Jerry O’Connell decided to celebrate the last year of his 40s in an unusual way – he learned to undress.
The talk host celebrated his 49th birthday on air by performing an exotic dance with some Magic Mike Live dancers before giving his wife Rebecca Romjin, 50, a lap dance on TV.
In the birthday episode, titled Take It Off on The Talk, the Billions actor started out on stage in a red t-shirt and jeans.
He did a good job moving and grooving throughout the set to a remix of Ginuwine’s Pony with the pros.
It got really hot when he and the other dancers took off their shirts.
Birthday Celebration: Talk host Jerry O’Connell celebrated his 49th birthday by doing a lap dance with some Magic Mike Live dancers on stage for his wife Rebecca Romjin
Jerry showed off his toned abs as chairs were brought onto the stage, and he escorted his wife, with whom he was 15, to the spotlight, where he then performed a sensual lap dance for her.
Co-host Sherri Shepherd and guest host Lisa Rinna were also treated to up close and personal spins from other dancers, but the camera remained mostly on Rebecca and Jerry.
On one occasion, the Endangered Species actor appeared to be kissing and licking Rebecca’s neck while she laughed and smiled.
The highlight was lifting her out of the chair and carrying his wife off the stage.
The performance didn’t come as a complete surprise to the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star, who joined her husband and the other The Talk hosts on stage after the commercial break.
“First of all, thanks for keeping your pants on,” she joked, before admitting, “Jerry, your mom and dad are here! I am so embarrassed!’
After receiving compliments from his co-hosts, Jerry said part of his preparation is to “really watch what I eat.”
Rebecca quickly interrupted and explained what that meant.
Take It Off: In the birthday episode, titled Take It Off on The Talk, the Billions actor started out onstage in a red t-shirt and jeans
Moves: Jerry did a good job of keeping his own moves and grooves with the pros throughout the set to a remix of Ginuwine’s Pony
“In our household there is such a thing as a crop top diet. That is, cut everything out to make yourself semi-presentable in a crop top. Whatever you usually overdo, it might be like red wine to me, I’ll cut that out for a couple of weeks.
“So, Jerry… he literally orders every dessert on the menu. He’ll literally say, “I’ll have one of each.” For his crop top diet, he literally said, “I’m just going to get dessert.” I watched him eat four sundaes at four different meals. He ate butter cake last night. I thought, “Are you preparing this for your Magic Mike Live?”
Then, Rebecca revealed some behind-the-scenes information about Jerry’s rehearsal process.
Heat: It got really hot when Jerry and the other dancers took off their shirts
Personal Service: Jerry showed off his toned abs during the sensual dance routine. Chairs were brought onto the stage and he escorted his wife, with whom he was 15, into the spotlight, where he then performed a sensual lap dance for her
“Jerry really wanted to rehearse with me because he was learning the dance and I wanted it to be a surprise, so I kept saying no,” she explained. “So there were a lot of wall hoppers in our house. As if no walls were safe. No door was safe.”
Then the Play Dead star revealed that she secretly shot a video of her practicing with the car, in his underwear and against a wall, which was shared with the audience.
Jerry admitted the unusual activity had some impact.
“Let me just tell you that my wife was obviously a little freaked out. Didn’t know you were going to send that to the producers here at The Talk,” he said.
My kids freaked out. The ones that really freaked out were our dogs. Our dogs were like, ‘What?!’
Kiss: Earlier, the Endangered Species actor appeared to kiss and lick Rebecca’s neck while she laughed and smiled
Finale: The highlight was lifting her out of the chair and carrying his wife off the stage