Series premieres in 2015, they will serve as co-producers

Nov 13, 2014 10:45 GMT  ·  By
Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg get “real” with new reality series
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   Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg get “real” with new reality series

So this is the surprise that Jenny McCarthy was hinting at shortly after she was fired from ABC’s The View earlier this year! In early 2015, she and new husband Donnie Wahlberg are coming to A&E, with a new reality show called Donnie Loves Jennie.

The series is now shooting and will see the two act as co-producers as well, which means that they have a say in the final cut that reaches audiences. The idea, I believe, is to make us think that what we’ll be seeing on TV is the closest thing to how these two are in real life.

“We’re so excited about this deal and look forward to a long and successful relationship creating entertaining and provocative unscripted programming with our partners at A&E. Our feeling is, who better to make our first show for the network about than about us? We love working together and with our crazy schedules this gives us the chance to both work and play together,” Jenny and Donnie say in a joint statement to Us Weekly.

This summer, after just one year of being a co-host on The View, Jenny was let go in a bid from ABC bosses to revamp the show and boost ratings. She tried to make it sound as if she left on her own terms, because she had grown tired of not being allowed to have a voice, but her explanation eventually backfired on her.

She wasn’t left out of a job though: shortly after the ABC announcement, the former VJ and Playboy Bunny had secured her own radio show on SiriusXM. And now she gets her own reality series, which will hopefully fare better than the talk show she had before The View.

Another thing Jenny has to keep in mind as she embarks on this new adventure is the so-called “reality show curse,” which, as you can see in the gallery below, has already caused a few divorces with celebrity newlyweds.

Couples destroyed by the reality show curse (7 Images)

Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg get “real” with new reality series
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