Jerry O’Connell has his wife to thank for breaking a bad habit. He admits to having an affinity for nicotine while struggling to quit smoking for years.
Eventually, things came to a head, and Rebecca Romijn decided to step in. While most people may turn to nicotine gum or the patch to kick that habit, Jerry got all the motivation he needed to stop from the mother of his twin girls. Rebecca’s threat, while surprising, was a big first step in Jerry’s quest to give up smoking.
Rebecca “wouldn’t touch” Jerry until he gave up smoking
On Sophie Bush’s Work in Progress podcast, Jerry shared how Rebecca told him, “she would not touch me if I smoked.” This apparently went on for nearly two months.
That was all the motivation Jerry needed to break the habit. However, quitting proved to be easier said than done. Willpower evidently wasn’t enough, so he asked a friend who’d quit smoking for help. That led the actor to enlist a hypnotist’s help to kick the habit for good.
He had to bring a photo of his wife and daughters to his first hypnotist session. That session consisted of him sitting in a reclined position, listening to spa music and falling asleep as the hypnotist counted down. While he initially felt the session was a waste, he was proven wrong. He says that when he tried smoking again, he put the cigarette in his mouth and try as he might, he could not light up.
Nowadays, Jerry has not touched a cigarette in 14 years. He’s in a healthy relationship and making news for his good deeds. In late February, he helped push a car out of the snow. The vehicle was driven by someone who worked for TMZ. Jerry’s last film credit was in the 2023 comedy The Donor Party.
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