McCarthy plants a kiss on teen heartthrob Justin Bieber at the 2012 American Music Awards. By this time, she had a few relationships that didn’t last very long: one with Boston-based sports agent Paul Krepelka and another with Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. (Matt Sayles / Invision/AP)
Putting her comedic skills to the test, McCarthy began hosting “The Jenny McCarthy Show” on VH1. It was a pop-culture talk show featuring guests such as Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Lil Jon and Bar Refaeli. McCarthy is shown here with Philippe Dauman, chief executive of Viacom Inc. (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)
McCarthy joined ABC’s weekday talk show “The View” as a co-host following the exits of conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck and liberal Joy Behar. McCarthy made 17 appearances and acted as a guest co-host eight times before her full-time gig. (Donna Svennevik / Associated Press)
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McCarthy will move on from “The View” with a live, weekly radio show called “Dirty, Sexy Funny With Jenny McCarthy.” “It’s no secret that I love to talk. I’m excited to do it on SiriusXM without having to interrupt anyone or keep things clean,” she said in a statement. (Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Images)
