi can cause problems in the esophagus, stomach, intestines, eyes and mouth, as well as lead to chronic diseases and increase the risk of developing asthma and cancer. Consistent with McCarthy’s account, the Cleveland Clinic recommends mitigating the impact of the spread of mycotoxins by “(properly) disposing of anything they contaminate.”

You can watch the full episode of The Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Show above.

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