‘WWHL’: Ben Falcone Says He Let Wife Melissa McCarthy Grab A “Good-Looking, Younger” Male Co-Star’s Butt As An Anniversary Present

Anniversary gifts are a small different erstwhile 2 actors are joined to each other. Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, who person been joined for astir 20 years, are 1 of Hollywood’s funniest and astir beloved couples — and connected Monday night’s (Oct. 28) section of Watch What Happens Live, Falcone revealed nan champion day gift he ever gave his wife.

“On our anniversary, successful 1 of our movies, we were moving and she was making retired pinch a very good-looking, younger feline and I said, ‘Hey,’ — and I felt unspeakable astir it — but I was like, ‘You should astir apt drawback his butt. I deliberation it would work,'” nan character told big Andy Cohen.

McCarthy past added, “And I was like, ‘Happy anniversary, honey!’”

Not only are they married, but nan duo has worked together connected aggregate movie and tv projects, including hits for illustration Bridesmaids, The Boss and Spy. According to Falcone, nan champion portion astir moving pinch McCarthy is nan “relentless, insane magnitude of creativity” she brings to nan table.

Falcone moreover revealed nan cardinal to their successful marriage.

“People say, ‘Don’t spell to furniture mad.’ I say, ‘Fuck it, spell to furniture mad. It’s fine,'” he joked. “You hide what nan hellhole you were fighting astir successful nan first place. I guarantee it works. I promise.”

Despite their long-standing marriage, they’re still learning things astir each other. While appearing connected WWHL, McCarthy amazed Falcone erstwhile she explained her astir irrational fear.

“I return a bath each time of my life. And erstwhile I return bath salts retired of this container I have, I ever put nan lid nether it because I’m acrophobic that if I ever driblet immoderate grains of bath salts, my dogs are gonna eat them, they’ll spell crazy, and past they’ll eat my look successful nan night,” she said. “And I do this each day.”

Shocked, Falcone replied, “Oh, my God. That’s truthful fucked up.”

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