Jimmy Kimmel is one of a select group of people in Hollywood who have the privilege of working with their spouse. The Emmy-nominated host’s wife, Molly McNearney, has worked on his talk show for over two decades now, and the pair have been married for 13 years. While the two appear to have a great professional and personal relationship, it’s hard not to wonder about the early days of that relationship, since Kimmel was McNearney’s boss. Well, now she’s shedding some light on that, and she’s getting quite honest about it.
Both McNearney and Kimmel were guests on the latest episode of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, where they discussed more than a few different topics. McNearney recalled what it was like when she first started working at Live! years ago. She then segued into their “meet-cute” story, which started when she met the Man Show alum weeks after booking her job on his talk show. Funny enough, McNearney’s depiction of that encounter wouldn’t indicate any kind of romantic interest on Kimmel’s part:
