Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn shared one key to their long-lasting marriage: holding their funds separate.
“Do you’ve gotten a joint checking account? As a result of that’s simply stuffed with zeroes proper now,” Andy Cohen quipped on the Thursday, July 17 episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Dwell, referring to O’Connell’s The Discuss internet hosting gig coming to an finish in December 2024.
In accordance with Romijn, she and her husband “hold our cash fully separate from each other.” Discussing their funds is one thing the actress mentioned they prioritized from the beginning of the wedding, as she instructed Cohen, “That’s, like, one of many first conversations you’ve gotten if you determine to enter right into a authorized settlement collectively.”
Whereas the couple hold their cash to themselves, they each contribute to a “neighborhood pot” of funds for his or her 16-year-old twin daughters, Charlie and Dolly. “I’ve to say, we truly throttle how a lot cash we put into that account,” O’Connell mentioned, to which Romijn added, “Relying on who’s working extra. The one who’s not working will get a bit of little bit of a break, and the one who’s working places in a bit of extra.”
Romijn famous that she and O’Connell “tag crew” in terms of work,” explaining, “We additionally determined when our women have been born that we weren’t going to — one in all us would at all times keep dwelling with our daughters, so nobody else was ever gonna increase them moreover the dad and mom.”
Cohen concluded the dialogue by highlighting how the pair’s work association labored of their favor. “[That] is why that [The] Discuss gig was excellent as a result of Rebecca was booked and busy doing Star Trek in Canada six months a 12 months,” he said.
O’Connell and Romijn welcomed their daughters one 12 months after they tied the knot in 2007. O’Connell started his position as a cohost on The Discuss in 2021, whereas Romijn has starred on Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds since 2022.
Earlier this week, Cohen poked enjoyable on the finish of O’Connell’s former discuss present throughout Romijn’s look on Watch What Occurs Dwell. “Jerry [is] feeling liberated after carrying The Discuss on his shoulders for all these years,” he joked on Wednesday, July 16. “We’re all out of our distress now that The Discuss is over, though we cherished watching you on the present.”
O’Connell later took to Instagram to point out how he’s supporting his spouse as she continues to advertise Season 3 of Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds. “That is what @rebeccaromijn can be sporting for @startrek press day,” he captioned a snap of himself steaming Romijn’s gown of the day on Wednesday. “Right here to make sure it’s wrinkle-free. THANK YOU @artconn2.”
O’Connell’s former The Discuss cohost Amanda Kloots referred to as him the “greatest hubby” within the publish’s feedback, whereas Star Trek‘s official Instagram web page wrote, “Vital work 👏.”