Jerry O'Connell's Powerful Bedroom Ultimatum That Cured His Smoking Habit

Jerry O'Connelltook drastic steps to stop smoking.

In a recent episode of Sophia Bush's podcast, "Work In Progress, the 52-year-old actor shared how a warning from his wife, Rebecca Romijn, eventually prompted him to stop smoking cigarettes.

I battled nicotine for many years, really struggled with it. I had to undergo hypnosis. I haven't had a cigarette in about fourteen years," he shared. "My wife told me she wouldn't be near me if I smoked. That lasted roughly two months. And just to clarify, no physical contact at all. My wife said, 'I won't touch you anymore until you stop smoking.' I thought it was a joke, but after about two weeks, there was absolutely no physical contact.

He mentioned that following three weeks without any physical interaction, he understood it was necessary to take action against his harmful habit, and he added, "I attempted to stop, but I wasn't able to stop."

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After struggling to quit by himself, O'Connell turned to an unusual approach to overcome his dependency.

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I knew a girl who had stopped smoking, and I called her and asked, 'How did you manage it?' She replied, 'I'll give you the number of this woman,'" he remembered. "I met with her, and I had to bring a picture of my kids and my wife. I sat on her recliner, and she put headphones on me, playing spa-like music. She said, 'I'm going to count to ten. Ten, nine, eight…' And I fell asleep.

When he initially regained consciousness, the "Stand by MeStar remembered thinking 'that was nonsense' and that he couldn't believe 'I just gave an elderly woman $800' for it, calling it 'a waste of money.'

He mentioned, nevertheless, that upon returning to his car, he placed a cigarette in his mouth but "was unable to light it."

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O'Connell and Romijn first crossed paths in 2004 at the Maxim Hot 100 event, and within a year, they became engaged. They eventually got married in July 2008, and have since welcomed two children into their family: 17-year-old twin daughters named Dolly and Charlie.

Before beginning her relationship with O'Connell, Romijn was married to "Full House" actor John Stamos, who referred to her as the "devil" and claimed she was "evil" during the final stages of their marriage in his book, "If You Would Have Told Me."

My wife's former husband recently authored a biography, and itreferred to my wifein a negative way, and many people have questioned me about it in the media," O'Connell stated in November 2023. "It would be simple for me to respond with something like, 'Forget you, how could you ask me that,' but honestly, it would only draw focus to a scenario I don't wish to encourage.

He said, "There are kids involved. Teenage kids who read everything online. So you don't want to really encourage that."

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Stamos and O'Connell publicly set their conflict to restwhen they shared an image of themselves with Stamos' wife, Caitlin McHugh, during Howie Mendel's birthday celebration in November.

"First @zohrankmamdani and @realdonaldtrump Then me and @johnstamos You are up @russian_kremlin & zelenskyy_official," O'Connellcaptioned the post.

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