After ongoing health issues, Jenny McCarthy publicly announced in 2025 that she received a diagnosis of mold poisoning. Prior to the diagnosis, she constantly battled severe reactions that didn’t seem to resolve with any medication or time.
Now that McCarthy believes mold is the root of the problem, she’s doing everything in her power to cleanse her home. For a while, she lived in a tent in her backyard to avoid the spores in the house. Now, she’s taking measures to the next level by completely tossing out her family’s clothing.
Jenny McCarthy Tossed Her Clothes Over Mold Concerns
Over the past few years, Jenny McCarthy has openly shared about her family’s battle against mold and mycotoxins. The 54-year-old claims that they developed severe health issues as a result of mold poisoning. In her latest move to cleanse the home, she threw away all her clothes, as well as the ones Donnie Wahlberg owned.
“I wound up throwing everything away,” McCarthy shared in a new episode of her podcast, “The Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Show.” “Literally, this is the first outfit I bought last night because I didn’t have any clothes. I’ve been wearing clothes from TikTok Shop.”
As much as Donnie Wahlberg wasn’t thrilled about it, his wife eventually convinced him he needed to dispose of his clothes too. She was concerned their clothing was still containing harmful spores that would make them sicker.
“I’m like, that’s 30 years of clothes, of red carpet events and memories,” McCarthy continued. “But then again, when you’re as sick as you are from mold, it doesn’t matter.”
The Model Admits to Having PTSD Over the Situation
PEOPLE reports that Jenny McCarthy previously stated she believes the mold issue started in the makeup chair.
“We left all of our furniture behind, even though I believe my mold poisoning came from my makeup room because my makeup artist got very sick with me … but still I didn’t want to risk anything,” the podcaster shared. “My makeup artist was also kind of gassed with me in my makeup room for seven years. It was a moldy, the oldest studio in Hollywood … it was damp and musty.”
Dealing with prolonged health issues can certainly pose significant stress. The model also revealed she struggles with PTSD after battling the health issues for the past few years.
“I didn’t realize you could have PTSD with mold until I had PTSD from mold poisoning,” she admitted during the November 11 episode of her show. “Anywhere I’d walk, I’d have a histamine reaction. Everywhere I’d go, I’d panic that there was mold even if there wasn’t mold in the places.”
McCarthy admitted to developing panic attacks over the situation, which frightened her husband Donnie Wahlberg.
Fans hope Jenny McCarthy’s health issues resolve soon.
Why Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg Completely Disposed of Their Entire Wardrobes