Jenny McCarthy Reveals Origins Of Jim Carrey’s Mankini, Calls Him ‘Husband’

In early July, Jim Carrey made a splash on a Malibu beach, donning what many have dubbed the “mankini.” And while it was later revealed that Carrey was actually wearing his girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy’s swim attire, many have wondered why – until now.

“We just wanted to have some fun with [the paparazzi],” Jenny told Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell. “I came out in a bathing suit and we didn’t have any plan for him to come back out in it but he thought, ‘God it was such a horse and pony show out there with the paparazzi, we gotta do something funny.’ So he said, ‘Take it off and let me put it on!’”

McCarthy confessed she was a little worried about being shown up by her leggy boyfriend.

“I was afraid that when they put, ‘Who Wore It Better?’ that he might win some of them,” she said. “He’s sexy.”

The couple has been dating for over two years with no apparent marriage plans, but Jenny admitted they call each other spouses after Nancy referred to her as Jim’s wife.

“We say husband and wife,” Jenny said. “We call each other that anyway because what’s a piece of paper?”

The mankini will return soon, but not on Jim. Jenny revealed she plans on auctioning off the swimsuit and the couple’s autographs to benefit the autism organization Generation Rescue.

“Just check eBay in the next few weeks,” she said.