She Should Wear Less Makeup

It came out of nowhere.

We were watching The Masked Singer the other night, and the camera was zooming in on Jenny McCarthy.

Everytime I see her, I think about her long career and how perky and funny she is. I admire her in a way, but not too much of course.

She was a playboy bunny and Santa’s daughter!

Not to mention married to Donnie Wahlberg…plus she’s stunning. Love her.

Suddenly, my husband’s voice breaks my jealous thought process with

She should wear less makeup.

He said it out loud and not for any particular reason. Almost as if he was just making a note. He didn’t even look at me when he said it. He just kept eating his pizza and watching the Monster belt out, “Stay With Me.”

At first I felt defensive.

How does he have any right to say that? He has no idea what it’s like to be a woman, let alone a woman in showbusiness.

My initial reaction surprised me. This wasn’t who I was. Deep down I’m a braless, brazen, barefoot, warrior women who thinks men should be taxed because we have to buy tampons.

But then I felt grateful for his comment. I realized I had heard him say this quite a few times over the course of our 11-year relationship. In…