Jenny McCarthy has done it all. She was a model, a television host, an actress and now a reality star. She first rose to fame in the early ‘90s and she’s managed to stay in the spotlight ever since. This may be due to talent or it could be possibly due to the fact that she courts controversy. Either way, she has a birthday coming up, which is why we have found 8 things that you probably didn’t know about the star:
8. Upbringing
Jennifer Ann McCarthy was born on November 1, 1972 to a working class Catholic family. Her mother Linda was a housewife and courtroom custodian while her father Dan was a steel mill foreman. She has three sisters and is the second oldest. She grew up in Evergreen Park, Illinois, and South West Chicago and attended Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School. She was a cheerleader, but she didn’t cheerlead at her high school; instead she did at Brother Rice High School and St. Laurence High School. Once she graduated she attended Southern Illinois University, but dropped out after two years.